What are the responsibilities and job description for the Technical Service Account Manager position at IFF?
Job Summary
Looking for a role that challenges you while making an impact on products people use every day?
IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients, and health & biosciences. We partner with customers around the world to deliver sustainable, science‑based innovations that elevate everyday products.
Health & Biosciences: Channeling our passion for nature and bioscience into sustainable, life-enhancing technologies that power innovative solutions across healthcare, food, consumer and industrial markets.
This role is based in United State and is a remote position. You will be part of a collaborative, technically rigorous, and customer‑focused team where deep expertise and strong partnerships drive meaningful impact. At IFF, your potential is our inspiration.
Where You’ll Make a Difference
Visit IFF.com/careers/workplace-diversity-and-inclusion to learn more
Looking for a role that challenges you while making an impact on products people use every day?
IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients, and health & biosciences. We partner with customers around the world to deliver sustainable, science‑based innovations that elevate everyday products.
Health & Biosciences: Channeling our passion for nature and bioscience into sustainable, life-enhancing technologies that power innovative solutions across healthcare, food, consumer and industrial markets.
This role is based in United State and is a remote position. You will be part of a collaborative, technically rigorous, and customer‑focused team where deep expertise and strong partnerships drive meaningful impact. At IFF, your potential is our inspiration.
Where You’ll Make a Difference
- Provide specialized technical and scientific support for enzyme and yeast applications in customer environments
- Collaborate with sales teams during customer meetings, trainings, and onsite visits
- Serve as an internal technical expert on assigned product lines, applications, and limitations
- Conduct routine plant visits to perform process audits, lab analysis, and performance optimization
- Analyze process and laboratory data to identify improvement opportunities and make recommendations
- Develop tools or models to enhance data analysis and technical decision‑making
- Deliver customer training on product selection, application, and optimization
- Provide post‑sale technical troubleshooting during product testing and implementation
- Support account planning and identify business development opportunities from a technical and commercial perspective
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a scientific or technical discipline (Biology, Microbiology, Chemistry, Engineering, or related)
- 3–4 years of experience in an industrial biotechnology environment (enzymes, food, fuel alcohol, or similar)
- Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to interpret technical data
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office; experience with JMP or other statistical software preferred
- Customer‑focused mindset with strong relationship‑building skills
- Self‑motivated and results‑oriented, able to work independently
- Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize in a dynamic environment
- Ability to collaborate effectively across Sales, Marketing, and R&D
- Willingness to travel 50% or more
- Hands‑on experience supporting fermentation or enzyme‑driven industrial processes
- Prior success in a customer‑facing technical or application support role
- Ability to translate complex technical insights into clear, actionable customer recommendations
- Training opportunities
- Learning and development programs from day one
- Our benefit package includes medical, dental, vision, 401k, vacation, holidays, 16 weeks paid parental leave (maternity and paternity) and an annual bonus plan.
Visit IFF.com/careers/workplace-diversity-and-inclusion to learn more