Dubai, United Arab Emirates Remote (City)

IFF is hiring a Scent Design Associate - Home Care

About the Role

As a Scent Design Associate in the Home Care division, you will play a key role in shaping fragrance concepts that connect with consumers and respond to evolving market trends. Based in Dubai’s Scent Creative Center, you’ll work at the intersection of creativity and strategy, guiding the development of new scent profiles and technologies.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead go-to-market initiatives and drive fragrance innovation strategies from concept to execution
  • Translate consumer insights, market data, and customer requirements into actionable fragrance directions
  • Partner with perfumers, technical experts, marketing, and consumer research teams to identify opportunities and overcome development challenges
  • Apply Holistic Scent Design principles to build creative frameworks that guide olfactive exploration
  • Define consumer learning objectives that inform scent relevance and differentiation
  • Provide creative direction to perfumers, supporting originality and technical feasibility in fragrance creation
  • Build trusted relationships with internal partners and maintain awareness of competitive and market developments
  • Share knowledge across teams to strengthen organizational insight and alignment

Qualifications and Skills

Candidates should hold a bachelor’s or master’s degree in perfumery, chemistry, consumer science, product research, or a related field. Fluency in English is required. Essential skills include:

  • Strong olfactive perception and the ability to articulate scent characteristics clearly
  • Understanding of fragrance ingredients, formulation basics, and stability considerations
  • Ability to assess market relevance and identify viable fragrance or technology pathways
  • Project management discipline with a structured, process-driven approach

Preferred Attributes

  • Adaptability and openness to change in a fast-moving environment
  • Results-focused mindset with attention to business impact
  • Collaborative spirit and ability to inspire team momentum
  • Strong interpersonal and influencing skills across all organizational levels

Work Environment

This role is based in Dubai with a local work model. The position offers opportunities for home office arrangements, ongoing training, and access to learning and development resources to support professional growth.

Required Skills
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We’re a world leader in food, beverage, health, biosciences, scent, and personal care solutions. For nearly two hundred years, we’ve been at the forefront of scientific progress, blending science, creativity, and heart to improve lives. We create superior flavor, fragrance, food ingredient, and bioscience innovations rooted in science and inspired by nature.

Our expertise spans multiple sectors including food and beverage, health sciences, beauty and personal care, home care, animal nutrition, and industrial markets. We power sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products through cutting-edge science and consumer insights.

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