Sensory Scientist
Dallas, TX US
Job Description
Sensory Scientist
This wonderful research forward, market leading billion-dollar dairy company is looking to add an ambitious Sensory Scientist to their team. Reporting into the Manager of R&D & Sensory, you will be the go-to across the company for Sensory as well as have 2 Jr. Scientists to mentor.
They offer a no-deductible, $0 premium option for employee health coverage – due to this wonderful benefit, they are a nicotine free company.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams on complex projects & recommend appropriate sensory testing to support projects based on the company’s objectives
- Participate in cross-functional product and ingredient development projects and guide activities on improving sensory aspects of products / ingredients
- Schedule, design & execute sensory tests, including panelist recruitment, survey software programming, sample prep, serving, & clean up
- Statistically analyze & report sensory data, drawing meaningful conclusions, & recommendations for product optimization
- Develop methodologies that allow correlating sensory and analytical results to guide product and ingredient development
- Create and maintain ingredient / product sensory lexicons
- Train & monitor performance of panelists
- Develop quality sensory protocols
- Stay updated on industry trends & emerging technologies related to sensory science, flavor chemistry, & contribute to innovation in product development
**If you’d like to hear more about this opportunity and others we are currently working on, please contact Kristen Gawrys at kgawrys@cps4jobs.com.
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Job Requirements
Technical Qualifications:
- Master’s PhD preferred in Sensory, Food Science or technical / related field
- M.S. 5+ years of food industry experience in a sensory role
- PhD fresh graduates welcome if you have the extensive experience through your degree
- Strong fundamental knowledge of sensory principles, test design, execution & analyses
- Background in descriptive sensory with discrimination testing, consumer insight testing, and shelf-life testing
- Competence in one or more of the following: XL Stat, JMP, R, or similar CompuSense software
- Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work
- Detail oriented with the ability to prioritize & manage multiple projects simultaneously
**If you’d like to hear more about this opportunity and others we are currently working on, please contact Kristen Gawrys at kgawrys@cps4jobs.com.
JO: 128.24KG
#LI-KG1