Sensory Scientist

About the role

Tate & Lyle's purpose, Transforming Lives Through the Science of Food, inspires everything we do. Whether it's by making food and drink healthier and tastier, continuously improving how we work, promoting a safe working environment, or making a difference in our local communities, we believe we can successfully grow our business and have a positive impact on society.

Responsibilities

• Communicate project requirements, test design, methodology standards, sample specifications, timelines, and quotations with external partners.
• Track full project progress: sample dispatch, test execution, quality control, and issue resolution during testing.
• Review third-party deliverables, including raw sensory data, statistical analysis, significance conclusion, and sensory profile reports.
• Develop a new test method with a panel
• Manage vendor relationship, commercial negotiations, delivery timelines, and report quality control.
• Archive all third-party project documents, reports, and records to ensure full traceability and reviewability.
• Unify evaluation methodologies, criteria, and scoring frameworks for both in-house and third-party sensory testing.
• Support the establishment and maintaining internal trained panel to conduct basic descriptive analysis subjective to the technical service project needs and the operation quality project.
• Support and manage the day-to-day responsibilities and priorities, including scheduling of test requirements with guidance of the Regional Sensory Manager.
• Connect with the global sensory team as needed to align on project priorities and initiatives .
• Review scientific literature and keep up with the new trends, technology, regulations, and methodologies in sensory evaluation.
• Protect intellectual properties by following policies and best practices in knowledge management, IP execution, and information sharing.
• Develop and execute sensory tests, applying scientific methodologies to assess product attributes in line with team procedures.
• Conduct benchmarking studies to compare products within the market and assess competitive advantage, developing insights into future specifications and product changes.
• Ensure quality and consistency in sensory evaluations, working with senior Sensory colleagues to troubleshoot and refine testing protocols as needed.
• Maintain and calibrate testing equipment used in sensory evaluations and testing, supporting the reliability of the Sensory team's assessments and outcomes.
• Participate in various company activities, such as safety training, employee survey, safety audits, and OSHA training-present safety topic or safety moment in the meetings.
• EHS
• Perform, maintain, and improve the EHS standard and requirements as set by the Company. Participate in the company's EHS program, including training, audits, etc., as arranged by the company.
• Location
• This role is assigned to be based in the Shanghai office, Xuhui district
• What You'll Have
• Degree in F

Benefits

Additional Information

As a Sensory Scientist, you are part of the Global Science & Innovation Team and play a key role in partnering with Regional Innovation & Commercial Development, Applications, and Technical Service stakeholders to conduct sensory research and tests to drive customer excellence. You will be utilizing global and regional sensory and consumer research capabilities to derive ingredients, products, and consumer insights for the organization. About You We're looking to recruit a Sensory Scientist reporting to the APAC Sensory Manager, based in Shanghai. This is a varied role for a person who has a strong foundation in the Food Ingredients industry, with a strong background in Sensory, Consumer Product Guidance Research, and Statistics. Your role will develop and execute research strategies with regional and global key stakeholders to inform product performance for new and existing ingredients for APAC and global, for the purpose of delivering excellence for the customer.

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