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Bon Vivant is France’s pioneering fermentation-based dairy products company. Our mission is to accelerate transition to a greener and more human tomorrow. Thanks to our technology we can create tasty, nutritious, and functional dairy products without using animals.
We are building an international team of dairy products lovers that want to reinvent the food industry. Bon Vivant is a venture-backed, fast-growing company and following our seed round we are looking for a Food Scientist Senior (M/F) in Lyon to contribute to the development of Bon Vivant's protein ingredients.
What you will be doing:
In the Food Science & Innovation team, your mission is leading the development of new functional protein ingredients that fit with the needs of the food industry. Your responsibilities will include:
- To lead food application development, in particular, in the area of alternative fresh dairy and cheese products, to unlock new opportunities of application for Bon Vivant ingredients and to provide technical recommendations to our customers
- To define and provide to the Bioprocess team ingredient specifications adapted to food applications
- To support the sales team in promoting protein ingredients to customers (proofs of concept for technical and marketing support)
- To prospect and engage with academics and external R&D partnerships to carry out studies and monitor technological advances in the alternative proteins sector
- To design and execute laboratory and pilot experiments and be the go-to person to solve technical challenges
- To autonomously coordinate R&D projects for the new product development pipeline, managing technicians and research associates involved in different projects
About you :
- You are passionate about Bon Vivant’s mission to bring the success of alternative dairy products
- You possess a Master or a PhD in Food Science specialization in Dairy Science with a focus on physical chemistry/biochemistry/process engineering
- You have +5 years of experience in the dairy industry, ideally including cheese production
- You are fluent in French and English, both written and spoken
- You have project management skills and ability to consistently drive data management and accurate decision-making processes
What we offer
- A competitive salary and participation in Bon Vivant’s ESOP (Employee Stock Option Plan)
- A caring company culture with a dual mission i) to build the future of the dairy industry ii) to attract and develop exceptional people
In concert with our culture, Bon Vivant includes everyone and that means embracing the strengths of diversity, connectedness, and inclusion. Through conscientious efforts, we celebrate cultures, perspectives, and experiences from all over the world to support our platform that is built for all regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, neurodiversity, disability status, citizenship, veteran status or any other aspect which makes an individual unique or protected by laws and regulations in the locations where we operate. Thus, Bon Vivant is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace, and we commit to continue this throughout our processes for recruitment, compensation, benefits, performance, promotion, and all other conditions and terms of employment.