Food Designer, Culinary

Overview Job Summary Are you passionate about creating impactful food solutions that bring together creativity, science, and customer success? IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and health & biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products. Taste: Crafting unique, technology-enabled flavor designs that define the identity of food and beverage brands, shape trends in flavor building, and fuel market success. The role is a hybrid role based in South Brunswick, NJ. Join a collaborative, innovative, and solution-oriented team where your expertise contributes to meaningful products used around the world. Your potential is our inspiration. Responsibilities Develop and optimize finished product formulations, considering industrial standards, country-specific regulations, and customer requirements. Lead complex food application projects from concept through commercialization, acting as a project leader in cross-functional teams. Apply deep knowledge of ingredients, raw materials, and processing technologies to deliver high-quality, scalable solutions. Drive regional and global customer projects with strong commercial impact, including margin improvement and new business wins. Contribute to regional and global technical and innovation strategies aligned with category priorities. Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Flavorists, Product Experience, and Regulatory Affairs to deliver integrated customer solutions. Build and leverage internal and external technical networks to share knowledge, best practices, and new technologies. Support innovation and technology initiatives, including concept generation, validation, and scale-up activities. Qualifications Master’s degree in Food Science or a related discipline (e.g., Chemistry, Culinary Science, Human Nutrition). Minimum 10 years of experience in the industrial food, pharmaceutical, ingredient, or flavor industry. At least 5 years of experience within a relevant specialty or application field. 2–3 years of experience working in cross-functional teams in roles such as project leader or contributor. Proven ability to manage multiple, high-value projects independently with strong planning and decision-making skills. Excellent communication, collaboration, and presentation skills with internal and external stakeholders. Preferred Strong understanding of sensory evaluation, consumer insights, and their application to successful product design. Experience contributing to global or regional innovation programs and technology platforms. Recognized technical expertise with the ability to mentor and develop junior colleagues. Why Join Us Opportunity to work on high-impact, global customer projects. Exposure to industry-leading technology, ingredients, and innovation platforms. Continuous learning and professional development opportunities. The chance to shape regional and global technical strategies. Competitive total rewards aligned with experience and impact. 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. Visit IFF.com/careers/workplace-diversity-and-inclusion to learn more Salary Ranges: $111,904 - $139,880 #J-18808-Ljbffr IFF