Chemoperception Scientist
Core
Develop and implement neuroscience tools to support flavor design, development, and formulation by generating quality data on olfactory and gustatory functions.
Role type
Senior chemoperception scientist (neuroscience focus)
Builds
Neuroscience and chemoperception research projects for food and beverage brands
Domain
Food science, flavor chemistry, neuroscience
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery
Required skills
protocol design for brain scanning, data acquisition and analysis, olfactory and gustatory function understanding, sensory discrimination methods, statistical analysis, business acumen
Preferred skills
quantitative sensory methodologies, statistical analysis programs, additional languages
Technologies
fMRI, EEG, MEG, statistical software
Responsibilities
Support development and implementation of neuroscience tools, collaborate with chemists and data scientists to build tools for flavor creation, monitor progress in neuroscience fields and run competitive analysis, screen project pipeline and manage priorities, execute neuroscience research to generate quality data, analyze data to extract actionable insights
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
