Contract Trained Sensory Panelist (Fragrance)

Who we are at Osmo:

Osmo is a digital olfaction company on a mission to give computers a sense of smell to improve the health and wellbeing of human life. Why Our sense of smell both enriches and saves lives and has a deep and direct connection to our emotions and memory.

Olfactory Intelligence has applications across industries including fragrance manufacturing security medicine and more. We believe in the power of automation and thoughtfully applied AI/ML to solve problems beyond the reach of human intuition alone.

Were headquartered in Elizabeth NJ with an additional office in Somerville MA. We provide complimentary shuttle service from Brooklyn and Newark NJ.

Osmo is seeking a highly meticulous and olfactively acute individual to join our team as Contract Sensory Panelist (Fragrance). This is a specialized part-time contract role dedicated exclusively to generating high-quality sensory data that fuels our Olfactory Intelligence models. Its work that rewards genuine curiosity about scent and the tenacity to stay sharp through long repetitive evaluation sessions.

Youll use your superior sense of smell to characterize the behavior performance and stability of fragrance compounds and formulas directly contributing to the digitization of scent. Were looking for someone with a genuine passion for fragrance a methodical approach to objective evaluation and the kindness and patience to work well within a tight-knit panel team relying on each other for consistency.

• Own Dedicated Olfactory Evaluation Since smelling is an essential function of this role spend a set number of hours per day actively smelling and evaluating fragrance samples in various formats.

• Generate Precise Sensory Data Perform character and intensity annotations based on Osmos internal scales and taxonomic lexicon.

• Track Stability and Performance Evaluate the evolution of odor profiles over time measuring fragrance integrity and performance in samples from stability chambers and application tests.

• Show Up as a Reliable Panelist Rigorously follow established protocols and maintain the highest standards of objectivity and focus panel after panel.

• Stay Calibrated With the Team Participate in required training sessions to stay aligned with other panelists and consistent across data points with the curiosity to keep learning Osmos evolving taxonomy.

• Olfactively Proven Must pass a sensory acuity screening.

• Focused and Disciplined Sustained concentration through long repetitive sensory tasks tenacity is part of the job description here.

• Methodical and Objective Separates personal preference from analytical sensory assessment.

• A Fast Curious Learner Quickly learns Osmos internal scales and complex olfactive taxonomy.

• Reliable Committed to scheduled hours.

• On-Site in Elizabeth NJ Available 6 hours a day 5 days a week.

• A Genuine Passion for Scent Deep-seated curiosity about fragrance or olfactory science.

• A Descriptive Vocabulary Beyond simple hedonic (like/dislike) terms.

• A Scientific Foundation Chemistry biology or psychology background or interest.

• Real Growth Path Starts as a 90-day probationary period at 20 hours/week with potential to grow to 30 hours/week and benefits eligibility.

• Hourly Rate $30/hour for 4 hours of evaluation

• Consistent predictable contract hours

If this role inspires you wed encourage you to apply. We are committed to recruiting developing and retaining an incredible team optimized for a diversity of thought background and approaches.

Every posting lists the pay range and benefits for that role. Where you land in the range depends on skills experience scope and internal equity. Full time employees receive a total rewards package that includes medical dental and vision coverage a healthcare FSA a 401(k) with company match flexible paid time off paid family leave company holidays and commuter benefits. Eligible roles also receive equity which is subject to the terms of the equity plan and board approval and is not guaranteed. Applicants and employees may ask about and discuss their pay without retaliation.

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