Senior Application Scientist

IFF is looking for a dynamic individual with a strong knowledge and experience within enzymes for the baking industry, as Sr. Application Scientist, Bakery Enzymes, to support the continuous growth of Health & Bioscience business in Latin America. The Health & Biosciences division is a leader in the industrial biotechnology sector, and we develop innovative enzymes and bioproducts to improve performance and reduce the environmental impact of the food & beverage industry.
Come join the creative and empowered company, IFF is looking for a dynamic individual with a strong knowledge and experience within enzymes for the baking industry as Sr. Application Scientist, Bakery Enzymes in Latin America, to support the continuously growth of Health & Bioscience business.

FOCUS

• In this position as a Sr. Application Scientist, you will serve our customers with technical support for bakery enzyme products together with colleagues from our global organization in IFF Health & Biosciences.
• You will be responsible for the development of solid technical knowledge of the entire bakery enzyme product portfolio to gain customer confidence and build rapport with customer stakeholders. You will also be responsible for giving feedback on how IFF’s bakery enzymes are performing in a large-scale setting.

How You Will Contribute

• Provide bakery customers with on-site technical and operational support related to our functional ingredients and solutions with a specific focus on bakery enzymes. The customer base will be mainly industrial bakeries as well as blending houses.
• Provide technical support in close cooperation with the sales team, regional industry leader and your colleagues in the bakery application team, including different customer facing activities such as customer visits/virtual calls, pilot plant and production trials as well as technical back up to our sales force.
• Plan, design and execute systematic pilot plant experiments in our application lab including instrumental and sensory evaluation of the results to optimize the product performance.
• Document the effect of our enzyme portfolio in technical reports as well as present data via presentation for customers and internal colleagues.

• Explore and evaluate new business opportunities and identify key success factors to win business together with sales team and business lead.
• Participate in customer development projects as well as concepts and internal development projects.
• Assist in the development and documentation of enzyme products throughout the commercialization process, including formulation of enzyme/functional products, technical documentation, marketing material, presentations, post-launch support, invention disclosures and patents.

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.

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