At Corbion, we exist to champion preservation in all its forms, preserving food and food production, health, and our planet.
Innovation is how we build a more sustainable future. Guided by our purpose—to preserve what matters—and driven by our BRIGHT 2030 Strategy, we are accelerating our leadership in clean-label preservation, sustainable ingredient solutions, and advanced biotechnology.
As Head of Global Applications & Solutions Development, you will play a pivotal role in converting Corbion’s scientific excellence into differentiated customer value. This is a senior, enterprise-wide leadership role, accountable for a global technical organization that brings our ingredient technologies to life across food and beverage applications worldwide. The position will be based at one of our two global innovation hubs in Gorinchem (The Netherlands) or Lenexa (Kansas) and reports to the Chief Technology Officer.
You will lead and integrate four critical global capability pillars:
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Global Applications – Unifying and elevating application teams across regions and categories
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Sensory Science – Translating functional performance into compelling sensory experiences
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Microbiology & Preservation – Advancing Corbion’s leadership in natural preservation
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Global Ingredient Technology – Building predictive, specification-driven ingredient capabilities
Together, these capabilities strengthen Corbion’s customer relevance, accelerate innovation, and support sustainable growth.
Global Applications & Solutions Leadership
Customer-Facing Technical Excellence
Application Innovation & Validation
Global Ingredient Technology
Corbion is a global leader in sustainable ingredient solutions, powered by nearly a century of fermentation expertise. Our BRIGHT 2030 Strategy sets ambitious goals in clean-label preservation, sustainable food systems, biotechnology, and specialty ingredients. We offer a collaborative, purpose-driven culture where innovation, customer impact, and sustainability go hand in hand.
About Corbion
Corbion is a sustainable ingredients company dedicated to preserving what matters, including food and food production, health, and the planet. We specialize in lactic acid, lactic acid derivatives, food preservation solutions, functional blends, and algae ingredients, using our deep application and product knowledge to propel nature’s ingenuity through science. With more than a century of experience, we continue working side-by-side with our customers to make our cutting-edge technologies work for them. Leveraging our advanced capabilities in fermentation and preservation technology, we help customers differentiate their products in diverse markets ranging from food and animal nutrition to home & personal care, pharmaceuticals, electronics, medical devices, and bioplastics. In 2024, Corbion generated annual sales of € 1,332.0 million with a workforce of 2,399 FTEs. Corbion is listed on Euronext Amsterdam. For more information: www.corbion.com
Corbion is an equal opportunity employer and committed to a diverse workplace. All applicants will be considered equally without regard to race, color, ethnicity, veteran status, religion, national origin, marital status, political affiliation, age, sex, sexual orientation, handicapping condition, membership in an organization or any other non-merit factors.
Corbion provides reasonable accommodation to applicants.
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