Position Title:  Intern - Flavor Development & Mangement

Be a part of a revolutionary change

Times are changing at PMI. We’ve chosen to do something big. The world expects us to act responsibly. And we are doing just that by transforming our business and building our future on one clear purpose – to deliver a smoke-free future. This transformation will revolutionize every area of our business. The products we sell. Where we sell them. How they’re manufactured and delivered. The way we talk to our customers and engage with society.

It’s the perfect setting place to start your career. As you take your first steps, you’ll have the backing of a multinational business combined with the freedom of a start-up. You’ll bring a positive mindset and fresh perspective to projects that can make a huge difference to so many.
 

About the Flavors Essentials program

Global supply of natural extracts is becoming scarce for climatic or geopolitical reasons. To reduce our exposure to shortage and become more Agile, we are willing to create synthetic building blocks approaching a comparable Sensory performance in the final product by leveraging on our existing pool of synthetic chemical

Who we’re looking for 

• Currently studying for your Master/bachelor’s degree as Flavourist, Food Technology or equivalent
• Good knowledge of flavor’s chemicals and their contribution/influence in the final flavors
• Familiar with Good Laboratory Practices and used to work in laboratories environment
• Need to evaluate the final product not necessary
• Fluent in English, French is beneficial

Roles & Objectives

Team up with our Flavorists for our Combustible Category (CC) and others Product Development departments (e.g. Sensory, Cigarette Design, etc.) to develop state-of-the art flavors/building blocks aiming at approaching Nature’s goodness while reducing uncertainty linked to crop availabilities and crop-to-crop variations.

Run literature research of the selected Essential Oils, cross-check with current synthetic molecules from the portfolio, propose new synthetic ingredients (if relevant), compound autonomously the trials following GLP, prepare the samples for evaluation, coordinate the Sensory evaluation and record the performances, identify area of improvements based on evaluators’ feedback and rework accordingly.

What we offer  

Our success depends on our talented employees who come to work here every single day with a sense of purpose and an appetite for progress. Join PMI and you too can: 

• Seize the freedom to shape your future and ours. We’ll empower you to take risks, experiment and explore. 
• Be part of an inclusive, diverse culture, where everyone’s contribution is respected; collaborate with some of the world’s best people and feel like you belong.  
• Pursue your ambitions and develop your skills with a global business –our staggering size and scale provides endless opportunities to progress. 
• Take pride in delivering our promise to society: to deliver a smoke-free future. 

PMI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.