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Unilever · 1 day ago

Fragrance Scientist

Trumbull, CT

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$59K/yr - $86K/yr

5+ years exp

Unilever is a global company that impacts the lives of billions through its products. They are seeking a Fragrance Scientist to lead fragrance work for skin cleansing and deodorant innovation projects, manage the fragrance development process, and ensure regulatory compliance across markets.

ConsumerFast-Moving Consumer GoodsFood and BeverageManufacturingPersonal Care and Hygiene

Culture & Values

Responsibilities

Support and help manage the fragrance development process, as part of a global team

Contribute and prepare fragrance assessments as well as making fragrance recommendations across all project types (innovation, regulatory)

Select & Refine from portfolio for technical & compliance adaptations

Responsible for portfolio management, Competitive Reviews and Contribute to Marketing Analysis

Lead the digital agenda to capitalize and build on our existing body of knowledge

Creating fragrance stories to support fragrances for brand discussion and product launches

Support the fragrance strategy by executing key initiatives

Contribute to global proactive projects, Building & strengthening relationships with global and regional teams, as well as external fragrance houses

Collaborate on technical solutions for fragrance development

Manage regulatory projects across all markets

Build relationships with all key interfaces to enable collaboration across departments

Coordinating and participating in consumer test discussions and interpreting results

Qualification

Fragrance expertiseRegulatory complianceProject managementLaboratory experienceComputer skillsAnalytical skillsLeadershipCommunicationCollaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree in chemistry, biology, physical science or chemical engineering or equivalent

5+ years of relevant fragrance experience required, with experience in personal care preferred

Ability to prioritize complex workloads, ability to work across multiple time zones and self-motivate

Leadership and good communication are critical to be able to deliver on this role considering the nature of the work and interfaces with stakeholders

Team player, who enjoys collaboration within the fragrance team and with key interfaces, who can inspire the interfaces to go the extra mile when things get challenging and someone who will dedicate time, passion and energy to ensure we win as a team

A keen interest in the science of perfumes

You will be a quick learner who is not afraid to take the initiative to get things done

You will have a good sense of smell and understanding of how to classify fragrance hedonics

You will have experience of working with perfume compounds and ideally with perfume raw materials

Experience setting up evaluation experiments + carry through of said experiments with capturing output of data/findings

You will be experienced in working in a laboratory environment with a keen eye for safe and effective procedures

Ideally you will have previous experience working within an FMCG environment or in the Flavours & Fragrances industry

You will have good computer skills (MS Office, ERP) and an openness to embrace new systems including Unilever specific E-tools