Ingredient Scientist

**Your mission**:

- Development and implementation of processes to stabilize raw materials, ensuring product quality and consistency.
- Monitor ingredient performance in prototypes and formulations to assess stability and phzsiochemical properties.
- Analyze ingredient interactions within formulations to prevent issues like incompatibility or degradation over time.
- Assist in resolving any ingredient-related challenges during manufacturing or testing stages.
- Project management of cross functional research projects and trials, including planning and conducting stability studies to assess product performance, shelf-life, and quality.

**Your profile**:

- University degree in Food Science, Chemistry, or similar/related discipline.
- 4+ years of experience in food science or a related field.
- Broad working knowledge of food product development including developing and managing product formulation, stability testing, quality control testing, scale-up, ingredient supplier networks, food safety regulation, nutrition labeling requirements, and sensory testing.
- Deep understanding of ingredient functionality and formulations.
- Excellent culinary acumen and passion for creating great tasting products.
- Ability to successfully work through ambiguity with a solution seeking & entrepreneurial work ethic.
- Knowledge and experience working with analytical tools and sensory evaluation.
- Integrity, self-motivation, and a keen drive to improve the food system.
- Strong communication skills (written and oral) in English

**Our Benefits**:

- Work for one of the global innovation leaders in the food industry
- Dynamic and diverse mission-driven team from more than 25 different countries
- A fast growing company with exceptional opportunities for personal development
- Flat hierarchies and short decision paths
- Flexible working hours with entitled Home Office days in an innovative and agile working environment
- Gym Membership, language classes or an attractive alternative from our benefit program
- Great team events such as “lunch & learn”, “Demo Day”, cultural celebrations and food tastings
- Drinks, cereal bar and fresh fruit at the office, our home products tasting session for new employees
- Lastly, join us in the journey as we change the food system as we know it

**About us**:
Infinite Roots® (formerly Mushlabs) is a biotech company from Hamburg, Germany. We tackle one of the world’s biggest challenges with a single, microscopic solution: Mycelium. Our team of 60+ people from 25 different nationalities, 55% female and with 10 PhDs, has one mission: to cultivate food in a way that sustains our planet and its growing population.

We are a diverse team of scientists, industry experts, and business evangelists. We love what we do and enjoy working in a high growth and ambitious environment. We move fast and hire great people to take on exciting responsibilities. Join us if you are looking for a great opportunity to learn, grow, and have fun while changing the future of food.