Savory Associate Application Technologist

Start your career as a Savory Associate Application Technologist, turning flavors and ingredients into delicious soups, sauces, recipe mixes snacks, processed meat and plant-based foods. Work hands-on in our labs and kitchens, creating prototypes and supporting sensory evaluation with subsequent report and presentation. Learn from experienced flavor experts. Build the technical, creative and collaborative skills to become a technologist.

Your key responsibilities:

-Coordinate and support flavor applications and associated technical activities across a variety of savory projects, contributing to innovation launches.
-Support defined technical projects and formulations, developing savory application bases and prototype concepts that showcase dsm-firmenich flavors, ingredients, and technologies.
-Participate in savory formulation work across savory applications.
-Apply technical knowledge of flavors, ingredients, formulations, and savory processes while collaborating closely with internal technical partners and contributing to the broader applications community.
-Support sensory tastings and sample preparation, record data, recipes, and observations clearly.
-Attend global customer meetings, work sessions, and technical discussions in partnership with sales and senior technical colleagues.

We offer:

-Join a supportive, welcoming community of technical teammates based in Geneva, Switzerland, fostering collaboration.
-Access to a broad, experienced global network across all dsm-firmenich regional and international locations.
-Empowered to contribute meaningfully while upholding the highest ethical standards in all aspects of work.
-Growth and advancement opportunities for individuals who embrace innovation, take initiative, and drive change.
-Customer-first mindset, partnering with world-renowned brands to transform ideas into impactful, real-world solutions.
-Purpose-driven career path, offering the freedom to shape your journey while making a significant impact on billions of lives. 

You bring:

-Bachelor-s degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Food Engineering or a related scientific discipline with approximately 1-3 years of relevant industry experience.
-Fluent in English (French language speaking is an asset).
-Experience on supporting savory or flavor applications; exposure to savory is preferred but not required.
-Demonstrated formulation skills in food systems, with the ability to troubleshoot formulations with guidance and collaboration from the team.
-Solid organizational and project coordination skills, with experience supporting multiple projects in parallel.
-Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams and support technical interactions. Sense of accountability, curiosity, open minded, innovative and collaborative mindset.

About dsm-firmenich

At dsm-firmenich, we don-t just meet expectations - we go beyond them.

Join our global team powered by science, creativity, and a shared purpose: to bring progress to life.

From elevating health to making fortified food and sustainable skincare, the impact of your work here will be felt by millions - every single day. Whether it-s fragrance that helps you focus, alternative meat that-s better for the planet, or reducing sugar without losing flavor, this is where you help shape the future of nutrition, health, and beauty for everyone, everywhere.

And while you-re making a difference, we-ll make sure you-re growing too. With learning that never stops, a culture that lifts you up and the freedom to move across businesses, teams, and borders. Your voice matters here. And your ideas? They-re essential to our future. 

Because real progress only happens when we go beyond, together.

The application process:

Interested in this position? Please apply on-line by uploading your resume via our career portal.

Inclusion, belonging and equal opportunity statement:

At dsm-firmenich, we believe being a force for good starts with the way we treat each other. When people feel supported, included, and free to be themselves, they do their best work - and that-s exactly the kind of culture we-re building. A place where opportunity is truly equal, authenticity is celebrated, and everyone has the chance to grow, contribute, and feel they belong.

We-re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we-re serious about making our hiring process as fair and inclusive as possible. From inclusive language and diverse interview panels to thoughtful sourcing, we-re committed to reflecting the world we serve.

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds - no matter your gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or anything else that makes you, you.

And if you have a disability or need any support through the application process, we-re here to help - just let us know what you need, and we-ll do everything we can to make it work.

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Agency statement

We-re managing this search directly at dsm-firmenich. If you-re applying as an individual, we-d love to hear from you. We-re not accepting agency submissions or proposals involving fees or commissions for this role.