Food Applications Scientist – Mycoprotein & Fermentation

Does Recruitment; Gland; Vor Ort; CHF 90.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Planetary is recruiting for a full-time Application Scientist to work closely with the sales & R&D team to develop our mycelium-based meat and dairy alternative protein business. The role requires experience in recipe development for consumer appealing products.

Reporting into the Commercial Director and the CPO, the candidate will collaborate closely with sales, business development, (trade) marketing and fermentation R&D team, centred around activities to enable Planetary's

Qualifikationen

• Affinity with the food sector and a passion for food innovation.
• 2–5 years of experience in meat or vegan/vegetarian industries.
• Hands-on experience with application processing and pilot plant equipment.
• Ability to translate science into consumer-ready products.
• Good command of English; German and/or French a strong plus.

Aufgaben

• Develop and sample concepts in meat and dairy style products based on mycoprotein.
• Guide fermentation process changes and assess effects on product attributes.
• Manage the food development kitchen and analytical laboratory.
• Present raw material concepts to prospective clients in Switzerland and abroad.
• Collaborate with sales and product teams to roll out new applications.

Kenntnisse

Food science

Recipe development

Fermentation

Team collaboration

Multilingual communication

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Food Science or related field

Tools

Pilot plant equipment

Jobbeschreibung

Planetary is recruiting for a full-time Application Scientist to work closely with the sales & R&D team to develop our mycelium-based meat and dairy alternative protein business. The role requires experience in recipe development for consumer appealing products.

Reporting into the Commercial Director and the CPO, the candidate will collaborate closely with sales, business development, (trade) marketing and fermentation R&D team, centred around activities to enable Planetary's