Associate Director Innotech Swg Dairy, Taste

**Taste, Texture & Health (TTH) Global Innovation Dairy Associate Technical Associate Director**

**Work Location**:Satigny, Geneva, Switzerland

Hybrid

We are dsm-firmenich - innovators in nutrition, health, and beauty. We bring progress to life by combining the essential, the desirable, and the sustainable.

From our master perfumers and flavorists to our expert nutritionists and scientists, our trailblazing teams work closely with customers, supporting their ambitions with 150+ years of R&D expertise.

With a passionate and talented team of close to 30,000 employees, we are determined to be a force for good. And to work together to positively impact people and planet.

At dsm-firmenich people are at the heart of the company. We are committed to equal employment opportunities and value diversity in the workplace.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Drive and deliver creative solutions to the Dairy Taste & Plant-Based program for mid to long-term innovation projects
- Create a forward look of the required best-in-class expertise and stay alert of current and new industry technical trends (equipment & processes, raw materials, supplier webinars, academia trainings)
- In collaboration with S&R or external partners, identifies, test, validate breakthrough tonality, masking & taste modulating ingredients
- Participate to other Global Sweet Goods creation projects in particular those benefiting from presence in the EU
- Provide ad-hoc expertise support to regions for high value sophisticated/must-win briefs
- Maintains and develops communication network with the Regions and affiliates on taste related activities and topics

**You bring**:

- +15 years of relevant working experience as technical director with specialization in the dairy & plant-based related domains
- MSc/ PhD in Chemistry, Food Chemistry, Food Technology, Food Science or other relevant domains
- Formulation and food processing expertise coupled with in depth understanding of taste interactions, flavor technology and regulatory environment beyond plant-based & dairy
- Creativity paired with a passion for flavor and digital technologies
- Didactic, synthetic & eloquent person with strong interpersonal skills
- Fluent in English (C1), French (C1)

**We bring**:

- A highly creative, diverse, scientific and imaginative environment within an international innovation community that tackles the future of food and diet transformation with direct business impact.
- Being part of an incredibly competitive and inspiring interdisciplinary team**of industry-leading developers working closely with a state-of-the-art equipped researchers and research facility
- The opportunity to work for a highly socially focused 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

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.