Job Summary
Are you ready to take your skills to the next level and make a real impact?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 on Hazlet, NJ (On- site role). Be part of a creative, 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
Guide perfumers in developing, evaluating, and adjusting new and existing fragrance formulations.
Evaluate fragrances to ensure alignment with organizational standards, customer requirements, and olfactive direction.
Analyze current market and fragrance trends to support innovation and competitive positioning.
Review and compare competitor products to identify opportunities for differentiation.
Collaborate with marketing and sales teams to assess consumer preferences and translate insights into fragrance recommendations.
Provide clear, structured feedback to perfumers to support formula optimization.
Maintain full awareness of regulatory requirements impacting fragrance development.
Ensure compliance with internal quality processes and global regulatory standards.
Support fragrance submissions, sample preparation, and documentation as needed.
What Makes You the Right Fit
Strong sensory evaluation skills and the ability to assess olfactive performance with accuracy and consistency.
Understanding fragrance development processes, applications, and formulation considerations.
Ability to translate consumer insights and market trends into actionable fragrance direction.
Strong communication skills to provide clear guidance to perfumers and cross-functional teams.
Highly organized, detail‑oriented, and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Collaborative mindset with the ability to partner closely with marketing, sales, and creative teams.
Strong analytical thinking and ability to evaluate competitor products objectively.
Understanding of global regulatory frameworks related to fragrance safety and compliance.
How Would You Stand Out?
Previous experience in fragrance evaluation, sensory analysis, or perfumery support.
Familiarity with IFRA guidelines and global fragrance regulatory standards.
Demonstrated ability to anticipate trends and guide fragrance direction proactively.
Why Choose Us?
Work closely with world‑class perfumers and contribute directly to creative fragrance development.
Join a dynamic, collaborative team environment focused on innovation.
Opportunity to influence high‑visibility product launches across multiple categories.
Strong commitment to quality, compliance, and industry leadership.
Competitive compensation and benefits package.
Career development opportunities within a global fragrance organization.
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
- Strong sensory evaluation skills with accurate, consistent olfactive assessment
- Understanding of fragrance development processes, applications, and formulation considerations
- Ability to translate consumer insights and market trends into actionable fragrance direction
- Strong written and verbal communication to provide clear guidance to perfumers and cross-functional teams
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Collaborative mindset and ability to partner with marketing, sales, and creative teams
- Strong analytical thinking and ability to evaluate competitor products objectively
- Understanding of global regulatory frameworks related to fragrance safety and compliance
- Support fragrance submissions, sample preparation, and documentation as needed
- Previous experience in fragrance evaluation, sensory analysis, or perfumery support
- Familiarity with IFRA guidelines and global fragrance regulatory standards
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.
