Senior Scientist & Tech Project Lead, Baking R&D

Novonesis; Kongens Lyngby; On-site; DKK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Novonesis in Lyngby, Denmark, is seeking a Senior Scientist & Technical Project Lead to drive scientific direction in baking cultures and biotechnologies. You will lead strategic projects, translate objectives into technical priorities, and guide decision-making across functions and regions.

You will mentor colleagues and collaborate with business development, R&D, and regional centers to advance the cultures platform and improve dough systems, fermentation, and product quality.

Qualifications

• MSc or PhD in cereal science, food science, biotechnology, biochemistry, microbiology or another relevant scientific field.
• Proven ability to provide technical leadership in complex, cross-functional development projects.
• Demonstrated ability to create alignment, influence decisions and drive technical progress across functions, regions and organizational levels without formal authority.
• A strong record of experimental design, analysis of complex datasets and translation of scientific findings into decisions and recommendations.
• Strong digital capabilities and hands-on experience with tools such as JUMP, Benchling and AI-enabled solutions to design experiments, analyze complex datasets and support scientific decisions.

Responsibilities

• Acting as technical lead on strategic baking projects, in close partnership with the commercial lead and the project core group.
• Defining the technical direction, scientific hypotheses, success criteria and priorities across workstreams.
• Building and advancing the cultures platform in baking, including understanding culture functionality, fermentation performance and opportunities for differentiated solutions.
• Translating strategic business opportunities and market needs into focused scientific questions and practical development plans.
• Creating technical alignment across scientists, regional application teams, business development and external collaborators.
• Ensuring scientific quality, consistent methods and effective knowledge integration across activities conducted in different locations.
• Designing robust experiments and application trials using appropriate controls, statistical approaches and reproducible methods.
• Analyzing experimental, analytical, sensory and application data to generate clear recommendations and support technical decisions.
• Developing mechanistic understanding that connects microbial physiology and metabolism with fermentation behavior, dough systems, processing conditions and final product quality.
• Identifying opportunities where cultures can create value alone or in combination with enzymes and other biosolutions.
• Communicating technical progress, uncertainties, risks and recommendations clearly to scientific, business and leadership stakeholders.
• Mentoring colleagues and strengthening capability through scientific discussion, feedback and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Scientific leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Experimental design

Data analysis

Education

MSc or PhD in cereal science or related

Tools

JUMP

Benchling

AI-enabled solutions

Job description

Novonesis in Lyngby, Denmark, is seeking a Senior Scientist & Technical Project Lead to drive scientific direction in baking cultures and biotechnologies. You will lead strategic projects, translate objectives into technical priorities, and guide decision-making across functions and regions.

You will mentor colleagues and collaborate with business development, R&D, and regional centers to advance the cultures platform and improve dough systems, fermentation, and product quality.