Contract Sensory Panelist (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 headquartered in New York, NY, with a new facility in New Jersey, and offices in Somerville, MA. 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. Successful candidates will utilize their superior sense of smell to characterize the behavior, performance, and stability of fragrance compounds and fragrance formulas, directly contributing to the digitization of scent. We are looking for individuals with a genuine passion for fragrance and a methodical approach to objective evaluation. Contract Details - Position Type: Part-Time Contract (90 day probationary period at 20 hours with a potential for 30 hours with benefits) - On-Site Hours: 6 hours per day onsite, 5 days/week but only 4 hours of evaluation with 2 mandatory 30 minute breaks and a 1-hour break. - Hourly Rate: $30/hour for 4 hours of evaluation - Location: New York City/New Jersey Key Responsibilities - Dedicated Olfactory Evaluation: Since smelling is an essential function of this role, you will spend a set number of hours per day actively smelling and evaluating fragrance samples in various formats. - Data Annotation: Generate highly precise, objective sensory data by performing character and intensity annotations based on Osmo’s internal scal