Food and Beverage Retail

Esencia Foods

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Germany

**Esencia Foods** makes vegan meat 3.0 from mycelium solid state fermentation. We are pioneering this approach.

**Our mission** 🐠 is to foster the world’s transition to a sustainable seafood system- without asking consumers to compromise on taste, texture, or price.

**Our planet** 🌎 cannot sustain our current food system; therefore, we believe in producing exceptional alternative products to remove the current strain on our environment and ensure food security for our future ever-growing population.

We are looking for a **New Product Developer / Food Scientist** to develop vegan alternatives based on mycelium fermentation.

**This is your opportunity to have an impact on our planet and experience a startup in its early days**.

**We are looking for a hands-on person with experience in building food products.**

**We are not looking for quality control, safety control, and nutrition-related experience.**

## Tasks

*   Product development of our innovative whole-cut fungi-based vegan alternative products, from lab to fork and through full commercialization in Berlin
*   Research and develop new food technologies to establish product building blocks including texture interactions and flavor
*   Support the development of new ideas, new processes, and procedures as the company grows
*   You will work in strong interaction together with Mycologists and Microbiologists to adapt the technology to make the best product
*   Be able to think critically, manage your time effectively and be flexible to support cross-functional projects and help the company meet its goals

## Requirements

*   BSc or MSc in Food Science, Food Technology, or a related field with relevant experience
*   Experience in food product development of at least 1-2y is highly desired, ideally in the development of alternative protein solutions)
*   Experience in the formulation and application development using lab equipment
*   You combine hands-on working style with analytical competence
*   Excellent written and verbal skills in English
*   Willingness to travel for about once or twice a quarter for 1 to 3 days each

## Benefits

*   You will work across disciplines with biotech PhDs, customers, development partners and operations, ensuring fast learning on the job
*   A high-impact, ambitious startup environment with the ability to learn and grow alongside the company
*   The opportunity to work on groundbreaking technology and make a true impact on the environment and our food system
*   A fun, flexible, and rewarding environment where you can have the ability to thrive as a person

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<p><strong>Esencia Foods</strong> makes vegan meat 3.0 from mycelium solid state fermentation. We are pioneering this approach.</p>
<p><strong>Our mission</strong> 🐠 is to foster the world’s transition to a sustainable seafood system- without asking consumers to compromise on taste, texture, or price.</p>
<p><strong>Our planet</strong> 🌎 cannot sustain our current food system; therefore, we believe in producing exceptional alternative products to remove the current strain on our environment and ensure food security for our future ever-growing population.</p>
<p>We are looking for a <strong>New Product Developer / Food Scientist</strong> to develop vegan alternatives based on mycelium fermentation.</p>
<p><strong>This is your opportunity to have an impact on our planet and experience a startup in its early days</strong>.</p>
<p><strong>We are looking for a hands-on person with experience in building food products.</strong></p>
<p><strong>We are not looking for quality control, safety control, and nutrition-related experience.</strong></p>
<h2 id="tasks">Tasks</h2>
<ul>
<li>Product development of our innovative whole-cut fungi-based vegan alternative products, from lab to fork and through full commercialization in Berlin</li>
<li>Research and develop new food technologies to establish product building blocks including texture interactions and flavor</li>
<li>Support the development of new ideas, new processes, and procedures as the company grows</li>
<li>You will work in strong interaction together with Mycologists and Microbiologists to adapt the technology to make the best product</li>
<li>Be able to think critically, manage your time effectively and be flexible to support cross-functional projects and help the company meet its goals</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="requirements">Requirements</h2>
<ul>
<li>BSc or MSc in Food Science, Food Technology, or a related field with relevant experience</li>
<li>Experience in food product development of at least 1-2y is highly desired, ideally in the development of alternative protein solutions)</li>
<li>Experience in the formulation and application development using lab equipment</li>
<li>You combine hands-on working style with analytical competence</li>
<li>Excellent written and verbal skills in English</li>
<li>Willingness to travel for about once or twice a quarter for 1 to 3 days each</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="benefits">Benefits</h2>
<ul>
<li>You will work across disciplines with biotech PhDs, customers, development partners and operations, ensuring fast learning on the job</li>
<li>A high-impact, ambitious startup environment with the ability to learn and grow alongside the company</li>
<li>The opportunity to work on groundbreaking technology and make a true impact on the environment and our food system</li>
<li>A fun, flexible, and rewarding environment where you can have the ability to thrive as a person</li>
</ul>


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