A few words about us! Nutropy is a venture-backed French company that develops an animal-free plug & play milk replacement for large scale dairy applications through precision fermentation technology. We produce milk proteins and fatty acids identical to those produced by cows to enable the production of cheeses that taste as good as conventional cheese but are more sustainable, healthier and better for the animals.
📑 Job description
At Nutropy, your job will consist of:
- Be in charge of analytical development and validation, particularly in liquid chromatography, working hand-in-hand with scientists from different departments
- Perform routine analysis
- Write analytical documentation in English (protocols, reports)
- Participate in strategic discussions with the senior leadership team
- Exchange with equipment suppliers; oversee maintenance and trainings
- Maintain the inventory and prepare mediums, buffer solutions and reagents
- Coordinate with and oversee work from external providers of analytical analyses
- Manage your lab notebook
- Prepare and present project results to the team
- Undertake any other activities as needed by the business
🛠️ Skills we are looking for
Education & Profile:
- At least PhD or Master + 3 years of experience in chemistry, analytical chemistry, biochemistry, biotechnology, engineering or similar relevant tracks
- Track record of analytical method development, optimization and validation
- Solid understanding of analytical chemistry and theory of analytical instrumentation
- Proven problem solving and troubleshooting abilities on method or instrument issues
- Strong hands-on experience utilizing analytical equipment such as HPLC/UV/RID, UPLC, FPLC, PAGE, various well-plate assays, GC, etc; experience with protein mass spectrometry is a plus
- Experience with (milk) proteins and colloidal analysis (such as PSA) a plus
- Team player
- Able to speak English on a professional basis and be comfortable with English scientific literature; able to speak French is a plus
- Independent, well organized and proactive
- Strong capacity of prioritising tasks
- Strong communication skills
- Interest for the alternative proteins domain
- Motivated to work in a dynamic multidisciplinary collaborative start-up environment
💪 What we offer
When you come to work at Nutropy, your day-to-day is directly responsible for improving the quality of our products. Your role will be pivotal in bringing animal-free dairy to consumers worldwide, positively impacting our food system and planet. In return, here is what we can offer you:
- A supportive workplace
- A stimulating, fast-paced multi-cultural environment
- Salary and benefits
- Opportunities to learn and progress professionally
🗯️ Interviewing process
- We will organize 3 interview rounds with the CSO, our DRH and the senior leadership team, including reference checks.
