Food Scientist – Flavor expert (Maternity Replacement)

We are NotCo, one of the fastest growing Latin American startups in recent times. We innovatively combine science and technology to create plant-based products that are just as tasty, but with less environmental impact and taking the animal out of the equation. Our goal? For the good of the planet, we are going to reinvent the food industry: one delicious bite at a time. We are currently operating and conquering palates in Chile, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, USA, Canada and Mexico.<br/>Part of our DNA is to undertake, take risks, innovate and move the needle! We are not a perfect company and we do not have the perfect culture, but we do have the right culture: we are a group of people working tirelessly to change the food system and mass market mindset to protect our world, our health, our future generations, animals , and what remains of the beautiful wildlife. We embrace diversity, at NotCo everyone is welcome, here the only thing that matters is talent, potential and the motivation to want to generate high-impact changes: we are a group of unusual people, under a common goal.<br/>The Flavor Specialist Food Scientist has the mission to conduct global flavor scouting (plant-based), manage sample acquisition, and design experiments to evaluate properties and characteristics, as well as determine their applicability for NotCo's product portfolios and innovations. Additionally, they will interact with other teams within Research to characterize flavor properties and collaborate with AI teams for the development and use of tools for flavor application and development. <h3>RESPONSABILITIES</h3> <ul> <li>Conduct an extensive global search for new alternatives, interact with suppliers, and expand NotCo's internal flavor database.</li><li>Design appropriate experiments to complement the existing flavor library and anticipate potential applications of these samples for product portfolios and innovations.</li><li>Collaborate with NotCo's artificial intelligence team to coordinate and design modules that apply the knowledge acquired from the flavor library to the 'Giuseppe' algorithm.</li><li>Actively contribute to determining flavor characteristics based on ongoing innovation and improvement projects within the company.</li></ul> <h3>REQUIREMENTS</h3> <ul> <li>Food Engineer, Biochemist, Biotechnology Engineer, Chemist, or related profession.</li><li>Demonstrable experience (1 to3 years) as a Flavorist in flavor houses with application to food. </li><li> Knowledge of experimental design, instrumental analysis, and experimentation related to flavor application in food products. </li><li>Advanced oral and written English is essential. Desirable: </li><li>Experience and courses in innovation.</li></ul>If our purpose and way of working vibrate with you, and you want to be part of this story, apply to join this squad.<br/>WHY NOT!