Technologist, Taste Applications, Beverages, North America (Princeton, NJ)

Technologist, Taste Applications, Beverages, North America (Princeton, NJ)\n\nLocation: Princeton, NJ, US\n\nBring beverage concepts to life from ideation through commercialization with our North America Applications Team! The Technologist, Taste Applications, Beverages will collaborate with cross\u2011functional experts, sales, flavorists, sensory, and marketing teams to support customers in developing innovative beverage solutions while showcasing the dsm\u2011firmenich flavor and ingredient portfolio.\n\nThis role offers strong customer exposure, a broad technical scope across beverage applications, and the opportunity to grow within a collaborative, high\u2011performing team.\n\nYour Key Responsibilities:\n\n * Support and coordinate flavor applications and associated technical activities across a variety of beverage projects, contributing to customer solutions from concept through commercialization.\n * Execute defined technical projects and formulations, developing beverage application bases and prototype concepts that showcase dsm\u2011firmenich flavors, ingredients, and technologies.\n * Participate in beverage formulation work across alcoholic and non\u2011alcoholic applications; experience with alcoholic beverages is a plus but not required.\n * Contribute to technical selling efforts by supporting customer meetings, work sessions, and technical discussions in partnership with sales and senior technical colleagues.\n * Manage multiple customer briefs simultaneously under general direction, completing assigned workstreams and supporting delivery of project objectives.\n * Apply technical knowledge of flavors, ingredients, formulations, and beverage processes while collaborating closely with internal technical partners and contributing to the broader applications community.\n\n\n\nWe Bring:\n\n * Supportive, tight-knit community of technical and commercial teammates based in Princeton, NJ, fostering collaboration and camaraderie.\n * Access to a broad, experienced global network across all dsm-firmenich regional and international locations.\n * Empowered to contribute meaningfully while upholding the highest ethical standards in all aspects of work.\n * Growth and advancement opportunities for individuals who embrace innovation, take initiative, and drive change.\n * Customer-first mindset, partnering with world-renowned brands to transform ideas into impactful, real-world solutions.\n * Purpose-driven career path, offering the freedom to shape your journey while making a significant impact on billions of lives\n\n\n\nYou Bring:\n\n * Bachelor\u2019s degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Food Technology, or a related scientific discipline with approximately 3\u20135 years of relevant industry experience, or a Master\u2019s degree with 2\u20133 years of experience.\n * Experience supporting beverage or flavor applications; exposure to alcoholic beverages is preferred but not required.\n * Demonstrated formulation skills in beverage systems, with the ability to troubleshoot formulations with guidance and collaboration from the team.\n * Solid organizational and project coordination skills, with experience supporting multiple projects in parallel.\n * Exposure to pilot plant, processing, or scale\u2011up activities, with an understanding of formulation considerations beyond bench scale.\n * Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross\u2011functional teams and support customer\u2011facing technical interactions.\n\n\n\nThe salary or hourly wage scale provided reflects the pay range dsm-firmenich expects to pay the successful candidate for the position. Individual pay offered will be based on the applicant\u2019s job-related skills, experience, relevant education, or training, and primary work location. Salary $95,000-$110,000.\n\nIn addition to base salary, we also offer a comprehensive total rewards package, inclusive of annual incentive pay, a retirement savings plan, health care coverage, paid time off, recognition programs and a broad range of other benefits. All benefits and incentives are subject to eligibility requirements.\n\nAbout dsm-firmenich\n\nAt dsm-firmenich, we don\u2019t just meet expectations \u2013 we go beyond them. Join 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\nThe application process\n\nInterested in this position? Please apply online by uploading your resume in English. We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on May 16, 2026.\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