Application Chemist

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with passion and creativity, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There’s much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 17,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. Every day, your talent, your innovative spirit, and your determination will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

Application Chemist – Fragrances & Beauty

As an Application Chemist, you will be responsible for the preparation of fragrance applications in different bases and providing preparation of fragrance applications (particularly soap and detergent bar samples) and provide appropriate support to meet the needs of the creative and development teams, sales teams and external customers. Close coordination with the lab team in order to facilitate successful applications and ensure process continuity.

Sounds interesting? It could well be your perfect opportunity if, like us, you always aim to exceed customer needs, deliver value and are skilled at fostering strong relationships.

In This Role You Will Have

• Prepare fragrance applications in different bases meeting the needs of creative and development teams under guidance, and ensure the quality, precision and accuracy thereof.
• Act as point of contact in the lab for specific customers/projects
• Administration of sample requests and ordering of fragrance oils
• Perform physical-chemical measurements
• Help in updating and revising of technical documentation in the department, under guidance.
• Preparation of internal bases
• Perform colour matching and recommend dyes as per client request
• Operate and help maintain standard lab equipment
• Record and communicate results accurately and promptly
• Management of customer base inventories and project submission retained application samples
• Assist in the administration of materials and laboratory organization.
• Maintain a clean and orderly laboratory environment
• Supervise and mentor other junior technicians, trainees and others
  
  

You ?

Are you someone who wants to grow and shape your own world? Who thrives being in a culture where you can express yourself in a creative team environment? Who wants to collaborate and learn together with teams who are as passionate as you are? Then come join us – and impact your world.

Primary Qualifications

Your professional profile includes:

• Degree/Higher Education qualification in Chemistry, Pharmacy, Chemical Engineering or similar subject
• At least 3 years of lab experience in application lab and stability related area
• Understanding of laboratory techniques as applied to perfumery
• Knowledge of Microsoft Applications
• Fluent English
  
  

Skill Sets

• Knowledge of good laboratory practice and safe handling of chemicals
• Technical knowledge of fragrances and relevant fragrance product categories, formulation and application
• Accurate record keeping and attention to detail
• Olfactory ability
• Basic Chemistry knowledge
• Basic Perfumery knowledge
• Basic understanding of ISO protocols
• Demonstrated proficiency in Givaudan-specific software applications
• Basic knowledge of lab equipment and its safe usage
• Good Communication skills
  
  

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives.

We value the different perspectives that come from diverse cultures, backgrounds, and experiences.

Everyone — regardless of race, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, culture, religion, or any personal circumstances — is warmly welcomed at Givaudan, a place where we all love to be and grow.

Every essence of you enriches our world. Join us in making a difference together.

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