Job Summary
Are you ready to apply your laboratory expertise to ensure quality, support innovation, and help bring exceptional fragrance experiences 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.
The role is based in Holmdel, New Jersey, United States, and is an on-site role.
Be part of a collaborative, detail-oriented, and quality-focused team where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact. Your potential is our inspiration.
Where You'll Make a Difference- Perform sensory, appearance, and color analysis of raw materials used in the Creative Center, by customers, and in fragrances produced by the Sample Lab.
- Prepare samples and perform laboratory analyses, including gas chromatography, density, refractive index, CIE Lab color, and flash point testing for fragrances produced by the Sample Lab.
- Record sensory and analytical results with accuracy and create fragrance specifications in the system.
- Issue technical documentation, including certificates of analysis.
- Support administrative activities such as sample library management, shipping target procedures, Good Manufacturing Practices procedures, and SAP data maintenance.
- Perform regular maintenance, cleaning, and troubleshooting of quality control equipment, including gas chromatography equipment, Ismatec tubes, and flash point equipment.
- Communicate effectively with internal customers to support quality, documentation, and sample-related needs.
- Support investigations of quality deviations and assist in implementing corrective actions when required.
- Degree in Cosmetics, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Pharmacy, or a related field.
- Laboratory testing experience or strong interest in quality control laboratory activities.
- Ability to perform routine analytical and sensory testing with attention to detail.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to follow established procedures.
- Strong scheduling, planning, and task management skills.
- Commitment to safety practices for people, products, and equipment.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
- Comfort working with automated systems and digital task management tools.
- Ability to read English and communicate clearly in writing and verbally.
- Experience with fragrance, cosmetics, flavors, or related laboratory environments.
- Familiarity with gas chromatography, flash point testing, refractive index, density, or color analysis.
- Experience using SAP or maintaining technical data in quality or laboratory systems.
- An opportunity to support the quality of fragrance materials and samples in a creative, science-driven environment.
- Hands-on exposure to analytical testing, sensory evaluation, and technical documentation.
- A collaborative workplace where quality, accuracy, and continuous improvement matter.
- Opportunities to develop specialized expertise in fragrance quality control while working alongside experienced industry professionals.
- Join a company that values diverse perspectives, continuous learning, and opportunities for professional growth.
- A chance to contribute to a global company focused on innovation, inclusion, and sustainable solutions.
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
- Degree in Cosmetics, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Pharmacy, or related field
- Laboratory testing experience or strong interest in quality control laboratory activities
- Ability to perform routine analytical and sensory testing with attention to detail
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to follow established procedures
- Strong scheduling, planning, and task management skills
- Commitment to safety practices for people, products, and equipment
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications
- Comfort working with automated systems and digital task management tools
- Ability to read English and communicate clearly in writing and verbally
- Experience with fragrance, cosmetics, or flavors laboratory environments
- Familiarity with gas chromatography, flash point testing, refractive index, density, or color analysis
- Experience using SAP or maintaining technical data in laboratory/quality systems
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.
IFF Family of Companies Insights
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.
