Pigment Scientist

Do you want to help improve food and health around the world?

At Chr. Hansen, food and health is at the heart of everything we do and our natural ingredients are consumed by more than 1 billion people every day. As a global market leader in bioscience, we have the opportunity to address important global challenges such as food waste, healthy living and sustainable agriculture and we need the brightest and most passionate people on board to succeed. Want to join us?

A career with Chr. Hansen 
Joining Chr. Hansen is your opportunity to make a meaningful difference while unfolding your career in a global setting. In each of our 32 global offices, you will be able to experience an agile organization that is proud to encourage an inspiring work environment and a collaborative culture full of passion to make a difference.

Our founder, Christian D. A. Hansen, was a true entrepreneur and that mentality is still very present and valued today - as we look for new talent to strengthen our team. We are always looking for people who can take charge, come up with new ideas and form their own work practice and methods.

Engagement matters to us, therefore we offer a work environment where cooperation and respect are the top priorities.

Core functions :
In the pigment team (5persons), your mains activities will be:

• ensure state of the art knowledge within the field of natural sources, technologies for colouring purposes and possess fully operational level of skills in natural colors
• ensure the identification/validation/implementation of new raw materials according to regulations and guidelines in cooperation with other Chr Hansen teams
• plan, coordinate and perform experiments using appropriate methodology and equipment, both in relation todevelopment work and application testings
• Conduct lab & pilot plant trials and all related analytics
• Set up robust protocols to validate stability and industrial feasibility of all developed colors including associated analytical tools
• Ensure successful implementation of new recipes & processes from lab to upper scale
• Source of proposal for new developments

Profile : 

• Food scientist or Chemical engineer having preferably aPh.D. degree having 5-8 years experience
• Skilled in food ingredients, practical experience with Natural Colors is an advantage
• Deep knowledge of analytical technics and strong chemical background
• Skilled within extraction technology and other relevant technologies
• Good English spoken and written
• Dynamic & Reactive, rigorous, curious and critical thinking
• Adjusted reporting according to the audience

We offer
At Chr. Hansen, we offer a working environment where you can take part in setting the agenda. We might be a global organization, but we still have a local feeling and a collaborative culture allowing you to continuously develop both personally and professionally. Join us and take part in making a meaningful difference!

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