Flavour Chemist in England

Overview The Flavourist plays a key role in flavour development, innovation, flavour library management, and supporting commercial growth by delivering creative and technically robust flavour solutions in response to customer briefs. Working closely with customers, application technologists, production teams, suppliers, and cross-functional colleagues, the Flavourist will develop flavours that meet both customer expectations and business objectives. The successful candidate will possess a strong understanding of raw materials, flavour applications, production processes, regulatory requirements, analytical techniques, and sensory evaluation. They will also contribute to the continuous improvement of flavour development through experimentation, market awareness, and collaboration. Lead flavour development projects from concept through to completion. Create innovative flavour solutions for sweet food and beverage applications. Compound and process flavour samples to support development projects. Conduct physical, chemical, and sensory testing of flavour formulations. Support flavour matching and duplication projects in collaboration with analytical teams. Work cross-functionally with R&D, application, quality, planning, and production teams. Maintain flavour and raw material databases, libraries, and documentation. Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Life Sciences, or a related discipline. Strong background in flavour chemistry, food chemistry, flavour applications, and sensory science. Proven experience developing flavours for sweet food and beverage applications. Ability to manage multiple projects and work effectively under pressure. Willingness to travel when required. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Flavourist to play a key role in developing innovative flavour solutions and supporting a growing portfolio of sweet and beverage applications.