Role description

We are looking for a Junior Flavorist with experience in food & beverage flavour development. We are seeking a knowledgeable, determined, and creative individual eager to drive growth and build winning flavours.

Your Mission

Reporting to the Flavorist, the candidate will work in partnership with the existing R&D team on:

Flavour Creation:

• Work on targeted internal developments to expand our portfolio and create a product-market fit
• Modify existing flavours to fit different markets, price points, applications, regulations, etc.
• Develop winning flavours based on market products using innovative technologies and data analysis
• Become part of our customer success team: participate in innovation days, join customer visits with Flavorist, working towards eventually work on specific customer briefs

Internal R&D Processes:

• Participate in internal sensory panels for flavours and raw materials
• Cooperate with cross-department teams to build our sensory assessment platform
• Support in the evaluation of raw materials to keep building our internal library
• Evaluate analytical data for flavour development

Minimum Qualifications

• University degree in Food Chemistry / Science, Chemistry or Biochemistry .
• A minimum of 3 years of professional experience as a junior flavorist in the food & beverage industry or other related industries. Experience as a beverage flavorist working with emulsions or compounds, a plus.
• Strong sensory skills, expert level tasting skills
• Trained and knowledgeable on relevant natural and synthetic raw materials
• Basic understanding of the different food and beverage applications
• Knowledge and understanding of local and regional regulations
• High level of creativity and initiative
• Sense of responsibility, reliability and organization
• Ability to assess data for flavour creation from Chromatography (e.g. GC-MS) and other analytical tools, a plus
• Fluency in English is necessary, any other languages an asset

Why you'll love working here

• Exciting tasks in an internationally operating, growing family business with flat hierarchies
• Responsibility from day one in a company that encourages personal responsibility and growth
• 30 days paid vacation per year as per the UAE Labor Law.
• 4 weeks of international remote work annually 
• Flexible working hours and home office options
• Regular company events
• Paid team dinners or activities for each team

About us

Senovia is an internationally oriented, globally leading, medium-sized company in the chemical industry, specialized in the development and production of flavors. For over 65 years, we have been developing customized product solutions in collaboration with our customers from our location near Hamburg. As an expanding and agile company with a highly motivated team, we are continuously growing and looking for new team members.