Senior Technologist, Application, HNC Taste, EMEA

Location: Dubai, UAE
On-Site

We're looking for a passionate technologist to drive innovation in Health, Nutrition & Care. You'll apply cutting-edge taste technologies to deliver tailored solutions, build strong client relationships, and collaborate with cross-functional teams. If you're ready to contribute to impactful projects and push the boundaries of taste technology, we want to hear from you!

The HNC (Health, Nutrition & Care) division specializes in developing innovative nutritional, health, and flavor solutions to enhance human well-being and quality of life. Our expertise spans a wide range of finished products across various categories, including pharmaceuticals, medical nutrition, dietary supplements, early life nutrition, and nutrition improvement.

At dsm-firmenich, being a force for good is not optional. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is a shared responsibility woven into our daily work, benefiting to our People, Customers & Communities and driving business value. Equal access to opportunities is a given, belonging is a shared feeling, authenticity is celebrated.

Key Responsibilities:
Technical expertise

Produce application demos for customers making full use of our taste technologies while keeping customer processes and equipment in mind.
Continuously develop ‘know-how’ in taste application and aspire to become a Taste Expert in HNC (i.e.: demonstrate a thorough understanding of Taste technologies, processes, and use of available toolkit).
Develop new food, beverages or galenic formulations based on Good Laboratory Practices, Industry Standards and country/client specific legislation and other requirements.

Customer relationship and support

Select most suitable processes, Ingredients and taste technologies in accordance with customer requirements.
Ensure strong storytelling to strengthen the proposition and build trust with clients and partners.
Collaborate closely with the commercial team to prepare and deliver technical presentations on HNC Taste for client briefs.
Support the Regional deployment of Taste related technical innovation.

Project management

Timely manage customer briefs using available project management tools.
Work closely with Sales, Application, Creation, Marketing, Collection Management, Consumer & Sensory Insights, other dsm-firmenich teams, and relevant external partners to achieve the set objectives.
Identify potential opportunities with Business Development and Commercial Teams turning these opportunities into actionable projects aligned with Regional Technical Lead.
Contribute to highlight the category needs for future strategy reviews and alignments, take corrective actions and share, promote and leverage successes.

We bring:

Being part of an interdisciplinary team of industry-leading researchers with a state-of-the-art equipped research facility.
A diversity of exciting projects related to food, pharmaceuticals and nutritional products.
The opportunity to work for a highly socially company where sustainability is much more than a claim and is core to our strategy and purpose.
Career development opportunities with great opportunities to learn and grow.
To be part of a company shaping a strong legacy through breakthrough industrial innovations and technology.

You bring:

Technical education in Chemistry, Pharma or an FMCG related subject with knowledge and experience in food formulations, flavor application, or food processing.
Knowledge of the Food, Food supplement or Pharma industry – knowledge of the Food ingredients or Flavors industry a plus.
+5 years relevant experience in Food/ Flavor Product Development.
Strong project management experience with a sharp analytical mindset, excellent problem-solving skills, customer-centric approach, and quality driven.
Proactive, out-of-the-box thinker with the ability to influence others and synthesize information effectively.
Excellent interpersonal skills to facilitate cross-functional communication, autonomous, with strong time management and organizational skills and the ability to take initiative.

Equal opportunities commitment

dsm-firmenich is fully dedicated to inclusion because when people feel engaged and empowered, their creativity and innovation drives unprecedented progress. We aim to build a workplace where opportunity really is equal, so everyone can thrive. We do not discriminate: (here,) there’s a place for everyone with us.

dsm-firmenich is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Our people are as diverse as our customers. For us that includes a commitment to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

We are committed to providing reasonable support for disabled applicants in our recruiting process. Should you need assistance, and are comfortable to share this, please let us know.

About dsm-firmenich
As innovators in nutrition, health, and beauty, dsm-firmenich reinvents, manufactures, and combines vital nutrients, flavors, and fragrances for the world’s growing population to thrive. With our comprehensive range of solutions, with natural and renewable ingredients and renowned science and technology capabilities, we work to create what is essential for life, desirable for consumers, and more sustainable for the planet. dsm-firmenich is a Swiss-Dutch company, listed on the Euronext Amsterdam, with operations in almost 60 countries and revenues of more than €12 billion. With a diverse, worldwide team of nearly 30,000 employees, we bring progress to life™ every day, everywhere, for billions of people.
www.dsm-firmenich.com