Principal/Senior Food Scientist
San Francisco, CA
Product Development /
Contract /
On-site
About Us
Mission Barns is where some of the world’s smartest, most passionate people are pioneering the future of food. We are scaling up and optimizing our process to provide sustainable, safe, and humane meat products to the world.
We are a venture-backed startup with decades of experience in cell biology, tissue engineering, media development, food science, bioreactor design, and more. We’re united by our collective drive to solve difficult problems, ask tough questions, and apply cutting-edge science and engineering. At Mission Barns, you’ll have the freedom to dream big and do the best work of your life.
Role
- Research and develop new Mission fat systems in alignment with development briefs.
- To stay current and up to date with ongoing research and innovation in the sustainable protein production space and animal fat alternatives/hydrocolloids/”better for you” fats.
- Organize and execute various tests including sensory and analytical on fat-based solutions and their applications.
- Draft SOPs for fat formulations, analytical processes etc.
- Support the team with cell usage calculations using tool.
- Point of contact for all functional ingredients (fats, shelf life extenders, TG, dextrose, sodium alternatives, gums, gels); initial sourcing ingredients and creating relationships with ingredient suppliers.
- Support the Head of Food Manufacturing with scale up and commercialization projects: establish production process, nutritional labels.
- Scope and run all shelf life studies with the lab in partnership with QA.
- Provide technical support and troubleshoot technical challenges through prototype development process.
- Contribute toward preparation of Mission Barns products for tastings when required
- $100k + salary, DOE
Managerial Responsibilities
- Plan out the week for a direct report. This will include day to day experiment planning and details on execution and documentation.
- Track timely data entry and continue to coach for best documentation practices.
- Track progress through our project management software and weekly meetings.
About You
- Food science/CPG manufacturing/Product development.
- Bachelor's degree in Food Science with at least 6 years experience.
- Experience of managing an intern or other food science team member.
- Experience maintaining experiment records, drafting reports and trial plans.
- Familiarity with manufacturing/CPG vocabulary preferred.
Commitment
- 8 hours a day between 8:00 am to 6:00 pm, Monday through Friday.
- ~15 business days per month.
Full Time employees enjoy 99% coverage for medical, dental and vision benefits, pre-tax benefits, a 401K, stock options, a brand new state of the art office close to 101, I-80, walking distance to public transit (BART, MUNI, SamTrans), an unlimited supply of snacks, flavored waters, coffee, tea and ample career advancement as the company grows.
Mission Barns is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status.
