Senior Flavorist
Core
Create, develop, and optimize consumer-preferred flavor profiles for food and beverage applications including dairy, sweets, and beverages using scientific expertise and creative innovation.
Role type
Senior IC flavorist (food science & chemistry)
Builds
Compounded liquids, spray-dried powders, plated flavors, reaction flavors, emulsions, and extracts
Domain
Food & Beverage / Flavor Chemistry
Required skills
flavor chemistry, sensory science, regulatory compliance, analytical data application, formulation, project management, mentoring
Preferred skills
clean label/natural flavors, consumer insights integration, emerging technologies
Technologies
analytical instruments, sensory evaluation tools
Responsibilities
Design and formulate innovative market-leading flavors; Create and optimize flavor profiles across beverage, sweet goods, and dairy; Lead creative development projects from concept through launch; Apply analytical data and sensory science to characterize and match flavor materials; Develop flavors meeting U.S. and international regulations; Collaborate with cross-functional teams for project execution and scale-up; Mentor and train junior colleagues.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities