Biotechnology Research

Bosque Foods GmbH

11-50

Germany

**Company Description:**

At Bosque Foods, our vision is to accelerate the world’s transition to an environmentally sustainable, equitable, and animal-free food system. 

Our mission is to create the next generation of meat alternatives, starting with whole-cut meat products grown naturally from fungal mycelium. We aim to create better-than-meat products that deliver on the entire taste experience, nutrition, and price of traditional meat _without compromise_. 

Founded in 2020, Bosque Foods is the first European fungi-based meat alternative company focusing entirely on the whole-cut meat segment. After graduating from the world’s leading biotech accelerator program, IndieBio in New York City, we are now opening our lab in Berlin, Germany.

**Job Description:**

We are looking for an experienced and mission-aligned scientist to join Bosque **Scientist.**

The core responsibility for this role is to research and develop innovative solutions to creating our whole-cut fungi-based meat alternatives. We are looking for someone with a proven track record in **new food product development**, in particular with experience in developing **meat alternatives (bonus points if mycelium-based!).**

Ideally, you combine a strong **food technology/science/chemistry** background with scientific expertise in the development of **innovative meat alternatives** and profound knowledge of **texture technology** and **sensory science**. You should be a leader who can inspire, generate ideas, manage a team, and drive our novel products forward.  

You would be joining a very ambitious, hard-working, and mission-driven team that likes to have fun while developing something game-changing. Today, we are pushing to accelerate the speed of our product development. We are now looking for someone who can thrive in this demanding startup environment, work well under pressure, and is willing to put in the time and energy to bring our products to the next level!

## Tasks

**Role & Responsibilities:**

• Lead applied research projects to develop new, delicious and nutritious fungi-based whole-cut meat alternatives

• Lead the product development process from idea to benchtop, and further to mass-scale applications 

• Work in close relationships with internal and external R&D teams 

• Research and develop new food technologies and product building blocks, including flavor & texture interactions

• Design, conduct, and analyze sensory and analytical experiments

• Proactively collaborate cross-functionally and manage multiple projects that adhere to fast timelines

## Requirements

**Must-Have:**

• **Masters / Ph.D.** in **Food Chemistry, Food Biotechnology, Food Science, Food Process Engineering** or related branches

• **2-5 years** of experience in **food product development** or food manufacturing, ideally with **min. 1-year experience in the development of meat alternatives**

• Strong technical competency (texture optimization, flavor reaction chemistry, sensory analysis) along with hands-on experience in the formulation of meat alternatives

• Excellent understanding of interactions between different food ingredients or ingredient systems

• Proven skills to analyze and report test results from trials to extract and effectively share new insights with the wider technical team

• Creative and collaborative problem solver

• Excellent communications skills with the ability to link with internal and external stakeholders

• Growth mindset: Self-starter with the capacity to thrive in a fast-paced and challenging startup environment, doing what needs to be done for the business regardless of your title

• English language skills required

**Great-to-Have:**

• Experience in HACCP 

• Experience in converting filamentous fungi into meat-alternatives

• Experience in developing off-flavor remediation technology

• Experience in scaling up products through pilot production (bonus points if experienced in scaling up to demo or commercial production!)

## Benefits

**Benefits:**

• Opportunity to join a dynamic and diverse mission-driven team with sky-high ambitions to build the future of food!

• Chance to shape and co-create scientific strategy at an early-stage

• Work in our brand new lab in the center of Berlin within walking distance of tons of cafes, restaurants, bars and parks

• Last but not least, the opportunity to work in an innovative, high-impact environment with flexible working hours, minimal hierarchy and endless growth opportunities!

**Application Instructions:**

*   Apply via Join.com and be sure to include **why you're interested in joining Bosque** and **why you would be the best fit for this role**.
*   Please include **whether you live in Berlin** (or will be moving to Berlin in the immediate future), your **earliest starting date**, and **salary requirements.**
*   We value diversity and therefore welcome all applications - regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/worldview, disability, age as well as sexual orientation and identity.

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Company Description:
At Bosque Foods, our vision is to accelerate the world’s transition to an environmentally sustainable, equitable, and animal-free food system. 
Our mission is to create the next generation of meat alternatives, starting with whole-cut meat products grown naturally from fungal mycelium. We aim to create better-than-meat products that deliver on the entire taste experience, nutrition, and price of traditional meat without compromise. 
Founded in 2020, Bosque Foods is the first European fungi-based meat alternative company focusing entirely on the whole-cut meat segment. After graduating from the world’s leading biotech accelerator program, IndieBio in New York City, we are now opening our lab in Berlin, Germany.
Job Description:
We are looking for an experienced and mission-aligned scientist to join Bosque Scientist.
The core responsibility for this role is to research and develop innovative solutions to creating our whole-cut fungi-based meat alternatives. We are looking for someone with a proven track record in new food product development, in particular with experience in developing meat alternatives (bonus points if mycelium-based!).
Ideally, you combine a strong food technology/science/chemistry background with scientific expertise in the development of innovative meat alternatives and profound knowledge of texture technology and sensory science. You should be a leader who can inspire, generate ideas, manage a team, and drive our novel products forward. 
You would be joining a very ambitious, hard-working, and mission-driven team that likes to have fun while developing something game-changing. Today, we are pushing to accelerate the speed of our product development. We are now looking for someone who can thrive in this demanding startup environment, work well under pressure, and is willing to put in the time and energy to bring our products to the next level!
<h2 id="tasks">Tasks</h2>
Role &amp; Responsibilities:
• Lead applied research projects to develop new, delicious and nutritious fungi-based whole-cut meat alternatives
• Lead the product development process from idea to benchtop, and further to mass-scale applications 
• Work in close relationships with internal and external R&amp;D teams 
• Research and develop new food technologies and product building blocks, including flavor &amp; texture interactions
• Design, conduct, and analyze sensory and analytical experiments
• Proactively collaborate cross-functionally and manage multiple projects that adhere to fast timelines
<h2 id="requirements">Requirements</h2>
Must-Have:
• Masters / Ph.D. in Food Chemistry, Food Biotechnology, Food Science, Food Process Engineering or related branches
• 2-5 years of experience in food product development or food manufacturing, ideally with min. 1-year experience in the development of meat alternatives
• Strong technical competency (texture optimization, flavor reaction chemistry, sensory analysis) along with hands-on experience in the formulation of meat alternatives
• Excellent understanding of interactions between different food ingredients or ingredient systems
• Proven skills to analyze and report test results from trials to extract and effectively share new insights with the wider technical team
• Creative and collaborative problem solver
• Excellent communications skills with the ability to link with internal and external stakeholders
• Growth mindset: Self-starter with the capacity to thrive in a fast-paced and challenging startup environment, doing what needs to be done for the business regardless of your title
• English language skills required
Great-to-Have:
• Experience in HACCP 
• Experience in converting filamentous fungi into meat-alternatives
• Experience in developing off-flavor remediation technology
• Experience in scaling up products through pilot production (bonus points if experienced in scaling up to demo or commercial production!)
<h2 id="benefits">Benefits</h2>
Benefits:
• Opportunity to join a dynamic and diverse mission-driven team with sky-high ambitions to build the future of food!
• Chance to shape and co-create scientific strategy at an early-stage
• Work in our brand new lab in the center of Berlin within walking distance of tons of cafes, restaurants, bars and parks
• Last but not least, the opportunity to work in an innovative, high-impact environment with flexible working hours, minimal hierarchy and endless growth opportunities!
Application Instructions:
<ul>
<li>Apply via Join.com and be sure to include why you&#39;re interested in joining Bosque and why you would be the best fit for this role.</li>
<li>Please include whether you live in Berlin (or will be moving to Berlin in the immediate future), your earliest starting date, and salary requirements.</li>
<li>We value diversity and therefore welcome all applications - regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/worldview, disability, age as well as sexual orientation and identity.</li>
</ul>

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