Research Executive

Do you want to develop your career in an international company with a multicultural environment working with the biggest local and global organizations in FMCG? If so, SAM has the right opportunity for you!

We are the leading international sensory and consumer research company specializing in food, beverages, cosmetics, personal care, and other consumer products. We have 19 proprietary state-of-the-art facilities across France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, United Kingdom, Morocco, China and the USA, and cover more than 65 countries through our network of approved partners.

SAM provides tailor-made solutions, delivering actionable guidelines to make our clients’ brands and products memorable.

SAM is a great place to work.

Join SAM to work with the most competent, creative, and fun team in the industry and let your work, opinions and ideas contribute to the future of sensory and consumer research.

Become your most extraordinary self with support and development throughout your career.

Best in class

Join our very diverse team of sensory scientists, food technologists, statisticians, psychologists, sociologists, strategic thinkers, marketeers, field managers, technicians and other sensory and research experienced colleagues.

We're proud to be part of the Eurofins Group

World-leader in Testing for Life. With about 61 000 employees, Eurofins is a global leader in testing services and over the last 20 years has been one of the fastest growing companies in the world, thanks to its innovation in technology and service.

Job Description

Responsibilities:

1. Project Management

a. Managing the fielding of Interco projects

b. Programming of screeners & pre-screeners

c. Managing local products sourcing & shipment

d. Management of local subcontractors

e. Writing screeners, questionnaires, and/or HUT instructions for standard tests

f. Translating questionnaires and/or protocols in local language

g. Tracking and monitoring questionnaire completion for HUT

2. People:

a. Close collaboration with the field team

b. Work closely with other members of our sensory and research team and the Data Solutions Hub

3. Panel Work

a. Supervise and lead our sensory panels

b. Recruit, train, manage and motivate sensory panellists

c. Preparation of tests (organisation of sessions, & samples, preparation of test questionnaires)

d. Conduct sessions (descriptive profiling, temporal assessment and discrimination testing)

1. Assist with statistical analysis and data visualisation
2. Support with writing reports for the client
3. Follow-up and control of panelists’ performance
4. Participation in the quality assurance process

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in sensory, consumer or marketing analysis
• Some experience in market research or sensory research
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and the local language
• Proficiency in MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc
• Rigorous, responsive and proactive
• Strong organisational and planning skills, that ensure work is effectively prioritised to meet deadlines