Senior Scientist Meat

Where Youll Make a Difference

• Deliver technical application support for Meat applications across the NOAM region through direct customer engagement and on-site visits
• Apply ingredient technologies to address customer needs through practical scalable application solutions
• Design execute and follow up on application trials and projects both internally and at customer sites
• Collaborate closely with colleagues across Applications Sales Marketing Research & Development and other internal stakeholders
• Develop new application concepts aligned with strategic objectives market trends and new product launches
• Prepare clear and structured technical documentation reports and trial summaries
• Train customers and internal colleagues in applications processes and product usage
• Support Research & Development activities including contributions to innovation projects and patent-related work
• Actively contribute to knowledge sharing and continuous improvement initiatives across IFF

What Makes You the Right Fit

• Relevant educational background minimum of Bachelors of Science but preferably Masters Degree and/or PhD combined with a minimum 10 years of experience in the food industry
• Demonstrated experience working in or with commercial meat manufacturing environments including plant trials and scale-up support
• Strong technical knowledge of proteins hydrocolloids and/or food protection ingredients
• In-depth understanding of food chemistry and nutrition
• Practical experience with manufacturing processes pilot plants and analytical techniques
• Hands-on technical expertise combined with a customer- and business-oriented mindset
• Self-driven and proactive taking ownership of tasks and driving them to completion
• Structured and disciplined ensuring trials are fully documented and knowledge is shared
• Comfortable interacting with training and presenting to customers and colleagues
• Willingness to work full-time in laboratory and pilot plant environments and to travel up to 30% of the time

How Would You Stand Out

• Curiosity and creativity balanced with practical problem-solving
• Comfort working effectively in a dynamic environment with shifting priorities
• A track record of translating customer manufacturing challenges into ingredient-based portfolio-driven application solutions
• A collaborative approach that blends personal expertise with the insights of others to improve outcomes

Why Choose Us

• Opportunity to work with globally recognized ingredient technologies and category experts
• A strong culture of collaboration learning and knowledge sharing across IFF
• Professional development through hands-on innovation training and global networks
• A dynamic environment where curiosity initiative and ownership are valued
• Meaningful work that contributes to sustainable food solutions

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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