Free Scientist ? Fragrance Innovation - Scent

Manhattan, NY 10001 Must be a US Citizen or Green Card holder.

A Scientist position is
available at one of the world?s best fragrance and flavor
companies. This New York City based position is one that
offers a collaborative work environment, experience in a
fast-paced industry, and a chance to work with a dynamic
scientific team.  This position focuses on fragrance
technical development work that will be used in global and
regional projects.  The outcome of this work will be new
products and product/ingredient insights that provide IFF
with opportunities for profitable growth.

Position
Overview

In this position, you will be
involved in managing and running sizeable technical projects
for the Fine Fragrance category that are either to support
innovation proactive and commercial project. You will be
translating IFF ST&I and product development needs into
new analytical methodologies. All under guidance from senior
technical management.

Being at the forefront of
fragrance development requires a deep understanding of
relevant state-of-the art, analytical tools and methods. You
should therefore enjoy monitoring developments in these
areas closely, and pro-actively exploring and pursuing new
and alternative technical approaches.

Proven skills and interests in
bench-level technical work and in depth practical and
conceptual understanding of key analytical techniques such
as mass spectrometry, chromatography and headspace are
required for that position.

The successful candidate will
report directly to the Global Technical Director in New York
while also having a dotted line to the Global Technical Lead
Innovation based in France.

Key
Responsibilities

• Analyse and characterize fragrances using
  GC/MS/FID in a variety of consumer products such as Fine
  Fragrances.
• Develop and optimize analytical performance
  with or without technologies for fragrance applications,
  using your expertise in the field to provide technical
  guidance and support to cross-functional teams.
• Design and execute experiments to develop and
  optimize technologies for fragrance applications, working
  closely with Perfumers and other internal teams.
• Develop new analytical methods and project
  plans, incorporating the latest state-of-the-art
  technologies and trends in fragrance performance and
  encapsulation or fixatives technical field.
• Conduct laboratory bench analytical research
  as required using chromatography and mass
  spectrometry-based techniques, including sample
  preparation, data acquisition, data interpretation, and
  data reporting.
• Conduct analytical testing on new
  technologies to evaluate their performance and optimize
  their properties, working closely with Perfumers and other
  internal teams (R&D, laboratories, application, QC,
  regulatory, etc.).
• Manage projects and specific tasks to ensure
  timely delivery and requests, communicating project
  updates and results to senior technical management and
  other stakeholders.

 Required
Experience & Education

The successful candidate will
have:

MS degree in analytical
chemistry with 5+ years of appropriate experience

Experience in the fragrance

Demonstrated expertise in
chromatography, mass spectrometry and headspace measurements

Demonstrated experience in
developing and implementing new analytical approaches

Demonstrated ability to lead
technical project areas

Problem solver

Strong innovation mindset

Effective time management

Good written and oral
communication skills

Good English skills, French
would be a big asset

Preferred:

Flexible work attitude

Pragmatic

Out of the box thinking

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