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Nutropy develops the next generation of dairy products. Nutropy is a Venture-Backed French company that develops an animal-free plug & play milk replacement for large scale dairy applications through our 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.

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📑 Job description

At Nutropy, your job will consist in:

• Design, plan, execute and analyze different experiences in the food science pipeline hand-in-hand with your supervisors and colleagues, working both autonomously and in collaboration
• Develop and optimize different food ingredients and products for recombinant protein and molecule valorisation
• Identify bottlenecks and re-design processes accordingly
• Optimize casein functionality for cheese applications
• Develop and conduct analytical assays designed to elucidate the biochemistry of caseins colloids / micelles in relationship to their behavior and functionality in cheesemaking
• Identify and qualify ingredients and their suppliers for formulations
• Perform experiments at lab scale and conduct product characterization, in particular texture analysis, rheology and QC in order to improve performance, stability and shelf-life
• Orchestrate and oversee in house and external sensory panels
• Manage a rigorous lab notebook, write SOPs and maintain logs of product batches
• Prepare and present results with statistical analyses, conclusions and technical recommendations to your supervisors and the team
• Contribute to IP generation
• Manage and mentor junior team members
• Collaborate with the different departments
• Collaborate with external labs for product characterization
• Perform literature searches when necessary and propose innovative solutions