Senior Research Associate

Are you ready fora new beginning?

We need your talent, knowledge and dedication to better our world with biology.

Our purpose points the way

In Novonesis, we know that solutions rooted in biology can help solve humanity's biggest challenges. Since we began more than a century ago, this has been our guide. It's how we've gotten so far. And it's how we'll impact the future. Now, more than ever, the world needs change. And with biosolutions, the possibilities for transformation are endless.

We're here to better our world with biology.

Join us as our new Sr. Research Associate, Technical Services Lab
As a Senior Research Associate you will be responsible for performing laboratory and pilot scale experiments to demonstrate benefits of enzymatic performance in food products and processes. Your experimentation results and process and product development insights will ultimately lead to innovative products and solutions implemented in the marketplace. This is a dynamic environment, and the type of experiments will shift based on demand.

Welcome to Food & Beverage Biosolutions
Become a part of a dynamic team of scientists and research associates with diverse backgrounds, providing customer-facing technical service to the Food and Beverage industry. This team supports a variety of North American customers across a range of food and ingredient product development applications.

In this role you'll make an impact by:

• Supporting the implementation of enzymatic technology in customer products and processes.

• Independently carrying out laboratory or pilot scale support of customer projects and product development.

• Driving improvements to laboratory workflows and processes to increase efficiency and data quality.

• Ensuring traceability through strong documentation and reporting

• Maintaining a safe and functional GMP laboratory space.

• Using knowledge of food formulation and processing to create prototypes to highlight the impact of enzymes.

• Displaying flexibility and ability to improvise according to customer needs.

• Prototyping - Developing formulations and processes for scalable plant-based dairy and meat products, functional foods, and new protein ingredients with improved functionality.

• Applying culinary techniques to deliver the best possible taste and texture experiences.

• Operating and maintaining lab and pilot-scale food processing equipment, including HTST/UHT systems and other unit operations for producing plant-based beverages, fermented products, plant-based desserts, meat alternatives, and functional food prototypes (e.g., nutritional bars and coated ingredients).

To succeed you must have:

• AAS degree in a relevant technical discipline with 6+ years of relevant experience in a technical area or BS or MS degree in scientific discipline such as Food Science, and/or experience in food engineering. Culinary skills are a plus.

• Knowledge of and basic experience with food formulation development, food GMP's, and food processing equipment (pasteurizing units, spray dryers, decanting centrifuges, extruders).

• Ability to contribute to development of formulations and processes for food prototypes.

• Ability to independently plan and execute routine and non-routine laboratory experiments

• Demonstrated success with attention to detail and time management

• Initiative for completing tasks with a positive attitude and a sense of urgency

• A desire to learn and develop new skills with a proactive approach

• Strong laboratory techniques and knowledge as well as organizational skills

• Ability to interpret and summarize data

• Excellent verbal and written communication and documentation skills

• Strong ability to collaborate with cross-functional teammates

• Ability to work in the United States currently and in the future without sponsorship

Location: Franklinton, North Carolina (On-site)

Application deadline: September 5, 2025

Expected salary range: $68,813 - $93,938

Benefits you will enjoy:

• 401(k) with up to a 9% company contribution

• Minimum of 3 weeks of vacation plus 12 holidays and 2 weeks of Wellness Time

• Health, Dental, Vision & Life insurance

• Healthcare savings account option with generous employer contribution

• Employee assistance program

• Parental leave

• Tuition reimbursement

• All benefits begin on your first day

Could our purpose be yours? Then apply today!

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