Product Experience Senior Researcher (Maternity Cover)

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Date:May 16, 2024

Location: Brabrand, DK

Company: IFF Family of Companies

Requisition ID : 501001

Job Description

Localisation :Braband, Denmark

Reporting to:Global PX Innovation & Portfolio Director

Position Type:Temporary/ Maternity leave : 9 months (August 24-April 24)

Product Experience at IFF

IFF is a global industry leader in flavor and food ingredients. As PX Researchers in the Nourish division, we represent the voice of the consumer within IFF and help to drive sales by implementing research designs and effectively managing resources to ensure we create optimal products people love. Are you passionate about sensory and consumer insights and how they can impact product design, formulation, and development, and create optimal products people love? Are you strategic and insightful while being pragmatic and result oriented? More than anything, are you passionate about the field and want to make a difference? Then this opportunity is for you!

IFF PX Innovation & Portfolio global team is looking for a Product Experience Researcher II for the site in Brabrand, Denmark.

As Product Experience Researcher II in this team, you will be responsible to guide and drive sensory and consumer research activities and projects in alignment with business opportunities and corporate strategies. You will partner closely with the creation and design teams with sensory and consumer insights that are directly relevant for the product design and formulation. You will also partner with the regional PX teams, and commercial teams to ensure global relevance and leverage of the insights.

Role definition

• Partner with global cross-functional innovation teams (Reimagine (RI) Clean, RI-Waste, RI-Wellness & RI-Delivery, Remaster Meat) to be the voice of consumer during the entire innovation process

• Understand /define the needs, and support the innovation projects with most relevant overall PX approach

Main Responsibilities

• Define, drive, and implement sensory & consumer research to support Global Innovations programs, always keeping in mind speed, quality, and differentiation as priorities

• Generate sensory and consumer data through:

o Effective use of discriminative and descriptive sensory methods

o Design of quantitative consumer tests

o Execution of qualitative consumer research (from creating moderator guides to moderating, assimilating results, and reporting)

o Other alternative and innovative methods

• Analyze complex consumer and sensory data using statistical models, textual analysis, etc.; translate raw data into insights and actionable recommendations that support the design, development, and formulation of products

Job Requirements

Competencies:

• Work management: project management, organizational skills to manage several workflows efficiently.

• Interpersonal savvy: able to interact seamlessly with stakeholders from different backgrounds and from different functions. IFF is a truly global company which actively supports diversity.

• Strong Drive for results and Customer focus, both internally and externally.

• Communication skills: clear, relevant, and effective communication, demonstrating a thorough understanding of the audience.

Technical skills:

• Solid knowledge and experience with Sensory descriptive and discrimination testing methods as well as Quantitative consumer testing methods.

• Experience in Moderation of human interactions (with sensory panels, technical panels and consumers).

• Strong statistical skills, especially on Dimensionality reduction, Inferential theories (ANOVA, Chi-square, correlation, regression), Clustering, as well as experience in analyzing large data sets.

Requirements:

• Degree in Sensory Science, Psychology, Neuroscience, Food Science or related area

• Fluent in spoken and written English

• Minimum 5-7 years of experience in sensory /consumer research, preferably in the food and beverage industry and ideally in the flavor industry.

Culture Principles 

• ACT AS AN OWNER – We take ownership and work with passion and integrity. Our teams are empowered to make decisions and help the entire organization thrive. 

• BE AGILE – We constantly push for progress and respond to the needs of our customers and the world with speed, skill, and creativity. 

• COLLABORATE AND WIN TOGETHER – Our bond with our customers and colleagues powers innovation and our shared success. 

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.

VisitIFF.com/careers/workplace-diversity-and-inclusion (https://https://www.iff.com/responsibilities/diversity-equity-inclusion) to learn more.