Application Scientist - Heath (Dietary)

IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and health & biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.

Health & Biosciences: Channeling our passion for nature and bioscience into sustainable, life-enhancing technologies that power innovative solutions across healthcare, food, consumer and industrial markets.

IFF in Madison, WI is seeking an Application Scientist to join our Health Applications Team!

This is a critical role supporting key application and formulation development for customer and internal innovation projects. The Application Scientist manages the technical relationship with specific Dietary Supplement and Pharmaceutical customers, helping grow the business and develop a pipeline of opportunities.

This is an onsite role.

Be part of an innovative and dynamic team where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact. Your potential is our inspiration.

• Identify, assess, develop and modify new product or application concepts and technologies to solve customer challenges
• Manage application development projects focused on innovation and cost improvements aligned with regional and global strategies
• Implement standards across projects and communicate progress and outcomes
• Ensure thorough documentation of technical development plans, risks, compliance, and product-related materials
• Serve as a technical resource to sales, customers, and internal/external partners including contract manufacturers, regulatory, and operations
• Translate product data into effective marketing and sales tools and provide technical training as needed
• Provide formulation solutions for formats such as capsules, sticks/sachets, bulk powders, oil drops, tablets, and more
• Design and execute experiments from benchtop to pilot scale, including hygroscopic evaluation, powder characteristics, and tablet/capsule formation
• Support product commercialization from formulation through pilot plant and finished format solutions
• Build and maintain internal and external networks with global Application, R&D, Regulation, Quality, Suppliers, and Contract Manufacturers

• Master's degree with 7+ years or PhD with 4+ years in Pharmaceutical or Food Sciences, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or Life Sciences
• Proven track record in dietary supplement or pharmaceutical formulation and technical service/product development, especially with probiotics
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including statistical analysis
• Deep technical knowledge of products and applications
• Project management experience
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to work autonomously while being a collaborative team player
• Willingness to travel globally up to 15%

• Experience with probiotic powders
• Deep understanding of formats, raw material suppliers, and grades for dietary supplement/pharmaceutical applications
• Experience in manufacturing environments and regulatory requirements
• Knowledge of packaging materials and analytical methods
• Practical experience scaling up processes from lab to commercial scale

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.

Visit IFF.com/careers/workplace-diversity-and-inclusion to learn more