Senior Sensory and Consumer Scientist

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Sensory and Consumer Scientist in our consumer products division at our Neenah Technical Center (NTC) in Neenah, WI. We are looking for you to join our Sensory and Consumer Science team. Your role focuses on researching consumer perception, behavior, sensory experience, and preferences so product developers can unlock differentiation in their products and optimize the user experience, resulting in compelling claims and superior product performance.

We are seeking an individual who can make an impact and then grow to greater levels of responsibility over time.

This opportunity will allow you to combine your technical expertise, strategic and economic thinking, leadership skills, creativity and entrepreneurship to help build up our culture of innovation and have a direct impact on business performance. Do you have a passion for connecting consumer perception to measurable product attributes enabling product developers with the right tools to build products consumers will love?

This could be the right opportunity for you. Come join us and be part of our growth transformation!

The Georgia-Pacific Sensory and Consumer Science Team is part of the Innovation Team which leads the strategic long-term product and technology innovation road mapping across the CPG product lines. We do so in collaboration with our category and insights partners and with a focus on connecting consumer perception to technical and measurable attributes of our products. We are a capable and diverse team of individuals that leverage our complimentary skills and experience to build the strongest innovation pipelines for our future.

As the manager of the team, my approach is to enable alignment of high value opportunities with your individual capabilities and career development goals so you can succeed and help achieve our goals as a team and business. We are stronger together and are looking for you to help us grow!

• Leading a wide range of sensory research including foundational research and historical literature deep dives to develop points of view (POVs). Becoming familiar with the range of sensory profiles and attributes seen in products across the CPG categories.
• Designing and executing consumer learning studies against critical business questions, starting from initial scoping, through the proposal, bidding, data acquisition, analysis and reporting phases while masterfully managing the timelines and expectations of our customers.
• Developing study protocols, screeners, questionnaires, and stimulus, including guidance for product preparation and handling, to maintain consistency and accuracy in data collection. Liaising with external preferred partners on study parameters to maximize learnings.
• Influencing product development and business teams by transforming data into insights to drive decisions and by communicating key findings to stakeholders in an effective manner. You will easily flow between generating simple analyses to building and maintaining advanced predictive data models.
• Leveraging AI sensory tools and a deep knowledge of sensory statistical methods to transform the capability.
• Working as part of an integrated team of product developers to optimize user experiences, identify meaningful points of product differentiation, and translating insights into market-relevant claims.
• Supporting building new descriptive panels as needed.

• Degree (Master preferred) in Sensory Science, Consumer Science, Psychology, Statistics, or other related fields with relevant experience.
• Consideration: BS with 5-10 years industry experience in a wide range of sensory analyses and consumer (qualitative, quantitative) testing techniques and their applications
• OR MS degree with at least 4 years of relevant experience.
• Strong foundational knowledge and experience with sensory study design and analysis.
• Experience applying statistical software to data analysis and insight activities.
• Experience presenting plans and findings to a wide variety of stakeholders.

• More than 5 years of experience in a sensory research role.
• Experience…