Job Description

Use chemistry, microbiology, engineering, and other sciences to study the principles underlying the processing and deterioration of foods. Analyze food content to determine levels of vitamins, fat, sugar, and protein; discover new food sources. Research ways to make processed foods safe, palatable, and healthful. Apply food science knowledge to determine best ways to process, package, preserve, store, and distribute food.

Do you have the skill to craft winning flavors and the ambition to shape the future of taste?

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF) is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients, health and biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.

Taste - Crafting unique, technology-enabled flavor designs that define the identity of food and beverage brands, shape trends in flavor building and fuel market success.

The role is based at our creative center in Dijon in an onsite capacity. Join a team where creativity, science, and innovation come together to shape winning flavors. Here, your expertise drives real impact and your growth fuels our shared success.

Where You’ll Make a Difference

• Independently create high‑quality dairy flavors and contribute to project teams to deliver winning solutions for local & regional customers

• Apply strong sensory skills and raw‑material knowledge to develop, refine, and articulate flavor concepts across applications.

• Formulate flavors using both established and emerging technologies, exploring new molecules and delivery systems to enhance innovation.

• Manage mid‑level creative briefs autonomously while collaborating effectively with cross‑functional partners to meet customer expectations.

• Build strong internal networks and participate in technical exchanges to broaden understanding of raw materials, analytical methods, and flavor creation processes.

• Engage directly with customers (where applicable) to understand their brand needs and translate them into impactful flavor solutions.

• Contribute to category initiatives and innovation programs, bringing creative ideas and early problem‑solving capabilities to the team.

• Support continuous knowledge-sharing by assisting senior flavorists in coaching, training, and developing junior team members.

• Demonstrate leadership by staying connected across regional teams, fostering collaboration, and strengthening strategic partnerships.

What Makes You the Right Fit

• Bachelor’s degree in a scientific field (Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Life Sciences, Food Technology, etc.); Master’s degree preferred.

• Completion of the IFF trainee course and Associate Flavorist program (or equivalent) with competitor.

• 5-8 years of hands‑on dairy flavor creation experience, with the ability to independently develop flavors for regional and global customers and work confidently on mid‑level briefs.

• Strong sensory skills, deep knowledge of raw materials, and proven capability in creative formulation
• Familiarity with French dairy industry and major players is a plus
  

How Would You Stand Out?

• Strong communicator
• Ability to cross collaborate with internal & external teams
• Team player
• Customer focused

There is potential for this role to have a managerial responsibilties of a small local team.

Why Choose Us?

• Work Profile: Permanent
• Professional onboarding process
• Flexibility, agility in approach to project execution
• Ability to work with multiple disciplines in a dynamic, global environment
• Training opportunities
• Learning and development programs from day one

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.

Visit IFF.com/careers/workplace-diversity-and-inclusion to learn more