PX Researcher Senior

IFF Inc. • South Brunswick, NJ, USA • 3w ago

Job Summary

As Product Experience (PX) Researchers, we represent the voice of the consumer within IFF and help to drive regional sales by implementing research designs and effectively managing resources to ensure we create optimal products people love.  

IFF PX NA Flavors is looking for a Product Experience Senior Researcher for the site in South Brunswick, NJ.  Are you passionate about sensory and consumer insights and how they can impact product design, development, and creating optimal products people love?  

As Product Experience Senior Researcher, you will be responsible to guide and drive sensory and consumer research activities and projects in alignment with business opportunities and corporate strategies. You will partner closely with the creation and design team with sensory and consumer insights that are directly relevant for the product design and formulation. You will also partner with commercial and marketing teams to ensure impactful customer engagement reactively and proactively. You will be the voice of the consumer. 

As a Product Experience Senior Researcher, you will… 

Work with cross functional teams (category leaders, commercial, marketing, innovation, creation, and design teams) and effectively design and implement sensory & consumer insights methods for product development and formulation for the creation of products people love

Be the voice of the consumer and create product experience insights to bring to customers

Generate sensory and consumer data through:

Effective use of discriminative and descriptive sensory methods

Design of quantitative consumer tests

Execution of qualitative consumer research (from creating moderator guides to moderating, assimilating results, and reporting)

Analyze complex consumer and sensory data using statistical models, textual analysis, etc.; translate effectively raw data into insights and actionable recommendations that support the development and design of products

Responsible for supporting the development and implementation of new research tools and models to provide future in-depth insights to products and consumer behavior

Present findings to internal stakeholders and customers to guide development and showcase consumer understanding in the products developed

Collaborate with regional and global Product Experience Team

Coach and mentor junior team members

Required Skills: 

High levelof expertisein qualitative and quantitative methodologies, and related data analysis; being at ease with statistical programs such as R, SPSS, JMP, Xlstat

Strategic thinking, learning agility and drive for results, creativity, problem solving and strong business acumen

Strong people skills and an effective team player and coaching skills

Influencing and networking skills

Ability to craft a compelling story driven by data to deliver insights

Demonstrating inclusive leadership within cross-functional teams

Able to work autonomously with minimal supervision by manager

Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

Required Experience: 

Minimum 8 years of experience in qualitative and quantitative consumer research, preferably within food and beverage manufacturing

Masters and or PhD in Sensory Science, Experimental Psychology, Neuroscience, Food Science or related area

Preferred Experience:

Advanced skills in sensory and consumer methodologies and statistical analysis

Trained in qualitative research methods

Culture Principles 

ACT AS AN OWNER – We take ownership and work with passion and integrity. Our teams are empowered to make decisions and help the entire organization thrive.

BE AGILE – We constantly push for progress and respond to the needs of our customers and the world with speed, skill, and creativity.

COLLABORATE AND WIN TOGETHER – Our bond with our customers and colleagues will power innovation and our shared success.

BE INCLUSIVE – We have a proud history of honoring and fostering diversity and inclusion. Our commitment is to embrace diversity of thought, enhance the feeling of inclusion for all employees and transform our future.  Your Uniqueness Unleash Our Potential!

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.

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