Contract Scent Tester (Fragrance)

Who we are at Osmo:

Osmo is a digital olfaction company, on a mission to give computers a sense of smell to improve the health and wellbeing of human life. Why? Our sense of smell both enriches and saves lives, and has a deep and direct connection to our emotions and memory.

Olfactory Intelligence has applications across industries including fragrance, manufacturing, security, medicine, and more. We believe in the power of automation and thoughtfully applied AI/ML to solve problems beyond the reach of human intuition alone.

Osmo is seeking a highly meticulous and olfactively acute individual to join our team as Contract Sensory Panelist (Fragrance). This is a specialized, part-time contract role dedicated exclusively to generating high-quality sensory data that fuels our Olfactory Intelligence models. It's work that rewards genuine curiosity about scent and the tenacity to stay sharp through long, repetitive evaluation sessions.

You'll use your superior sense of smell to characterize the behavior, performance, and stability of fragrance compounds and formulas, directly contributing to the digitization of scent. We're looking for someone with a genuine passion for fragrance, a methodical approach to objective evaluation, and the kindness and patience to work well within a tight-knit panel team relying on each other for consistency.

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  Own Dedicated Olfactory Evaluation — Since smelling is an essential function of this role, spend a set number of hours per day actively smelling and evaluating fragrance samples in various formats.

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  Generate Precise Sensory Data — Perform character and intensity annotations based on Osmo's internal scales and taxonomic lexicon.

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  Track Stability and Performance — Evaluate the evolution of odor profiles over time, measuring fragrance integrity and performance in samples from stability chambers and application tests.

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  Show Up as a Reliable Panelist — Rigorously follow established protocols and maintain the highest standards of objectivity and focus, panel after panel.

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  Stay Calibrated With the Team — Participate in required training sessions to stay aligned with other panelists and consistent across data points, with the curiosity to keep learning Osmo's evolving taxonomy.

• Olfactively Proven — Must pass a sensory acuity screening.

• Focused and Disciplined — Sustained concentration through long, repetitive sensory tasks — tenacity is part of the job description here.

• Methodical and Objective — Separates personal preference from analytical sensory assessment.

• A Fast, Curious Learner — Quickly learns Osmo's internal scales and complex olfactive taxonomy.

• Reliable — Committed to scheduled hours.

• On-Site in Elizabeth, NJ — Available 6 hours a day, 5 days a week.

• A Genuine Passion for Scent — Deep-seated curiosity about fragrance or olfactory science.

• A Descriptive Vocabulary — Beyond simple hedonic (like/dislike) terms.

• A Scientific Foundation — Chemistry, biology, or psychology background or interest.