Food Scientist/Engineer – Raw Materials Research and Food Applications
Supermeat is a Cultured Meat Company, looking for a Food Scientist/Engineer with practical experience in researching, characterizing, and implementing new raw materials in food systems.
The role requires the ability to delve into a raw material that is not fully defined in advance, understand its characteristics, examine its behavior in different environments, and conclude how it should be used in food products and various applications. This is an applied and research role, combining a deep understanding of raw materials with the development of practical uses in food products.
The role involves working as part of an international project with leading partners from the food industry, and requires the ability to translate a new raw material into a technological, applied, and product understanding.
Responsibilities:
✔️ Research and characterization of new raw materials, including sensory, functional and technological properties.
✔️ Examination of the behavior of the raw material in different formulations, processing processes and conditions of use.
✔️ Understanding the contribution of the raw material to taste, texture, binding, juiciness, mouthfeel or other functionality.
✔️ Planning and conducting applied food experiments to define the most suitable uses.
✔️ Formulating practical recommendations for how to work with the raw material and integrate it into products.
✔️ Working with internal teams and external partners as part of an international applied project in the food sector.
Requirements:
✔️ Degree in Food Science, Food Engineering, Biotechnology, Chemistry or other relevant field - required
✔️ Experience in food product development, applied research, characterization of raw materials or functionality of ingredients - required
✔️ At least 3 years of experience in industry - required
✔️ At least 1 year of experience in R&D - required
✔️ Previous experience in a startup - required
✔️ Good understanding of food systems, proteins, texture, flavor, emulsions, binding, cooking and formulation.
✔️ Ability to design experiments, analyze results and turn technical findings into practical recommendations.
✔️ Hands-on approach and experience working in a development kitchen, application lab or pilot environment.
✔️ Curiosity, independence and the ability to deal with new and unconventional raw materials.
✔️ Experience working with meat, meat substitutes, hybrid products, protein components or functional components - a significant advantage.
✔️ English at a high level
Please send your resume to: jobs@supermeat.com
