Associate Innovation Director Premix CREAAS

Join dsm\u2011firmenich Health, Nutrition \u0026 Care as Associate Innovation Director for Premix and lead breakthrough innovation in powder science \u0026 Technoloy. Shape global strategy, drive differentiated solutions, and partner across functions to turn advanced technologies into real market impact\u2014an exceptional opportunity to influence the future of health and nutrition.\n\nYour key responsibilities\n\n * Lead with strong scientific depth in powder technology and translate complex science into practical, differentiated solutions.\n * Drive cross\u2011functional alignment and influence stakeholders without direct authority.\n * Manage complex innovation programs end\u2011to\u2011end with clarity, focus, and accountability.\n * Build trusted partnerships across regions, commercial teams, and external collaborators.\n * Navigate ambiguity with a solution\u2011oriented, pragmatic, and resilient mindset.\n * Connect market needs with scientific capabilities to shape a high\u2011impact innovation pipeline.\n\n\n\nWe offer\n\n * Work on science\u2011driven innovations that shape the future of health and nutrition, contributing to solutions that reach millions worldwide.\n * Collaborate with globally recognized experts across R\u0026D, application science, and commercial teams who elevate your thinking and celebrate shared success.\n * Grow in a culture that invests deeply in your development\u2014expanding your technical mastery, leadership strength, and strategic impact.\n * Explore diverse career paths across health, nutrition, and beauty, with real support to follow what inspires you.\n * Be part of a purpose\u2011led company where sustainability guides decisions and your work creates measurable positive impact.\n * Join a community where your ideas matter\u2014your voice helps shape projects, partnerships, and the customer experience.\n\n\n\nYou bring\n\n * Advanced scientific background, including a relevant Masters Science Degree, with 5 years of experience in powder technology, formulation/encapsulation, and material science, with experience leading innovation from concept to scale\u2011up.\n * Strong stakeholder\u2011management and influencing skills to align global teams, customers, and partners without direct authority.\n * A strategic, solutions\u2011oriented mindset\u2014able to navigate complexity, prioritize what matters, and deliver impact with speed.\n * Curiosity and an innovation mindset, constantly seeking better, smarter, more sustainable ways to create differentiation.\n * A collaborative spirit, thriving in cross\u2011functional teams across regions, disciplines, and cultures.\n * High accountability and ownership\u2014taking initiative, speaking up, and driving projects end\u2011to\u2011end with clarity and resilience.\n\n\n\nAbout dsm-firmenich\n\nAt dsm-firmenich, we don\u2019t just meet expectations \u2013 we go beyond them. \n\nJoin our global team powered by science, creativity, and a shared purpose: to bring progress to life.\n\nFrom elevating health to making fortified food and sustainable skincare, the impact of your work here will be felt by millions \u2013 every single day. Whether it\u2019s fragrance that helps you focus, alternative meat that\u2019s 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.\n\nAnd while you\u2019re making a difference, we\u2019ll make sure you\u2019re 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\u2019re essential to our future. \n\nBecause real progress only happens when we go beyond, together.\n\nOur application process\n\nInterested in this position? Please apply on-line by uploading your resume in English via our career portal. https://careers.dsm-firmenich.com/en/careers.html\n\nInclusion, belonging and equal opportunity statement\n\nAt 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 \u2013 and that\u2019s exactly the kind of culture we\u2019re building. A place where opportunity is truly equal, authenticity is celebrated, and everyone has the chance to grow, contribute, and feel they belong.\n\nWe\u2019re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we\u2019re serious about making our hiring process as fair and inclusive as possible. From inclusive language and diverse interview panels to thoughtful sourcing, we\u2019re committed to reflecting the world we serve.\n\nWe welcome candidates from all backgrounds \u2014 no matter your gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or anything else that makes you, you.\n\nAnd if you have a disability or need any support through the application process, we\u2019re here to help \u2013 just let us know what you need, and we\u2019ll do everything we can to make it work.\n\nAgency statement \n\nWe\u2019re managing this search directly at dsm-firmenich. If you\u2019re applying as an individual, we\u2019d love to hear from you. We\u2019re not accepting agency submissions or proposals involving fees or commissions for this role.\n