Head of Process Development
We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Head of Process Development to oversee the development, optimisation and validation of enzymatic protein hydrolysates, from lab to commercial scale.
Key Responsibilities:
* Define and lead the strategic roadmap for Nuritas' targeted protein hydrolysis process, from lab processes, through pilot development to commercial transfer.
* Develop and optimise up and down stream processes in line with best production practices for protein hydrolysates and other relevant functional food ingredients.
* Provide expertise, guidance and input to relay project findings back to the wider R&D team, strengthening Nuritas' proprietary machine learning platform and in-house R&D capabilities.
* Generate and execute a scientific approach to process optimisation, to determine cause-and-effect relationships between process parameters and ingredient functionality.
The ideal candidate should have experience in several disciplines including biotechnology, process engineering and food technology. The role will involve cross-functional collaboration across R&D, Manufacturing and Quality and Operations, bridging the gap between R&D lab discovery and commercial production of protein hydrolysates.
Requirements:
* PhD in biotechnology, food science or an equivalent discipline.
* Minimum of 10 years previous experience in the area of process optimisation and development of functional food ingredients.
* Proven track record for the development and commercialisation of functional ingredients, with a specific focus on peptides and protein hydrolysates preferred.
* Self-motivated, organised, methodical, capacity to work within a dynamic team environment and an ability to communicate findings to scientific and executive teams alike.
About Us:
Nuritas is revolutionizing the discovery of novel, natural and scientifically proven bioactive ingredients that enable their partners to create better or new product solutions for their customers. The company's disruptive computational approach to discovery uses artificial intelligence, deep learning, and genomics to rapidly and efficiently predict and then unlock the most health-benefiting components hidden within plants and natural food sources, called peptides.
Nuritas has built and grown a unique discovery platform Nπφ (Nuritas Peptide Finder). The Nπφ artificial intelligence platform with wet lab has been shaped and trained on years of proprietary experimental data as well as curated structured and unstructured data allowing it to predict novel peptides with targeted efficacy.