Fragrance Development Manager

Location: Princeton, NJ, US

About the role

As a Fragrance Development Manager in Perfumery & Beauty, you’ll drive mutual success by developing winning fragrance solutions for global brands. With your expertise in Beauty Consumer Goods evaluation, you’ll partner closely with our global perfumer network. Consumer insight data, creative inspiration, and strategic thinking will strengthen the collaborative partnership with all key stakeholders. With your growth mindset, leadership, and evaluation expertise, you’ll develop and drive olfactive strategies, lead client presentations, influence key decisions, and deliver on key growth opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Recommend and defend submissions with deep olfactive and brand knowledge
• Partner, support, and guide perfumers with precise feedback, olfactive strategy, consumer insights, and brand knowledge
• Lead key fragrance development projects from brief to win, managing timing, quality, and team collaboration
• Utilize cutting-edge marketing, consumer insights, and innovation tools to support and strengthen proactive and reactive briefs
• Support and execute the category strategy with key stakeholders across multiple functions
• Collaborate across multiple functions to lead client presentations
• Partner with the commercial team to define and drive development strategies that align with account ambitions

About Dsm-firmenich

At dsm-firmenich, we don’t just meet expectations – we go beyond them. Join our global team powered by science, creativity, and a shared purpose: to bring progress to life. From elevating health to making fortified food and sustainable skincare, the impact of your work here will be felt by millions – every single day. Whether it’s fragrance that helps you focus, alternative meat that’s 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.

We offer a space to grow by encouraging and supporting curiosity and an open mindset, barrier-free communities where every employee is equally valued and respected, and a vibrant, creative atmosphere where innovation in fragrance is celebrated. Empowerment to make meaningful contributions while upholding ethical standards is a cornerstone of our culture.

Requirements

• 2-5 years of experience in fragrance development in the beauty categories of skin cleansing, hair care, deodorants, and/or bar soap
• Strong track record of project wins and successful olfactive recommendations
• Expertise in both olfactive structure and brand/market positioning
• Proven leadership, communication, teamwork, and project management skills
• Consumer insight analysis experience is a benefit
• Passion for fragrance, curiosity, and a growth mindset
• Bachelor's degree required

Pay

The salary range for this position is $110,000-$135,000. Individual pay offered will be based on the applicant’s job-related skills, experience, relevant education or training, and primary work location.

Benefits

In addition to base salary, we offer a comprehensive total rewards package, inclusive of:

• Annual incentive pay
• Retirement savings plan
• Health care coverage
• Paid time off
• Recognition programs
• A broad range of other benefits

All benefits and incentives are subject to eligibility requirements.