Scientist/Senior Scientist - Analytical Chemistry
Edacious
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A New Food System in which Quantity & Quality can Coexist
Our food systems produce more calories than society needs and are incentivized to yield the greatest quantity of food at the lowest possible cost. We have succeeded in optimizing a single outcome - a calorie rich world. But success has come at a huge toll: a global, multifaceted environmental and health crisis. 25%+ of global GHG emissions are generated from farm to fork and the negative impacts of agriculture, food production and land-use on climate cost us $3 trillion USD per year. Meanwhile, our current diets are responsible for a 70% increase in obesity affecting 1.5Bn people, and the costs of diet-related chronic diseases (heart disease, diabetes, cancer) amount to $13 trillion/year.
At Edacious, we believe food should be plentiful AND nutritious. As the impacts of yield-obsessed food production on human and environmental health become clear, the ability to measure nutrition as easily as we measure yield becomes critical. Why? There's mounting scientific evidence that the healthiest foods come from farming practices that are best for the planet and the most nutritious food is also the most flavorful and sustainable. Our vision is to shift the food system so it may better serve consumers, producers, and our planet and our mission is nutritional transparency.
Measuring & Comparing Food Quality Through a Nutrition & Climate Lens
Edacious is a multi-disciplinary technology company. We are chemists, designers, engineers, and systems-thinkers who believe that nutrition can be used as a lever to impact climate change at scale by accelerating the production and demand for healthier, climate-smart foods. To achieve this, we create novel analysis tools and generate actionable data for producers to understand the factors behind more nutritious food providing a roadmap to improve their operations and for buyers to know the nutritional quality of the food they purchase so they can make better decisions for their health, wallets and the environment.
The job: Edacious is seeking a highly skilled analytical scientist with a strong background in developing and validating methodologies for the analysis of small molecules in food matrices primarily utilizing mass spectroscopy. You ideally are an expert in analytical chemistry with previous experience in food analysis and enjoy hands-on lab work. Our laboratory science and technology team is focused on building novel food datasets to enable the understanding of the true complexity & variability of food.
Responsibilities:
- Development, optimization and implementation of analytical methods for the characterization of small molecule nutrients in food matrices utilizing HPLC, LC-MS, GC-MS, ICP-MS, spectroscopic techniques, and other relevant methodologies.
- Perform method validation in compliance with regulatory guidelines and ISO 17025 standards for new nutrient classes and/or new food types to enhance compliance and data robustness whilst maintaining detailed documentation and SOPs.
- Execute routine laboratory analyses in collaboration with junior technical staff to generate high quality data, whilst providing guidance and knowledge on best practices.
- Troubleshoot analytical methods and mass spectrometry instrumentation.
- Meet project timelines across multiple workflows in tandem whilst generating high quality robust data in a collaborative environment.
- Support training of junior technical staff or other team members, as required.
- Assist with maintaining a lab environment that is continually evolving in high-throughput analysis and new technologies.
Requirements, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- A relevant scientific degree (analytical chemistry, biochemistry, food science or related field). BSc with 10+ years' experience, or MSc with 5+ years experience, or PhD with 2+ years’ in an industrial setting.
- Strong preference for analytical chemistry experience in food matrices.
- Experience in quantitative and untargeted data collection using mass spectroscopy.
- Expert understanding of analytical techniques, analytical troubleshooting, method development, and lab equipment.
- Experimental design as well as critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to find, analyze, interpret, and critique data quickly and accurately, including ability to multi-task and prioritize concurrent projects.
- Experience with ISO or GMP is a plus.
- Effective communication skills and ability to work in a cross functional organization.
- Familiarity and diligent with data and protocol organization including documentation and adherence to SOPs.
- Comfortable in a fast-paced startup environment and able to adjust workload based upon changing priorities.
The successful candidate is required to be onsite in Marlborough-MA 5 days a week. There is no visa sponsorship available with this position.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Diversity is the foundation of life and has created this beautiful world we live in. Just as nature has shown us the importance of diversity in biology, it is critical to build this diversity into our social structures. To the extent that we can build communities and teams that work in symbiotic and constructive ways, contributing to greater levels of productivity and resilience, the more successful we will be. We wish to attract diverse individuals in experience, perspective, and culture. Our company must represent the broader global food system if we are to be successful in this endeavor and so we seek to recruit and build teams that represent the beautiful diversity of people and life present on this planet.
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