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Job Summary
The current opening of Application Scientist is an important ingredients and applications development role, locally based in Geesthacht, regionally serving customers widely across the EMENA region while globally being embedded into the global Sensient Pharmaceuticals Business Unit with functional and business leadership based in Saint Louis, USA.
What you will do:
Ensure comprehensive application advise on the application of Sensient products
Provide Technical R&D Support for the internal teams and customer projects, flavors, extracts, & colors and coatings in end applications
Develop technical concepts and solutions in accordance with requests from sales/distribution and marketing
Improve customer loyalty through technical seminars, training and presentation of innovative concepts
Education and training of Sensient Group employees and sales/distribution representatives
Collaborate and learn from Sensient’s global excellence centers in flavors and/or colors
Overseeing production trials on new products for the pharma business unit and assisting on production issues with Pharma products
What you’ll bring
Professional experience in R&D and Application in the pharma or food ingredients industry, preferably utilizing flavor and/or flavoring systems
BSc. or MSc in food science, food chemistry, food technology or pharmaceutical technology OR Apprenticeship in related fields
Fluent oral and written in English, German and any other European language skills are an advantage
Formulation experience in flavors, flavor applications, sensory knowledge, or food-based applications. Nice to have experience in colors and coating systems
Knowledge of project management and analytical techniques, experience delivering technical presentations for internal and external customers
What you’ll get:
Opportunity to collaborate with your colleagues, onsite 5 days per week
An excellent salary, benefit offering and development opportunities
A thorough and effective training experience during onboarding and beyond
About Sensient:
Sensient Technologies Corporation is a leading global manufacturer and marketer of colors, flavors, and extracts. Sensient employs advanced technologies at facilities around the world to develop specialty food and beverage systems, cosmetic and pharmaceutical systems, specialty colors, and other specialty and fine chemicals. The Company's customers include major international manufacturers representing most of the world's best-known brands.
About Sensient Pharmaceutical:
Sensient Pharmaceutical is your single source for color, flavor, coating, and imprint ink excipient solutions that define and protect world-leading brands.
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Skills Required
- Professional experience in R&D and application in the pharmaceutical or food ingredients industry
- BSc or MSc in food science, food chemistry, food technology, or pharmaceutical technology OR apprenticeship in related fields
- Fluent oral and written English and German (other European languages advantageous)
- Formulation experience in flavors, flavor applications, sensory knowledge, or food-based applications
- Experience with colors and coating systems
- Knowledge of project management and analytical techniques
- Experience delivering technical presentations for internal and external customers
- Experience overseeing production trials and assisting with production issues for pharma products
- Onsite work in Geesthacht, five days per week
Sensient Technologies Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Sensient Technologies and has not been reviewed or approved by Sensient Technologies.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Fair pay is frequently highlighted as aligning well with job responsibilities, and base compensation is often framed as competitive for the industry. The overall package is commonly characterized as good when considering pay together with benefits.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance are consistently described as comprehensive, with day-one eligibility and strong employer premium cost-sharing noted for U.S. salaried employees. Low premiums are repeatedly emphasized as a differentiator in the health offering.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is reinforced by a 401(k) match with immediate vesting and the presence of additional retirement vehicles such as an ESOP, with certain locations also referencing pension arrangements. This stack is presented as a meaningful component of total rewards beyond base salary.
Sensient Technologies Insights
What We Do
We Bring Life to Products. Our name communicates what we do: Enhance SENSory experiences through specialized ingredIENTs, delivered through proprietary TECHNOLOGIES. Sensient Technologies Corporation is a leading global manufacturer and marketer of colors, flavors, essential oils and extracts. Sensient employs advanced technologies at facilities around the world to develop specialty food and beverage systems, cosmetic and pharmaceutical systems, colors, natural ingredients, and extracts. The Company’s customers include major international manufacturers representing most of the world’s best-known brands. Sensient has some 75 operational sites in 35 countries and customers in more than 150 countries worldwide. Learn more about how Sensient can help you discover your next color, flavor and specialty solutions at www.sensient.com
