This is an exciting opportunity within an innovative food, beverage and nutritional products company. You will work with plant proteins and carbohydrates to assess and improve function in order to create and develop novel plant-based beverage products. These products will include functional foods, medical foods and highly nutritional food and beverages.
Your overall roles and responsibilities will include:
Identifying, isolating, characterizing and modifying proteins and carbohydrates to improve functionality in plant-based foods and beverages.
Leading experiments and process development efforts involving protein and carbohydrate biochemistry, structure, and biotransformation.
Collaborating with cross-functional teams on R&D projects and product commercialization efforts related to protein and carbohydrate chemistry.
Promoting innovation by tracking new developments in relevant scientific fields in order to identify and pursue strategic product development opportunities.
Training research assistants, students, and other related staff in research techniques and analysis.
Desired Skills & Experience:
M.S. or Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Protein Chemistry, Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Biology or related life science field.
Experience characterizing carbohydrates using enzymatic assays, HPLC, GC, size exclusion chromatography, and other methods of chromatography.
Expertise in protein characterization, including enzymatic and instrumental methods.
Analytical method development expertise characterizing proteins or carbohydrates utilizing gel electrophoresis, SDS-PAGE, HPLC, Western Blotting, Enzyme Activity Assays, and Protein Isolation and Purification.
Experience working with food proteins, grain proteins, lipids, vitamins, and other nutritional food components a plus.
The ideal candidate will have patents and publications demonstrating an ability to innovate.
Company Description:
This position is within a Buffalo Area natural products and nutritional foods spinoff company backed by a major CPG, Dairy and Nutritional Products Manufacturer. It is an incredible opportunity to get on board within an ultra-innovative, fast paced and friendly entrepreneurial environment with an exciting portfolio of new product launches.