Are you passionate about taste and eager to make an impact in the food industry?
IFF is a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, delivering sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products. Within our Taste business unit, we partner with customers to create distinctive flavor experiences that drive product success and consumer delight.
This role is based in Dayton, NJ (onsite) You will be part of a creative, quality‑driven, and collaborative team where your expertise will directly support product excellence, innovation, and customer satisfaction. Your potential is our inspiration.
Evaluate products using defined sensory methodologies and determine product acceptability
Design, prepare, and manage structured, customer‑specific sensory programs
Communicate sensory results and insights in close collaboration with the Creative team
Support Quality and Creative groups through research initiatives and process improvements
Maintain sensory retains and Gold Standard libraries
Conduct sensory evaluation of raw materials, intermediates, and finished flavors
Perform analytical testing as required to support sensory findings
Partner with customers on shelf‑life evaluations and re‑certification activities
Provide technical sensory support to internal and external stakeholders
Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Chemistry, Food Science, or a related field
Experience in the food industry with exposure to sensory science or evaluation
Knowledge of sensory methodologies and best practices
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Solid foundation in math and scientific principles
Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools
Additional experience in sensory evaluation roles within the food industry
Hands‑on experience evaluating raw materials and finished flavor applications
Familiarity with SAP or similar ERP systems
Inclusive and collaborative work environment
Continuous learning and professional development opportunities
Competitive benefits package
Opportunity to contribute to a global leader in taste and innovation
Programs that support work‑life balance
Clear pathways for career growth and development
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
Salary Ranges:
$70352- $87940
At IFF, we make joy through science, creativity and heart. As the global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients, health and biosciences, we deliver groundbreaking, sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products—advancing wellness, delighting the senses and enhancing the human experience.
With ~22,000 employees across 65 countries, more than 110 manufacturing facilities, 100 R&D centers and 33,000 customers worldwide, we turn possibilities into reality by redefining the limits of science and nature to create a more positive, sustainable future for all.
Visit us at www.iff.com to learn how our real-deal experts approach work with an entrepreneurial mindset, working lockstep to defy expectations and create industry-defining solutions that do more good for people and planet
