Head of External Opportunties/ Fragrances Research (m/f/d)

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with passion and creativity, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There’s much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 16,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. Every day, your talent, your innovative spirit, and your determination will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

As the Head of External Opportunities/ Fragrances Research you will manage external/internal collaboration partners to increase the value of innovative partnerships for Fragrances Science and Technology.

You will be based in our Innovation Center in Kemptthal and reporting directly to the Head of Ingredients Research.

You will:

• In the field of fragrance ingredients and feedstocks (i.e. identification, manufacturing and applications), scout technology partners for Fragrances S&T opportunities, according to Projects and Fragrance innovation roadmap/strategy
• Manage the partner selection process with important partners, including S&T, competitive Intelligence, procurement, legal, IP, finance, the business sponsor and Senior Management
• Collaboration management with external partner(s)
• Scan the available networks and materials by using modern technologies to identify partners for strategic opportunities
• Maintain a network of consultants, Givaudan memberships and attendance to conferences to keep S&T organization up to date with latest development in the field of ingredients and feedstocks
• Consolidate and capture ideas, needs and opportunities

Your Professional Profile includes:

• University degree (PhD), with expertise in life sciences, biotech and green chemistry
• At least 5 years Research program experience with external parties
• Understanding of production processes and fragrance molecules
• Business Fluent in English written and oral
• Expert in thinking and acting strategically and opportunistically
• Experienced in using knowledge to make good proposals and decisions
• Expert in communicating with different parties on different levels inside and outside our organization
• Broad experience in the Fragrance, Beauty and Taste & Wellbeing industry
• Expert in using modern technologies

Your benefits in Kemptthal:

• Excellent opportunities for progressive learning and development
• Flexible working model with a 40-hour work week
• Additional paid days off and favorable pension fund contributions
• Subsidized meals in the staff restaurant and discounted catering offers
• Access to a sport and leisure club with amenities on-site
• Discounts at the company shop and free staff parking
• Subsidized REKA vouchers and SBB half-fare travel card
• Complimentary beverages (tea, coffee, water) at all locations
• Worldwide private accident coverage with the free choice of hospital

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Every essence of you enriches our world.
Givaudan is committed to equal opportunities. Therefore, we welcome applications regardless of cultural and social background, gender, age, religion or sexual identity.
We also have a safe working environment, progressive working conditions and are certified as an equal pay employer.