Job Summary
Are you passionate about leading laboratory operations and developing high-performing teams that bring innovative fragrance creations to life?IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and health & biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.
Scent: Harnessing the full emotional power of scent, driven by pioneering creativity, science, consumer expertise and a mindful approach to fragrance design.
This role will lead our lab in our NYC location and will require to be on-site 5 days a week.
Come be part of a collaborative, customer-focused, and solution-oriented team where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact. Your potential is our inspiration.
Where You’ll Make a Difference
- Lead daily operations of the Innovation Creation & Design (IC&D) Operations Laboratory, ensuring high-quality sample and evaluation preparation delivered on time and in full.
- Drive laboratory performance through effective resource planning, workload balancing, capacity management, and key performance indicator monitoring.
- Ensure compliance with laboratory safety standards, environmental requirements, waste management procedures, and applicable regulations.
- Lead, coach, and develop laboratory team members through clear objectives, performance management, onboarding, and training programs.
- Establish and maintain standardized operating procedures to improve consistency, quality, and operational efficiency.
- Partner with internal stakeholders including Perfumers, Sales, Consumer Insights, Quality Control, and Science, Technology & Innovation teams.
- Manage laboratory improvement projects and support change initiatives that enhance service levels, productivity, and customer satisfaction.
- Oversee laboratory equipment maintenance, organization, and operational readiness.
- Collaborate with global laboratory peers to align best practices and continuous improvement initiatives.
What Makes You the Right Fit
- Bachelor’s degree in a scientific discipline or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Minimum 5 years of relevant laboratory experience, including leadership or supervisory responsibilities.
- Experience managing operations within a laboratory environment with a strong focus on quality and service delivery.
- Knowledge of laboratory safety requirements, regulatory compliance practices, and risk management principles.
- Proven ability to lead people, develop talent, and foster a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
- Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to balance multiple priorities effectively.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Experience using data, metrics, and performance indicators to drive decision-making.
How Would You Stand Out?
- Prior management of a fragrance laboratory and experience leading and implementing laboratory optimization, lean, or continuous improvement programs.
- Creative problem-solving skills with a proactive and adaptable approach to challenges.
Why Choose Us?
- Competitive Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k), vacation, holidays, 16 weeks paid parental leave, annual bonus plan, and recognition by Newsweek as one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Perks & Benefits.
- Diversity & Inclusion: Has been previously recognized on the Disability Equality Index – Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion.
- Innovation: Gain exposure to cutting-edge technologies and fragrance innovation within the Scent business.
- Global Collaboration: Work across diverse, cross-functional teams in a global organization.
- Sustainability: Contribute to solutions supporting a safer, healthier, and more sustainable world, with IFF recognized on the Forbes Net Zero Leaders 2026 list.
- Professional Perks: Career development, commuter benefits, and tuition reimbursement opportunities.
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:
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in a scientific discipline or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Minimum 5 years of relevant laboratory experience, including leadership or supervisory responsibilities
- Experience managing operations within a laboratory environment with strong focus on quality and service delivery
- Knowledge of laboratory safety requirements, regulatory compliance practices, and risk management principles
- Proven ability to lead people, develop talent, and foster a culture of accountability and continuous improvement
- Strong organizational and project management skills with ability to balance multiple priorities
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Experience using data, metrics, and performance indicators to drive decision-making
- Prior management of a fragrance laboratory and experience leading laboratory optimization, lean, or continuous improvement programs
- Creative problem-solving skills with a proactive and adaptable approach
IFF Family of Companies Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about IFF Family of Companies and has not been reviewed or approved by IFF Family of Companies.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive in many roles and locations, and compensation is often described as good.
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Parental & Family Support — A global minimum of 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all new parents is in place. This policy is positioned as a notable component of the overall package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Core offerings include paid time off, sick days, holidays, and sabbatical leave. Flexible scheduling options such as compressed workweeks and hybrid/remote arrangements are available where feasible.
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What We Do
Meet IFF: We boldly bring together science and creativity to create what the world needs. An industry leader in food, beverage, health and biosciences, we create essential solutions – from global icons to unexpected innovations and experiences. Equal parts outspoken and analytical, our international collective of thinkers working with customers to bring scents, tastes, experiences, ingredients and solutions for products people crave. With 24,000 employees across 65 countries, more than 110 manufacturing facilities, 100 R&D centers, and 33,000 customers across the world, we’re poised to make a difference on an unprecedented scale. Without our boundary-pushing passion and end-to-end expertise, the future wouldn’t be the same. Visit us at www.iff.com to learn more about how our talented people and new technology are challenging the expected, championing creators and doing more good for people and planet. Explore what sets us apart.
