On behalf of our customer, PROJECT EADEN, we're seeking a visionary Senior Food Developer/Chemist to be a driving force in the journey towards redefining the future of food. If you're passionate about creating exceptional culinary experiences and are excited to be part of a fast-paced startup environment, we would love to hear from you! Your deep expertise in food science, flavour and colour development, culinary arts, and market trends will be instrumental in crafting products that captivate our customers and establish PROJECT EADEN with its unique fiber technology as a trailblazer in the industry.

This role is based in Berlin.

Senior Product Developer/ Senior Food Chemist (m/f/d)

Tasks

(1) Key tasks of Senior Product Developer:
Within the first year you will develop mind-blowing steaks out of non-animal proteins, and then expand the product range of NEW EARTHLY PLEASURES. You are accountable for …

• Leading your projects through bench development and being a driving force in the product development team by developing texture and taste profiles, evaluate new ingredients and production methods, create user experiences from unpacking to perfect sizzling and aroma design. Create and implement projects while preserving a safe and accident-free laboratory and pilot environment. Document processes and procedures in electronic notebooks, preparing technical reports, and developing product specifications.
• Scale products to small-scale production: Leading production trials with technical cross-functional team members that concentrate on validation of current and new product formulation. Ensuring quality is maintained through sensory assessment and validation. Develop and refine product recipes, formulas, and specifications while ensuring they meet quality and cost targets. Act as a technical consultant for the company with the ability to troubleshoot processes (Manufacturing / NPD Laboratory / Pilot Plant) to find solutions to problems.
• Prepare products for market testing: Stay up-to-date with industry regulations and ensure compliance with food safety and labeling requirements. Conduct continuous market research to identify emerging food trends, consumer preferences, and opportunities for groundbreaking innovation. Acting as a technical consultant for the company with the ability to troubleshoot processes to find solutions to problems.
• Management of external relationships with suppliers and partners to source sustainable and high-quality ingredients.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to junior food product developers and team members.

(2) Key tasks of Senior Food Chemist:
You will develop mind-blowing steaks and other meat alternatives out of plant-based proteins to shape our product range. You are accountable for …

• Research and Innovation: Develop cutting-edge formulations and methodologies to enhance the flavour and color profiles of plant-based meat alternatives and to make them truly enjoyable. Deliver realistic sensory profiles along the entire experience, from smell and taste to chew perception. In addition, drive color innovations that convey natural color gradients and color changes upon various ways of preparing our products.
• Product development integration: Work closely and in a cross-functional way with our product development and process engineering experts to integrate your innovative formulations into current and new food products.
• State-of-the-art knowledge: Stay up-to-date with industry innovation and ensure compliance with food safety. Conduct continuous market research to identify emerging trends in formulation innovations, new ingredients and processing methodologies.
• Management of external relationships: Manage collaborations with external partners (e.g., academic institutions, laboratories, consultants, etc.) and suppliers to source sustainable, high-quality and differentiating ingredients.
• Talent development: Provide mentorship and guidance to junior food scientists and technologists and help the team to further grow their understanding of food chemistry.

Your Profile

(1) Senior Product Developer:

• MSc in Food Science/ Technology / Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or related
• 4+ years experience in the food product development or process engineering in the food industry, ideally in the field of non-animal based alternatives
• Hands-on experience in: ideation, prototyping, ingredient functionality evaluation, pilot plant trials, and/or analytical characterization
• A passion for flavour and a tasting with skillset to adjust formulation in the direction
• Knowledge of DOE, analytical and physical testing methodologies within the food industry, such as testing moisture, analysing colour, rheology, and spectroscopy
• Dedicated knowledge about raw material and ingredients and their interaction
• Project management experience with multi-disciplinary team members
• English required

Or (2) Senior Food Chemist:

• MSc in Food Chemistry (or related discipline, e.g., in Biochemistry, Food Technology, Chemical Engineering)
• 5+ years experience in food R&D or prototype product development in the food industry, ideally in the field of plant-based alternatives
• Deep experience in flavour and/or color development
• In-depth knowledge about raw materials, ingredients and their interaction; specifically about plant proteins and lipids and their texturization
• Knowledge of DoE, analytical and experimental testing methodologies within the food industry
• Hands-on experience in: ideation, rigorous experimental testing of new formulations, ingredient functionality evaluation, and/or analytical characterisation and prototyping
• Proven track record of successfully leading projects in multi-disciplinary teams
• Excellent communication and organisational skills

Benefits

1. We have just started. We can build everything from scratch without any legacy or constraints!
2. Some of the brightest minds believe in us. We are backed by top tier VCs and awesome angels (happy to share details once we talk)
3. The time is now! It’s the beginning of a new era. Food is undergoing a massive transformation. Let’s make sustainable food so irresistible that millions of consumers switch away from meat, fast!

Our customer, PROJECT EADEN, believes in equal opportunities for all. They embrace diversity in every respect. The most important thing is that all share the same basic values and can align on Eaden’s purpose. They welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, irrespective of age, colour, national origin, race, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or marital status.

PROJECT EADEN is about to build something massive – a gentle giant. In around two to three years’ time they’ll have an internationally distributed team, which is why everything has to work remotely. For starters, though, they strongly believe that their culture and team spirit will benefit from spending most of the time together at one workplace, the beautiful office and kitchen-laboratory in BERLIN.

For further questions please contact Theresa Grüner +49 152 53 50 41 50 or send us your application directly tgruener@foodjobs-activesourcing.de.

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