**Senior/ Flavorist (Beverage and Sweet Goods)** **Dubai, UAE** As our successful Flavorist for Beverage and Sweet Goods, you'll develop cutting-edge flavor solutions and provide expert technical support to clients. You will collaborate closely with senior flavorists and the application team to deliver exceptional, beyond-taste solutions. If you're ready to bring your expertise to a dynamic and creative environment, we want to hear from you! **Your key responsibilities:** + Create local and regional flavors with the aim of winning projects and creating new/ match benchmarks/golden standards based on local needs + Understand and interpret clients’ needs and translate them into flavor compositions which are within client quality, price and regulatory guidelines respecting all relevant company policies and standards. + Develop formulations following internal GCP and brief requirements + Work in close collaboration with the Application/ industrialization team at factory to ensure good industrial feasibility of new developments + Perfect know-how of the main applications, process and the main mechanisms of flavor matrix interactions. + Strong know-how of food science and business acumen. + Evaluate new raw materials and introduce them into the local palette. **We offer:** + Recognition and celebration of your efforts and accomplishments. + Collaboration with experts to drive progress. + Customer first approach, working with world-renowned brands to turn ideas into impactful solutions. + Dedication to creating better futures for customers, communities, people, and the planet. + Responsibility and accountability in living company values and driving sustainable solutions. + Opportunities for growth and advancement for those who embrace innovation and take initiative. **You bring:** + Technical background in Food Science/Chemical with undergraduate/postgraduate degree and extensive years of experience in Beverage/ Sweet Goods creation (flavorist). + Must have Creation Training from a reputed university or flavor house. + Strong understanding of Flavor Science (Flavor Stability, Ingredients reactivity), natural chemicals and extracts production pathways and main analytical technics. + Knowledge of flavoring and non-flavoring creation palette, including chemical structures and parameters. + Expertise in sugar, salt, and umami reduction as well as mouthfeel and masking tools. + Pro-active, autonomous, and capable of handling multiple projects methodically within short deadlines; accurate, rigorous, and well-organized. + Strong strategic, analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills; enthusiastic, open-minded, and a good team player + Willingness to travel. **About dsm-firmenich** At dsm-firmenich, we don’t just meet expectations – we go beyond them. Join our global team powered by science, creativity, and a shared purpose: to bring progress to life. From elevating health to making fortified food and sustainable skincare, the impact of your work here will be felt by millions – every single day. Whether it’s fragrance that helps you focus, alternative meat that’s better for the planet, or reducing sugar without losing flavor, this is where you help shape the future of nutrition, health, and beauty for everyone, everywhere. And while you’re making a difference, we’ll make sure you’re growing too. With learning that never stops, a culture that lifts you up and the freedom to move across businesses, teams, and borders. Your voice matters here. And your ideas? They’re essential to our future. Because real progress only happens when we go beyond, together. **DEI and equal opportunity statement** At dsm-firmenich, we believe being a force for good starts with the way we treat each other. When people feel supported, included, and free to be themselves, they do their best work – and that’s exactly the kind of culture we’re building. A place where opportunity is truly equal, authenticity is celebrated, and everyone has the chance to grow, contribute, and feel they belong. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we’re serious about making our hiring process as fair and inclusive as possible. From inclusive language and diverse interview panels to thoughtful sourcing, we’re committed to reflecting the world we serve. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds — no matter your gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or anything else that makes you, you. And if you have a disability or need any support through the application process, we’re here to help – just let us know what you need, and we’ll do everything we can to make it work. **Agency statement** We’re managing this search directly at dsm-firmenich. If you’re applying as an individual, we’d love to hear from you. We’re not accepting agency submissions or proposals involving fees or commissions for this role.