Job Summary
- Provide technical support, troubleshooting, and proactive problem-solving for Health & Biosciences manufacturing processes, with an initial focus on yeast manufacturing.
- Benchmark, assess, and optimize the capability and performance of internal and external manufacturing processes.
- Conduct holistic assessments of internal yeast manufacturing capabilities, including technical performance, quality, compliance, and product cost.
- Support new product and technology introductions across internal manufacturing sites and external contract manufacturing partners.
- Partner with global teams, including Research & Development, manufacturing, quality, and operations, to strengthen yeast manufacturing performance.
- Monitor and report on process performance, product cost, and operational efficiency across Health & Biosciences manufacturing plants.
- Provide techno-economic analysis for manufacturing improvements, including capital expenditure projects, commercialization, and debottlenecking initiatives.
- Contribute to major initiatives and strategies as part of the global Health & Biosciences Manufacturing Technology community.
- Support process commercialization programs and front-end loading activities for capital expansion, growth, and improvement projects.
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Chemical Engineering or a related technical field.
- Minimum of five years of experience in industrial, biochemical, or biotechnology manufacturing environments.
- Experience in yeast processing, fermentation, downstream processing, liquid formulation, or solid formulation.
- Knowledge of industrial biotechnology process technology, ideally with a focus on yeast manufacturing.
- Project management experience, including the ability to support complex technical initiatives across multiple stakeholders.
- Ability to collaborate effectively across sites, functions, regions, and business teams.
- Strong decision-making, prioritization, and strategic thinking skills.
- Ability to communicate technical information clearly and confidently, including with senior leaders.
- Financial and business acumen, including experience with project justification, cost analysis, or manufacturing improvement cases.
- Experience supporting capital expansion, debottlenecking, or manufacturing improvement projects in a biotechnology or fermentation environment.
- Exposure to external contract manufacturing or global manufacturing networks.
- Ability to bring a continuous improvement mindset while building strong relationships across technical and operational teams.
- Opportunity to directly influence yeast manufacturing strategy and capability within a global Health & Biosciences organization.
- Work on meaningful technical projects that support process performance, efficiency, commercialization, and long-term business growth.
- Collaborate with global colleagues across Manufacturing Technology, Research & Development, operations, quality, and business teams.
- Be part of a motivated, passionate, and open-minded team where your work can make a real 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.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Chemical Engineering or related technical field
- Minimum of five years of experience in industrial, biochemical, or biotechnology manufacturing environments
- Experience in yeast processing, fermentation, downstream processing, liquid formulation, or solid formulation
- Knowledge of industrial biotechnology process technology, ideally with a focus on yeast manufacturing
- Project management experience supporting complex technical initiatives across multiple stakeholders
- Ability to collaborate effectively across sites, functions, regions, and business teams
- Strong decision-making, prioritization, and strategic thinking skills
- Ability to communicate technical information clearly and confidently, including with senior leaders
- Financial and business acumen, including experience with project justification, cost analysis, or manufacturing improvement cases
- Experience supporting capital expansion, debottlenecking, or manufacturing improvement projects in a biotechnology or fermentation environment
- Exposure to external contract manufacturing or global manufacturing networks
- Continuous improvement mindset and ability to build strong cross-functional relationships
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.
