Scientist (Fragrance Ingredients)

International Flavors and Fragrances
United States, New Jersey, Holmdel
May 13, 2026
Job Summary Are you passionate about fragrance ingredient innovation and eager to shape the future of Home Care experiences through science and sensory insight? IFF is a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering innovative solutions that delight consumers and enrich everyday experiences. We bring together science, creativity, and collaboration to create products that matter. Scent Business Unit The Scent business unit creates fragrances that evoke emotion, enhance functionality, and bring products to life across multiple consumer categories, including Home Care and Fabric Care. Innovation, sensory expertise, and ingredient science are at the core of how we deliver value to our customers and consumers. You will be part of a crossfunctional Research & Development (R&D) and Art of Perfumery (AoP) platform team, working closely with perfumers, evaluators, and fragrance ingredient experts to assess, validate, and recommend new fragrance ingredients for innovation platforms. Where You'll Make a Difference Act as the key point of contact for R&D and AoP platform perfumers. Prepare application samples of new fragrance ingredients within the internal Fragrance Research & Evaluation Tool (FRET) platform. Support ingredientled innovation with a strong focus on Home Care applications. Design and execute inuse evaluations at key consumer touchpoints, benchmarked against relevant standards. Ensure ingredient evaluations are aligned with defined R&D key performance indicators (KPIs). Collaborate on Go / NoGo decisions for new fragrance ingredients. Define recommended usage level ranges for accepted ingredients. Conduct stability testing and performance evaluations under different environmental conditions. Manage ingredient assessment data, ensuring traceability and historical tracking. What Makes You the Right Fit Bachelor's degree or higher in Organic Chemistry or a related scientific discipline. Minimum 3 years of experience in fragrance ingredient or scentrelated projects. Strong affinity with fragrance ingredient chemistry. Ability to smell and distinguish basic perfumery materials. Understanding of ingredient stability and behavior across different applications. Strong organizational, analytical, and project management skills. Detailoriented, structured, handson, and resultsdriven mindset. How Would You Stand Out? Experience across multiple Home Care and Fabric Care touchpoints. Familiarity with Sensory Decision Making (SDM) frameworks. Ability to translate scientific findings into clear, datadriven innovation recommendations. Why Choose Us? Be part of a global organization where science, creativity, and innovation come together. Work in a collaborative, crossfunctional environment with industryleading experts. Contribute to products that impact everyday consumer experiences worldwide. Access to learning, development, and career growth opportunities. Competitive compensation and benefits aligned with local market practices. 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: $70352- $87940