Senior Flavourist, Savoury
Infos sur l'emploi
- Date de publication :25 juillet 2025
- Taux d'activité :100%
- Type de contrat :Durée indéterminée
- Langue :anglais (Intermédiaire)
- Lieu de travail :8310 Kemptthal
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 www.givaudan.com
Senior Savoury Flavourist with Taste Expertise
You will be located in Kemptthal, CH and will be reporting to Head of Apply, Science & Technology.
As a global Flavourist in our Science & Technology group, your main focus will be to innovate in flavour creation for the culinary and protein categories. You will work collaboratively in a cross-functional environment.
Your Core Responsibilities
- Build culinary and protein category research projects according to prioritization.
- Evaluate materials developed internally or from external sources and assess potential for flavour creation.
- Create flavours with new technologies to meet project requirements for culinary and savoury applications that meet defined project needs, including success criteria, regulatory compliance, cost, production requirements.
- Support regions and customers on innovation and technologies
- Maintain a safe, clean and organized lab environment in accordance with EHS policies
- Connect with regional flavourists and other function.
- Take responsibility to build an inclusive environment and use differences in styles, thinking and approaches.
Your Success Profile
- 15+ year experience as a Savoury Flavourist after completion of an industry standard flavourist training program
- PhD or Master Degree in Food Science, Chemistry, and any experience in a food applications lab, production or related area
- Knowledge of Maillard chemistry and processed flavours
- Demonstrated mastery in flavour creation, salt and umami taste, processed flavours and flavour science
- You demonstrate expert level tasting skills and flavour creation
- Expert level of raw materials and flavor ingredients knowledge
- Expert ability to create selected flavour types to deliver flavour performance for processes, research and development needs, etc.
- Expert level knowledge of global regulatory requirements for flavours
- You have excellent communication and presentations skills
- Expert level knowledge of analytical methodologies (G.C. HPLC, Mass Spec.)
- Benefits include:
- Medical, sports and leisure activities (yoga, fitness, climbing, etc.),...
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