Principal Flavorist

Together We Innovate.

Together We Change.
Ready to shape the future of flavor innovation? If a strong foundation in flavor systems, ingredients, and technologies is paired with a passion for creating what's next, this opportunity offers a chance to make a lasting impact.

We're seeking a Principal Flavoristin Richmond, VA to lead the discovery, innovation, and creation of new flavor concepts that power next-generation product development.

This role offers the opportunity to define and develop our focus on building a long-term pipeline through breakthrough products and cross-functional collaboration.

This team brings together deep technical expertise to unlock new product spaces, accelerate innovation, and shape the future of the enterprise.
What You'll Be Doing:
• Lead flavor innovation and discovery: Guide teams in creating breakthrough flavor concepts that unlock new product spaces and fuel long-term innovation pipelines.
•Identify emerging trends and technologies: Continuously explore new flavor technologies and trends, translating them into consumer-relevant innovations and competitive advantage.
•Drive insight-led ideation: Lead cross-functional ideation efforts, turning consumer insights and unmet needs into bold, differentiated flavor concepts.
•Uncover new opportunity spaces: Develop market and competitive insights to identify white space opportunities across product and flavor categories.
•Shape next-generation product experiences: Apply deep technical expertise to design, evaluate, and refine innovative flavor systems for future-focused products.
•Advance consumer-centered design: Guide sensory evaluation and interpretation to ensure flavor solutions deliver compelling, differentiated experiences.
•Enable innovation at scale: Build and evolve infrastructure, tools, and knowledge systems that accelerate innovation and strengthen organizational capability.
•Partner to deliver breakthrough outcomes: Collaborate across R&D, Commercial, and Analytical teams to bring innovative flavor concepts from idea through execution.
•Lead regulatory and quality integration for innovation: Ensure new flavor solutions align with regulatory requirements while enabling speed and agility in development.
•Build and grow innovation capability: Mentor and develop talent, fostering a culture of creativity, technical excellence, and continuous learning.
We Want You to Have:
•Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Biology or Food Science preferred.

Advanced degree or Flavorist Certification preferred.
•10+ years of experience in the development and knowledge of flavor systems, flavor ingredients, flavor technologies and processes for food, fragrances, and/or pharma industries
•Experience in successfully managing and coaching teams
•In-depth knowledge of flavor creation and development, flavor ingredients, processing aids, suppliers and flavor application equipment and technologies are preferred.
•Ability to communicate effectively as the p...