Analytical Chemistry Scientist

Department: R&D

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Paris

Description

Do you want to build a tastier future through cutting-edge technologies? We are looking for a mission-driven, creative, and committed Analytical chemistry scientist to join us 🦆. Come and bring your skills to the table!

GOURMEY is one of Europe's leading cultivated meat companies with global ambitions. Our vision is to create sustainable cultivated meat delights directly from animal cells for a conscious generation. We believe in a world where succulence can share a table with a positive impact and that cutting-edge technology combined with culinary arts can help us get there.

From engineers, and scientists to culinary experts, we're building an international team that shares the same passion for positive change. Currently a team of 60 Gourmates, we have dozens of nationalities at the table! Our differences are our strengths and our common language is food.

At GOURMEY, you will report directly to Marion Gaff, Team Lead of Food Science and Analytical Chemistry, and will join a team of 4 gourmates.

What will you be responsible for?

Responsibilities

As an analytical chemistry scientist, you are responsible for analytical studies requiring the identification of volatile and non-volatile organic compounds present in samples including but not limited to raw ingredients, food prototypes, cells, media, etc. You will:

• Contribute to designing analytical strategies in collaboration with different workstreams (food science, food pilot, media development…) to address the company objectives and challenges.
• Set up and optimize consistent methods for the extraction, identification, and quantification of targeted and untargeted compounds such as aroma compounds, small molecules, peptides, proteins, and other biomolecules. Apply the validated methods on different samples (foods, ingredients, cells, medium, etc.)
• Ensure consistency in sample preparation, data gathering, data analysis, and interpretation to draw robust conclusions.
• Maintain comprehensive electronic records for all analyzed samples, including details of sample preparation, the analytical method employed, and the obtained results. Propose hypotheses to elucidate the findings and outline subsequent steps for testing these hypotheses. Communicate all findings to ensure the progression of the product and the media development during weekly meetings. Ensure scientific report writing to build knowledge and protect Gourmey's IP.
• Manage, maintain, and operate lab equipment, in particular sophisticated analytical instruments (HPLC-HRMS, GC-MS/MS-O), ensuring their calibration and performance. Identify and troubleshoot issues related to analytical methods, instrumentation, or data interpretation to maintain the reliability and accuracy of analytical results.
• Manage laboratory supplies and chemicals: track inventory, order necessary materials and equipment, and ensure that the laboratory has an adequate supply of consumables for analytical procedures.
  
  

What about you?

• Degree in Analytical Chemistry: M.Sc. degree with 3 years experience minimum or a Ph.D. degree
• Excellent skills in the analysis of volatile and non-volatile food constituents in the field of flavor sciences (odor, aroma, and taste active compounds), peptidomics, proteomics, and metabolomics. Proven practical experience in extraction techniques as well as in the identification and quantification of organic molecules using GC-MS(-O) and LC-HRMS.
• Software skills for analytical data acquisition and processing including statistics to interpret complex data sets (MassHunter, TraceFinder, Compound Discoverer, Proteome Discoverer, Xcalibur, XLStat…)
• High organization skills to generate multiple accurate and timeline analytical data.
• Comfortable using online collaborative tools (Google Docs / Slack / Electronic laboratory notebook / Zoom, Notion, etc.)
• Passionate about GOURMEY's mission to bring to market delicious and sustainable foods through innovation: Team player spirit with a sense of strong work ethic and responsibility
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken. We are a very international team, no need to speak French!
  
  

What do we offer?

You will join a fast-growing startup located in the center of Paris, with a global ambition to build the future of food through cutting-edge technologies in an inclusive work environment valuing the importance of work-life balance.

We Offer

• ⭐️ GOURMEY's ESOP
• 🌴 25 days of paid leave + extra holidays (depending on your contract)
• 🧑‍⚕️ Attractive Health insurance policy (higher than the minimum required)
• 🍌 Meal vouchers (We use Swile)
• 🎳 Work-life balance monitoring
• 🚴 Sustainable transportation and offer extra compensation to those who cycle to work
• 🍎 Fresh fruits and nuts delivered weekly
• 🎡 Annual company retreat
  
  

What is our recruitment process?

About

Inclusiveness is at the heart of everything we do at GOURMEY. By being transparent about each step of the process, and why we do things the way we do, we believe we can give all candidates a foretaste of GOURMEY's culture. During the process, you will meet some of your team members in different parts of the recruitment process which will look like this:

• Interviews with our Talent Acquisition Manager, future colleagues, and manager.
• A last interview on-site (when possible) to meet part of the team and visit the labs & office.
  
  

Want to know more about us?

We are a science, purpose, and engineering-driven company, founded in 2019 and now entering its next phase of growth after our recent fundraising.

We are dedicated to creating breakthrough technologies that will help address and push the boundaries of what's possible – delivering innovations that benefit people and the planet. If you want to know more, have a look at our LinkedIn page, Career Site, Glassdoor reviews as well as the many press reviews (Bloomberg; Forbes).