Senior Manager, Marketing & Business Development Taste, Health, Nutrition & Care- Princeton, NJ

dsm-firmenich$132K — $150K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of B2B business development and marketing experience in related industries.
  • Proven track record in developing and executing product marketing and growth strategies.
  • Deep understanding of customer needs and market dynamics in health and wellness sectors.
  • Strong analytical skills with a proven ability to translate insights into growth opportunities.
  • Experience in cross-functional collaboration with diverse teams such as Sales, Regulatory, and Technical.
  • Expertise in flavors, taste technologies, or similar ingredient sectors.
  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, Life Sciences, or a related field.

Responsibilities

  • Translate global strategies into effective regional marketing initiatives across North America.
  • Develop growth plans based on market opportunities, trends, and customer insights.
  • Define value propositions for the HNC Taste Solutions portfolio across various segments.
  • Build a robust pipeline of growth initiatives including product launches and solution concepts.
  • Support the launch of new solutions, driving market adoption and impact.
  • Monitor competitive activity and consumer trends for differentiation and growth opportunities.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver integrated marketing programs.

Benefits

  • Annual incentive pay and retirement savings plan.
  • Comprehensive healthcare coverage.
  • Paid time off and recognition programs.
  • Broad range of additional benefits.
Full Job Description
Senior Manager, Marketing & Business Development Taste, Health, Nutrition & Care

Location: Princeton, NJ, USA

Join our Health, Nutrition & Care (HNC) business and help bring progress to life by shaping how innovative taste solutions support health and wellness brands across North America. As Senior Manager, Marketing & Business Development Taste, HNC, you will play a key role in translating global strategy into regional growth initiatives, connecting market insights, customer needs, and innovation to create meaningful business impact across the Dietary Supplements, Pharmaceutical, Medical Nutrition, and Early Life Nutrition segments.

This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially minded marketing professional who thrives at the intersection of strategy, innovation, and customer engagement.

Your Key Responsibilities
  • Translate global HNC Taste strategies into impactful regional marketing and business development initiatives across North America. Develop and execute growth plans based on market opportunities, emerging trends, and customer needs.
  • Define and strengthen the value proposition of our HNC Taste Solutions portfolio across the Dietary Supplements, Pharmaceutical, Medical Nutrition, and Early Life Nutrition segments. Partner closely with Sales teams to identify new business opportunities, support customer innovation projects, and accelerate commercial growth.
  • Build and maintain a strong pipeline of growth initiatives, including new product launches, line extensions, and solution concepts. Develop and implement go-to-market strategies targeting health and wellness brands and contract development and manufacturing organizations (CDMOs).
  • Support the successful launch of new solutions and concepts, driving adoption and commercial impact.
  • Monitor competitive activity, consumer trends, and category developments to identify opportunities for differentiation and growth.
  • Collaborate with Communications, Sales, Regulatory, Science, Technical and other cross-functional teams to deliver integrated marketing programs and customer value.


The salary scale provided reflects the pay range dsm-firmenich expects to pay the successful candidate for the position. Individual pay offered will be based on the applicant's job-related skills, experience, relevant education, or training, and primary work location. Salary $132,000 - $150,000.

In addition to base salary, we also offer a comprehensive total rewards package, inclusive of annual incentive pay, a retirement savings plan, health care coverage, paid time off, recognition programs and a broad range of other benefits. All benefits and incentives are subject to eligibility requirements.

This role will involve travel up to 40% of the time within the US and Canada.

You Bring
  • Minimum of 8 years of B2B business development and marketing experience required; ideally this experience is within dietary supplements, consumer health, healthcare, nutrition, pharmaceutical, or related industries.
  • Experience developing and executing successful product marketing and growth strategies.
  • Strong understanding of customer needs, market dynamics, and commercial drivers within health and wellness markets along with strong analytical and business acumen, with the ability to translate insights into actionable growth opportunities.
  • Experience collaborating across multiple functions, including Sales, Regulatory, Science, Technical, Operations, and Finance.
  • Experience within flavors, taste technologies, or related ingredient industries is required
  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, Life Sciences, or a related field.


The application process

Interested in this position? Please apply online by uploading your resume in English via our career portal by August 10, 2026.

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.

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