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Job ID:  77987
Date:  Oct 2, 2025
Job function:  Innovation
Experience level:  Graduate Hire
Business:  Perfumery - Regional Consumer Brands

Laboratory Technician Support, Compounding

Job title: Laboratory Technician Support, Compounding

Location: Dubai, UAE

Temporary role - 1 year contract

Kickstart your career in the fragrance industry and join our team to learn from experts while blending essential oils and aroma chemicals to create captivating scents. If you’re detail-oriented and passionate about fragrance, this is your chance to dive into a vibrant and creative field!

Key responsibilities:

  • Sampling: Prepare fragrance oil compounds following business priorities, delivery deadlines, global lab practices, SOPs, and using available digital tools/software.

  • Manual pours: Deliver the required average number of daily manual pours set by global and lab targets, excluding tasks suited for robots unless specifically authorized, and optimize manual pours when needed.

  • Stock management (raw materials): Keep personal workbench clean and organized, maintain fresh raw materials by removing expired ones, and ensure the physical collection matches the digital system.

  • Stock management (fragrance oils): Keep fragrance oil collections for perfumers/oil library organized, updated, and aligned with lab best practices.

  • QHSS&E compliance: Follow all safety and quality procedures, maintain a clean lab, ensure all samples meet SOP quality standards before release, and report non-conformances to supervisors.

  • Continuous improvement & teamwork: Embrace continuous improvement (LEAN projects), work with a team spirit, and support colleagues during peak workloads.

We bring:

  • Empowerment to make meaningful contributions while upholding ethical standards.
  • Recognition and celebration of your efforts and accomplishments.
  • Collaboration with experts in health, nutrition, and beauty to drive progress.
  • Customer-first approach, working with world-renowned brands to turn ideas into impactful solutions.
  • Opportunity to build a career making a significant impact on billions of lives, with the freedom to shape your own path.
  • Responsibility and accountability in living company values and driving sustainable solutions.   

You bring:

  • Bachelor’s degree in chemical or related field
  • Previous experience in a perfumery or FMCG company strongly preferred
  • Proficiency in MS Office Applications such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint
  • Passion for technology
  • Self-motivated team player

About dsm-firmenich:

At dsm-firmenich, we don’t just meet expectations – we go beyond them.

Join our global team powered by science, creativity, and a shared purpose: to bring progress to life.

From elevating health to making fortified food and sustainable skincare, the impact of your work here will be felt by millions – every single day. Whether it’s fragrance that helps you focus, alternative meat that’s better for the planet, or reducing sugar without losing flavor, this is where you help shape the future of nutrition, health, and beauty for everyone, everywhere.

And while you’re making a difference, we’ll make sure you’re growing too. With learning that never stops, a culture that lifts you up and the freedom to move across businesses, teams, and borders. Your voice matters here. And your ideas? They’re essential to our future. Because real progress only happens when we go beyond, together.

Our application process:

Interested in this position? Please apply on-line by uploading your resume in English via our career portal (www.dsm-firmenich.com/careers).

Inclusion, belonging and equal opportunity statement:

At dsm-firmenich, we believe being a force for good starts with the way we treat each other. When people feel supported, included, and free to be themselves, they do their best work – and that’s exactly the kind of culture we’re building. A place where opportunity is truly equal, authenticity is celebrated, and everyone has the chance to grow, contribute, and feel they belong.

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we’re serious about making our hiring process as fair and inclusive as possible. From inclusive language and diverse interview panels to thoughtful sourcing, we’re committed to reflecting the world we serve.

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds — no matter your gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or anything else that makes you, you.

And if you have a disability or need any support through the application process, we’re here to help – just let us know what you need, and we’ll do everything we can to make it work.

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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