Food & Biochemistry Intern

"Help extract our indulgent cream and learn more on protein & lipid chemistry"

About Cultivated Biosciences

Our mission is to empower plant-based dairy to give it the creaminess and mouthfeel consumers strive for. To do this we are developing creamy fat ingredients from non-GMO yeast to be sold as B2B ingredients.

Your mission

As Food & Biochemistry Intern you will be responsible for supporting the effort to develop processes to efficiently extract our indulgent cream. You will work with microbiologists, fermentation scientist, and food technologists to ensure we extract a delicious ingredient in a price competitive way.

What you need to succeed

Bachelor in Biotechnology, Food Processing or equivalent

Initial experience in lysis and separation technologies

Understanding of protein and lipid chemistry

A proactive attitude

Willingness to learn quickly new things.

Feel free to apply if you don't check all of our criteria, we are eager to learn about you.

Why join?

We are a young and dynamic startup based in Zurich, creating a revolutionizing ingredient for plant-based dairy. We function with a flat hierarchy. The teams’ success will be the company’s success.

We will offer:

- Flexible working hours

- Workplace with lake view!

- Regular team events (including retreats in the Swiss alps!)

A stipend will be offered to interns

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We consider all applications equally regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity. We strongly encourage individuals from groups traditionally underrepresented in tech to apply.

We are unfortunately not able to sponsor visa applications for this position.

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