Company Description

We are the leading international sensory and consumer research company specializing in food, beverages, cosmetics, personal care, and other consumer products. We have 19 proprietary state-of-the-art facilities across France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, United Kingdom, Morocco, China and the USA, and cover more than 65 countries through our network of approved partners.

SAM provides tailor-made solutions, delivering actionable guidelines to make our clients’ brands and products memorable.

SAM is a great place to work.

Join SAM to work with the most competent, creative, and fun team in the industry and let your work, opinions and ideas contribute to the future of sensory and consumer research.

Become your most extraordinary self with support and development throughout your career.

Best in class

Join our very diverse team of sensory scientists, food technologists, statisticians, psychologists, sociologists, strategic thinkers, marketeers, field managers, technicians and other sensory and research experienced colleagues.

We're proud to be part of the Eurofins Group

World-leader in Testing for Life. With about 61 000 employees, Eurofins is a global leader in testing services and over the last 20 years has been one of the fastest growing companies in the world, thanks to its innovation in technology and service.

Job Description

Job Summary: Reporting to a Research Manager, Senior Research Manager or an Associate Research Director, a Panel Leader is responsible for the execution of sensory testing.

Responsibilities:

1. Panel Work

a. Supervise and lead our sensory panels

b. Recruit, train, manage and motivate sensory panellists

c. Preparation of tests (organisation of sessions, & samples, preparation of test questionnaires)

d. Conduct sessions (descriptive profiling, temporal assessment and discrimination testing)

e. Assist with statistical analysis and data visualisation

f. Support with writing reports for the client

g. Follow-up and control of panelists’ performance

h. Participation in the quality assurance process

2. People:

a. Close collaboration with the field team

b. Work closely with other members of our sensory and research team and the Data Solutions Hub

3. Strategy:

Ensuring that ongoing activities and projects adhere to the company's strategic guidelines

Qualifications

• University degree, ideally in food science, social sciences, psychology, statistics or economics
• Experience in project management and/or running a sensory panel would be desirable
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in German. English is a strong plus
• Proficiency in MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc
• Rigorous, responsive and proactive
• Strong organisational and planning skills, that ensure work is effectively prioritised to meet deadlines