Job DescriptionFLAVORIST
An exciting opportunity with a world's leading food company.
Location: Chicago, IL
The Flavorist will develop, test and optimize savory flavors and taste modulators for use in food products. This role involves creating innovative solutions to enhance or modify taste profiles, ensuring regulatory compliance, and collaborating with cross-functional teams such as R&D, Quality, and Marketing to deliery high-quality flavor systems that meet customer and business needs.
Job Responsibilities- Develops, tests, and refines savory flavors and taste, modulators for various food applications (soups, sauces, snacks, plant-based proteins, etc.)
- Evaluates raw materials and maintains a strong understanding of flavor chemistry, reaction processes, and sensory profiles.
- Partners with regulatory, quality assurance, and appliation scientists to ensure compliance with global food safety and labeling standards.
- Collaborates with customers and internal teams to trranslate project briefs into successful flavor solutions
- Maintains accurate project records, formula documentation, and technical reports
- Stays current with market trends, consumer preferences, and new ingredient technologies to drive innovation.
- Perforrms other related duties as asiigned
Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Biochemistry, or related field (Master's preferred)
- At least 5 years of experience in flavor creation, with a focus on savory applications.
- Strong knowledge of taste modulators (umami enhancers, salt reducers, bitterness blockers, etc)
- Membership in professional flavorist organizations or formal flavorist apprenticeship/certification preferred
- Excellent sensory evaluation skills and strong taste/smell acuity
- Strong knowledge of flavor chemistry, processing reactions (Maillard, lipid oxidation), and raw material functionality
- Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to design creative flavor solutions
- Strong organiztional skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Effective communication and presentation skills for internal stakeholders and customers.
- Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams in R&D, marketing and production
- Proficient with formulation software, Microsoft office Suite, and laboratory equipment
- Ability to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines, and adapt in a fast-paced environment.
ApplicationSarka LLORENS 辛莎
Recruitment Partner - Asia - R&D
M: +65 9297 9345 Email: sarka@ahv.sg
Schedule a call via this link: https://calendly.com/sarka_llorens/15min
EA No: 17S8637 Reg No: R1329451
