Senior Application Scientist, Dairy Products
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Job Location:
Madison, OH - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
6 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Summary
IFF is a global leader in flavors fragrances food ingredients and health & biosciences delivering sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.
Health & Biosciences: Channeling our passion for nature and bioscience into sustainable life-enhancing technologies that power innovative solutions across food health consumer and industrial markets.
The role is based in Madison Wisconsin (on-site role with travel). You will be part of a customer-focused collaborative and solution-oriented team that partners closely with customers to develop high-quality innovative fermented dairy and plant-based products. Together we make a meaningful impact across the dairy industry. Your potential is our inspiration.
Where Youll Make a Difference
- Lead a diverse project portfolio including technical sales support customer trials troubleshooting and new product and method development for fermented dairy and plant-based applications
- Design and execute laboratory pilot-scale and commercial-scale trials to evaluate dairy culture performance
- Develop and optimize finished product formulations aligned with industrial standards and customer requirements
- Provide technical expertise and hands-on support to customers and distributors
- Prepare and deliver technical reports presentations and product demonstrations
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales R&D Product Management Marketing and Regulatory
- Monitor scientific and market trends to identify innovation opportunities
- Build relationships with academic and industry partners
What Makes You the Right Fit
- MSc with 9 years or PhD with 6 years of relevant dairy industry experience
- Strong background in food microbiology and fermented dairy processes
- Hands-on experience with laboratory and pilot plant equipment
- Experience supporting yoghurt and fermented dairy manufacturing
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to balance technical and commercial priorities
- Excellent English communication skills
- Ability to manage priorities in a fast-paced environment
How Would You Stand Out
- Familiarity with dairy and plant-based culture solutions
- Customer-facing technical application experience
- Confidence presenting technical concepts
Why Choose Us
- Work on innovative dairy and plant-based solutions with global impact
- Collaborative and inclusive culture
- Exposure to customers and markets across North America
- Continuous learning and development opportunities
- Strong focus on scientific excellence and customer partnership
We are a global leader in taste scent and nutrition offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity national origin race age sex or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion gender identity & expression sexual orientation or disability.
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
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