Sensory Panel Leader/Senior Panel Leader

Are you a sensory professional looking to work with the world's leading FMCG brands? If you are a sensory professional based anywhere in the USA and interested in working with the world's leading sensory partner, read ahead!

We’re looking for Sensory professionals with 2-4 years experience to work as Sensory Panel Leaders across the USA. But don't let this put you off from applying! If you have any level of sensory experience, we'd still love to hear from you!

Our locations are as following:

• Chicago
• Atlanta
• New Jersey
• Texas

About our Role

With 23 on-site client panels, 12 of our own commercial panels (spread around the globe), over 30 years' experience and the ability to work both in and out-of-the-lab, our sensory analysis tools and techniques are second to none when it comes to both quality and agility

Our Sensory Panel Leaders ensure the smooth running of panel sessions, and assist in their day-to-day management. The role is to lead panel sessions, create proposals, and write client reports efficiently.

For more senior applicants you will be leading the client’s sensory projects through completion; from initial briefing to analysing data. You will also ensure that we fulfil our clients' needs and fit their KPIS through, research design, panel session planning and leadership, sensory moderation, and panel performance analysis and monitoring.

You will work collaboratively with the local sensory team and HR team to recruit and train new panelists to ensure that panel numbers are at the required level. This role also requires working closely with the client’s internal sensory scientists.

About MMR

MMR is an independent, global company specialising in food, drink and consumer packaged goods research. We work regularly with over 50% of the top 100 global food and drink brands. We have offices in London, Oxford, Amsterdam, New York, Shanghai, Singapore, Bangkok, Mumbai, Cali, Durban and Sao Paulo and have a team of 900 highly engaged and dynamic research professionals that is multi-discipline in nature covering fields such as R&D, insight, marketing, sensory science, data sciences and psychology.

• Previous experience within sensory panel leading (preferably between 2-4 years).
• A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, such as Food Science, Sensory Science, Food Technology or a related discipline.
• Competent in Word, Excel and email. Training will be given in the relevant software packages.
• Passionate about Sensory Science and looking for a new and exciting challenge.

Here at MMR, we are about building a workplace for the future. We believe in equal opportunities and celebrate diversity. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be natural, and be the best versions of themselves.

Our benefits are some of the best in the industry, we can share them with you if you want to know more. Our focus is not just on the expected benefits such as pensions and bonus schemes but the wellbeing of our employees. We’ve taken great strides to ensure that we support you to remain happy and healthy during your time with us.