Sensory Analysis Expert (F/M)

If you’ve worn a pair of glasses, we’ve already met.

We are a global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of ophthalmic lenses, frames, and sunglasses. We offer our industry stakeholders in over 150 countries access to a global platform of high-quality vision care products (such as the Essilor brand, with Varilux, Crizal, Eyezen, Stellest and Transitions), iconic brands that consumers love (such as Ray-Ban, Oakley, Persol, Oliver Peoples, Vogue Eyewear and Costa), as well as a network that offers consumers high-quality vision care and best-in-class shopping experiences (such as Sunglass Hut, LensCrafters, Salmoiraghi & Viganò and the GrandVision network), and leading e-commerce platforms.

Join our global community of over 190,000 dedicated employees around the world in driving the transformation of the eyewear and eyecare industry.

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Your #FutureInSight with EssilorLuxottica

Are you willing to pioneer new frontiers, foster inclusivity and collaboration, embrace agility, ignite passion, and make a positive impact on the world? Join us in redefining the boundaries of what’s possible.

The Group Lenses Innovation department of EssilorLuxottica invents new ophthalmic products. The teams are in charge to design innovations with new benefits, refine them through evaluations with wearers and provide the sufficient level of proof to put them on the market.

The role of the Clinical and Product Evaluation department is to run the tests with the consumers and users, in order to provide:

• insight for the development of concepts,

• proofs for claim substantiation and product validation.

Your role

Within the team, the Sensory Analysis Expert will be in charge of the methodology linked to sensory studies. Sensory analysis helps us assessing the properties of the new lenses (anti-reflective coating, optical design…) through human perception.

This person will be the key contact for other Global Lens Innovation teams to understand the product evaluation needs, propose the appropriate testing approach and conduct / supervise the research. The studies are conducted internally or through external collaborations.

Main responsibilities: 

• Study definition

  • Understand the needs of innovation teams and phrase research questions

  • Define the right testing methodologies

  • Write down the protocols and prepare regulatory files

• Study run

  • Ensure logistics for the tests (production of lenses, supply of frames, availability of instruments, etc.), along with a Sensory Analysis technician

  • Animate internal panel working sessions

    • Recruit participants

    • Run the study: interviews, optometric measurements, in-lab tests, field research…

    • Gather & organize data

  • If externally:

    • Brief the external partner

    • Monitor the study progress

• Analyze and communicate the results

  • Conduct statistical analyses to verify hypotheses or review the external partner’s analysis

  • Extract the valuable insights from the analysis and structure them

  • Present the results outputs to stakeholders and management

Main requirements:

• Educational Background in sensory analysis or applied psychology / neuroscience

• At least 5 years of experience in conducting consumer product testing (eg. sensory research), ideally in ophthalmic, other domains will be considered as well

• Operational profile: high methodological skills, able to design the right study approach, able to monitor the activity and find solutions in order to deliver results at the right time and right level of quality

• Analytical skills: able to deep dive the research question, and treat the data in order to obtain insightful answers

• Solid experience with Microsoft office (Excel, PowerPoint), any statistical or sensory analysis software (JASP, Statistica, R,…)

• Solid experience in management of sensory panels

• Strong communication skills in English are mandatory for this role, Good command of French will be a plus

Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion commitment​

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We celebrate diversity and provide equal opportunities to all, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic that makes us unique

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