Food Scientist, Meat Alternatives 
We’re looking for passionate, driven, and ambitious people to join our fast-growing team. 
 
Role: 
The Food Scientist is a technical team member with primary responsibility in the area of product development of novel food products. This individual will have the ability to create, drive, and develop vegan products from concept to commercialization. 
Professional Qualifications: 
  • Minimum 3-5 years of experience in product development and retail commercialization fields
  • Possess strong technical and functional skills and understand ingredient functionality and process interaction in various food matrices
  • Be able to drive all aspects of product development from the ambiguous front-end of innovation to full scale commercialization
  • Work closely with marketing and other colleagues to develop concepts and convert them to prototypes, while working closely with suppliers to assess materials and manage material costs
  • Conduct bench top work, pilot plant trials, and plant trials with manufacturing partners to explore and optimize formulation and processes
Personal Qualifications: 
  • Preferred Bachelor of Science or graduate degree in Food Science, Meat Science, Chemistry, Engineering, Culinology or related field
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Strong interpersonal, influencing, and project management skills
  • Comfortable working in a start-up environment
  • Demonstrated ability to prioritize and manage complexity
  • Ability to work effectively in a team environment and influence technical direction
  • Self-motivated by problem solving in highly ambiguous situations
 

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