The Opportunity
Marine Biologics makes SeaTex, a clean-label seaweed-derived ingredient that replaces the gums, buffers, and emulsifiers on today’s food labels. Consumer demand for clean labels, regulatory pressure on synthetic additives, and the search for resilient supply chains converge on SeaTex.
What You Will Do
- IP scoping & patent filing (primary focus) — Define extension-patent requirements. Translate lab results into patentable claims; work with outside counsel on drafting, FTO, and prosecution. Own trade-secret capture.
- Physico-chemical mapping —Optimise product features for food and beverage applications benchmark performance across conditions, and determine impact of biochemical variability of feedstock on performance.
- Lab ownership — Outfit a new lab as your own, develop lab protocols, set the experimental agenda, direct lab technician(s), and maintain rigorous documentation.
Required
- Advanced degree in food science, physical chemistry, biochemistry, or related discipline.
- Polysaccharide or hydrocolloid chemistry expertise.
- Hands-on experience translating wet-lab results into patent claims and working with patent counsel.
- Comfortable owning a small lab end-to-end: setup, execution, documentation, and reporting.
Preferred
- Named inventor on at least one patent covering a novel food, nutraceutical, and cosmetic ingredient. Highly valued.
- Track record moving an ingredient from bench to pilot scale.
- PhD in related discipline.
- Powder or emulsion expertise (micronising, stability testing).
- Prior work with kelp, algae, seaweed extracts, or marine-derived ingredients.
Compensation
Base salary commensurate with experience. Equity participation included.
