Sensory Scientist

The role is heavily focused on ensuring products meet consumer preferences regarding taste texture and aroma. 

Key Responsibilities

• Sensory Evaluation & Development: 
  • Lead and execute endtoend sensory evaluation activitiesincluding detailed assessments of flavor aroma mouthfeel texture appearance and aftertasteto support new product development (NPD) reformulation and formula optimization. Develop sensory strategies that derisk product launches by identifying offnotes stabilityrelated changes masking opportunities and flavormatrix interactions across nutraceutical dosage forms. Provide expert guidance to formulators on sensory drivers and improvement pathways.

• Prototype Testing: 
  • Design develop and evaluate product prototypes through structured sensory panels and iterative testing cycles. Standardize preparation protocols serving conditions and evaluation criteria to ensure reproducible data. Translate sensory feedback into clear reformulation recommendations collaborating with Product Development flavor houses and internal sensory panels to refine sweetness balance bitterness blocking flavor delivery texture alignment and overall product acceptability.

• Analytical Support: 
  • Partner with the formulation and analytical development teams to conduct shelflife sensory studies including realtime and accelerated conditions. Evaluate sensory stability trends (oxidation flavor fade texture changes hygroscopicity offnote generation) and contribute to defining sensory endpoints for shelflife claims. Integrate sensory data with instrumental results (moisture/aw volatiles texture particle size color) to help predict product behavior and establish robust product specifications.
• Panel Management: 
  • Recruit screen and train internal descriptive panels; qualify external agencies as needed.
  • Maintain panel performance KPIs (repeatability discrimination power consensus) and run refresher training/calibrations.
  • Execute benchtoplant sensory (pilot and commercial lots) including first production and CIP/ QIP projects.
• Consumer Insights: 
  • Interpret data from consumer tests to derive meaningful insights into consumer liking drivers of preference unmet needs and sensory risks. Translate findings into actionable guidance for R&D Marketing and Qualityenabling stronger productconsumer alignment and evidencebased decisionmaking throughout the innovation pipeline.
• Regulatory Compliance: 
  • Ensure that all sensory evaluation activities claimsupport requirements and product testing protocols comply with FSSAI BIS Codex and relevant international standards for nutraceuticals and functional foods. Maintain awareness of global sensoryrelated regulations for label claims.
• Documentation & Reporting: 
  • Maintain precise documentation of sensory protocols data panel performance shelflife results formulation history and experiment conclusions. Generate highquality technical reports stability summaries statistical analyses and sensory risk assessments. Present findings to crossfunctional teams with clarity and scientific rigor supporting decisionmaking at each stage of product development.

Qualifications :

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Education: Masters degree (MS/MSc) in Food Technology Food Science or related fields.
• Experience: Proven experience in sensory evaluation preferably in the FMCG or nutraceutical industry.
• Technical Skills: Knowledge of ingredients flavor profiles and manufacturing processes (e.g. spray drying dry mixing).
• Soft Skills: Strong analytical thinking attention to detail and ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams (production formulation marketing). 

Additional Information :

About the Department
Global Generics India
Global Generics India business journey began in 1986. In the last three decades we have grown as a trusted name in the healthcare industry and rank as one of the top 10 Pharma Companies in the Indian Pharma Market (IPM) as per IQVIA MAT (November 2022). Our commitment to Lead Ahead has helped us move ranks from 16th position to 10th position (IPM) in the last four years. We are a fast-growing organisation with double-digit growth and significant market share in domestic markets. Currently we rank among the top 5 in oncology anti-allergy and gastrointestinal diseases and the top 10 in a few other therapy areas. Our focus is on leveraging our digital capabilities collaborations innovations and inorganic opportunities to become the top 5 companies in the Indian Pharma Market.

Benefits Offered
At Dr. Reddys we actively help to catalyse your career growth and professional development through personalised learning programs.
The benefits you will enjoy at Dr. Reddys are on par with the best industry standards. They include among other things and other essential equipment joining & relocation support family support (Maternity & Paternity benefits) learning and development opportunities medical coverage for yourself and your family life coverage for yourself.

Our Work Culture
Ask any employee at Dr. Reddys why they come to work every day and theyll say because Good Health Cant Wait. This is our credo as well as the guiding principle behind all our actions. We see healthcare solutions not only as scientific formulations but as a means to help patients lead healthier lives and were always attuned to the new and the next to empower people to stay fit. And to do this we foster a culture of empathy and dynamism. People are at the core of our journey over the last few decades. They have been supported by an enabling environment that buoys individual ability while fostering teamwork and shared success. We believe that when people with diverse skills are bound together by a common purpose and value system they can make magic.
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