Fragrance Development Manager, Fine Fragrance - New York, NY or Princeton, NJ

Fragrance Development Manager, Fine Fragrance – New York, NY or Princeton, NJ

Location: New York, NY or Princeton, NJ, US

We are seeking a Fragrance Development Manager to help shape innovative fine fragrance creations from brief to launch. In this role, you will partner closely with perfumers, sales, marketing, consumer insights, and technical teams to translate client needs, market trends, and consumer insights into compelling olfactive strategies that bring fragrances to life.

This is an opportunity to be at the center of the creative development process—guiding projects, building strong client partnerships, and collaborating across a global fragrance network to deliver consumer-relevant, commercially strong fragrance solutions.

Your Key Responsibilities:

• Lead Regional projects for Fine Fragrance and Beauty and Care
• Manage multiple projects and develop fragrances according to brief’s guidelines
• Partner with perfumers, sales, technical development, marketing and consumer insights to create co-developed fragrances and strengthen client relationships
• Connect with our global network to leverage best new creations
• Build and execute consumer insight-driven olfactive strategies in collaboration with your team to enhance knowledge and impact
• Work with the Marketing Team to identify and analyze olfactive market

We Bring:

• Innovation Legacy: We're pioneers in groundbreaking innovation and creative excellence, continuously shaping the future of Perfumery & Beauty
• Exclusive Access: Dive into our unique ecosystem filled with industry-leading scientists, perfumers, market, and consumer experts, all here to support your ambitious, consumer-centric innovations
• Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: We believe that collaborating with our customers is the secret sauce to achieving greatness
• Inspiring Leadership: Our esteemed leadership team is driving the industry forward, offering mentorship and guidance to help you carve out an extraordinary career path
• Sustainable Core Values: Sustainability is at the heart of everything we do, driving our strategy and purpose to bring progress to life and create a brighter future
• Flexible Work Environment: We empower you to take ownership of your work and outcomes, all within a flexible and supportive work environment

You Bring:

• 3+ years’ fragrance evaluation experience in Cross Category (Fine Fragrance & Beauty) with a focus on Hair Care
• Expertise in fragrance creation tailored to specific categories and clients’ needs, with project management skills
• Creativity and leadership on multiple projects
• Consumer understanding to develop olfactive guidelines for perfumers
• Collaborative mindset to work effectively within a global network
• Winning team spirit

The salary or hourly wage scale provided reflects the pay range dsm-firmenich expects to pay the successful candidate for the position. Individual pay offered will be based on the applicant’s job-related skills, experience, relevant education, or training, and primary work location. Salary $100,000-$135,000.

In addition to base salary, we also offer a comprehensive total rewards package, inclusive of annual incentive pay, a retirement savings plan, health care coverage, paid time off, recognition programs and a broad range of other benefits. All benefits and incentives are subject to eligibility requirements.

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.

And while you’re making a difference, we’ll make sure you’re growing too. With learning that never stops, a culture that lifts you up and the freedom to move across businesses, teams, and borders. Your voice matters here. And your ideas? They’re essential to our future.

Because real progress only happens when we go beyond, together.

The application process

Interested in this position? Please apply online by uploading your resume in English via our career portal by October 1, 2026.

Inclusion, belonging and equal opportunity statement

At dsm-firmenich, we believe being a force for good starts with the way we treat each other. When people feel supported, included, and free to be themselves, they do their best work – and that’s exactly the kind of culture we’re building. A place where opportunity is truly equal, authenticity is celebrated, and everyone has the chance to grow, contribute, and feel they belong.

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we’re serious about making our hiring process as fair and inclusive as possible. From inclusive language and diverse interview panels to thoughtful sourcing, we’re committed to reflecting the world we serve.

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds — no matter your gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or anything else that makes you, you.

And if you have a disability or need any support through the application process, we’re here to help – just let us know what you need, and we’ll do everything we can to make it work.

Agency statement

We’re managing this search directly at dsm-firmenich. If you’re applying as an individual, we’d love to hear from you. We’re not accepting agency submissions or proposals involving fees or commissions for this role.