Consumer and Sensory Project Leader
Consumer and Sensory Project Leader
Consumer and Sensory Project Leader
About Givaudan
Givaudan is a global leader in Fragrance & Beauty and Taste & Wellbeing. We celebrate the beauty of human experience by creating for happier, healthier lives with love for nature. Together with our customers we deliver food experiences, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions that make people look and feel good. In 2023, Givaudan employed 16,260 people worldwide and achieved CHF 6.9 billion in sales with a free cash flow of 13.3%. With a heritage that stretches back over 250 years, we are committed to driving long-term, purpose-led growth by improving people's health and happiness and increasing our positive impact on nature. This is Givaudan. Human by nature. Discover more at
Consumer and Sensory Project Leader
Consumer and Sensory Project Leader
Overall Mission:
The Consumer & Sensory Project Leader performs research activities and documents results to develop improved and new products and solutions within flavour and food ingredients categories, according to our goals and corporate strategy We are looking for a junior profile with good knowledge in sensory and consumer science and statistics You will be part of a global R&D team of Consumer and Sensory Scientists, and support a culture of innovation aligned with the needs while also supporting a research portfolio. You will be based in Kemptthal (Switzerland) and report to the S&T Consumer & Sensory Director.
Main Responsibilities:
Perform Consumer & Sensory research activities and document results to develop improved and new products and solutions within the consumer and sensory area, according toour goals and corporate strategy.
Technical knowledge
- Develop or contribute to the development of new consumer and sensory methodologies, and associated tools (statistics, programming)
- Independently organise work internally and externally (with other departments and with contractors)
- Suggest future research activities
- Use digital tools and systems to document and manage experimental results
- Follow scientific advancements in the consumer and sensory science field and suggest future research activities
Project Management
- Provide technical advice and collaborate on projects among functions and regions
- Accomplish tactical plans to achieve functional strategy
- Based on project objective and testing needs, recommend approaches and collaborate with project team and Consumer & Sensory Science project manager(s) and panel leader(s) to deliver appropriate results
Collaboration & Communication
- Prepare detailed reports of experiments, observations, conclusions and recommendations
- Share and debate ideas with peers, build on scientific feedback
- Contribute to our culture of information sharing, collaboration and relationships within the department, and with all relevant groups within and outside of S&T
You?
Are you someone who wants to shape your own world? Who excels being in a culture where you can express yourself in a creative team environment? Who wants to collaborate and work in a team as passionate as you are? Then join us - and improve your world.
Required skills and background:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Consumer & Sensory Science or related fields + 3 years of relevant experience or Master's degree in Consumer & Sensory Science or related fields + 1 year of experience or PhD in Consumer & Sensory Science or related fields
- Is reliable and rigorous in consumer and sensory science
- Have a good technical skills in consumer and sensory science, including basic statistics
- Manage independently plans and complete technical projects
- Possess the ability to interpret experimental analytical results and create the next round of experiments with some guidance
- respond within required timelines
- Applies creative, critical and innovative thinking skills to research problems and projects
- Applies technical skills to solve problems
- Expresses business understanding
- Proficient in relevant digital tools, including sensory, consumer, programming, and statistics software
- Ability to taste all food and beverage products, and work with smells and taste
- Fluency in English in written and verbal form
Our Benefits:
- Excellent opportunities for progressive learning and development
- 40-hour working week
- Additional paid days off
- Favourable pension fund contributions
- Subsidised meals in the Staff restaurant / You benefit from a discounted catering offer (incl. lunch)
- Sport and leisure club (amenities/showers on site)
- Discounts at the company shop
- Subsidised: REKA vouchers and SBB half-fare travelcard
- Worldwide private accident coverage and free choice of hospital
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace.
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