Job Summary

Join IFF Health & Biosciences as a Senior Application Scientist – Bakery Enzymes

Are you passionate about baking science and ready to make a global impact? At IFF Health & Biosciences, we’re looking for a seasoned and innovative Senior Application Scientist to join our dynamic team. In this role, you’ll be at the forefront of technical support and product innovation, working closely with industrial bakeries and blending houses to deliver cutting-edge enzyme solutions. You’ll collaborate with a global network of experts, contribute to product development, and help shape the future of baking technology.

If you’re a hands-on problem solver with deep industry experience and a drive to deliver customer success, we invite you to explore this exciting opportunity.

In this position as a Sr. Application Scientist, you will serve our customers with technical support for bakery enzyme products together with colleagues from our global organization in IFF Health & Biosciences. 

 

How You Will Contribute

Provide bakery customers with on-site technical and operational support related to our functional ingredients and solutions with a specific focus on bakery enzymes. The customer base will be mainly industrial bakeries as well as blending houses.Provide technical support in close cooperation with the sales team, regional industry leader and your colleagues in the bakery application team, including different customer facing activities such as customer visits/virtual calls, pilot plant and production trials as well as technical back up to our sales force.Plan, design and execute systematic pilot plant experiments in our application lab including instrumental and sensory evaluation of the results to optimize the product performance.Document the effect of our enzyme portfolio in technical reports as well as present data via presentation for customers and internal colleagues.Explore and evaluate new business opportunities and identify key success factors to win business together with sales team and business lead.Participate in customer development projects as well as concepts and internal development projects.Assist in the development and documentation of enzyme products throughout the commercialization process, including formulation of enzyme/functional products, technical documentation, marketing material, presentations, post-launch support, invention disclosures and patents.

What You Will Need to Be Successful

Bachelor’s degree or higher, preferably in bakery or food science. Candidates with an equivalent educational background and extensive hands-on experience in the bakery industry are also encouraged to apply.Minimum 13 years of experience in product development or a related function within a food ingredients supplier or the baking industry. A proven interest and knowledge in the specific field is required.Experience or competencies in the use of bakery enzymes will be considered a significant advantage.Experience with team & talent management is also a requirement.The ideal candidate should be customer-focused, open-minded, and able to thrive in a highly dynamic and complex matrix organization with cultural differences.Must have the ability to engage collaboratively with customer stakeholders, identify new business opportunities, and articulate value propositions at multiple levels within customer organizations.Should be an ambitious self-starter and results-oriented individual who takes initiative while prioritizing and managing multiple tasks using a structured approach.Ability to work independently as well as in teams, understanding the functioning of a large organization and the importance of achieving common business objectives.Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are required, along with good reporting and record-keeping skills.Travel will be required (20 – 40%).

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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