Berkeley, CA
It’s a Perfect Day to change the world! At Perfect Day, we’re doing just that.
Perfect Day was founded in 2014 to create delicious, nutritious dairy products that everyone can love. We’re using fermentation (not animals) to make dairy proteins that are the foundation for foods like ice cream, cheese and yogurt – all with the distinctive taste and textures that consumers demand, but without lactose or environmental downsides. Through partnerships with respected brands, we’re working to launch a whole range of dairy products that will help shape a humane, sustainable food system for future generations.
We are currently searching for an Analytical Chemist excited about working with proteins, peptides, and small molecules in a fast-paced start-up environment. As the newest member of the Analytical Chemistry Team, you will work on liquid chromatography (HPLC, UPLC) of proteins, supporting method development, optimization, validation, and transfer to manufacturing sites. You will collaborate with a core team of scientists and engineers in fermentation, downstream processing, food discovery, and manufacturing, and you will have the opportunity to manage a direct report. A successful candidate will have prior experience working in teams and have strong analytical chemistry knowledge to complement and build upon our current profile of bioanalytical methods to interrogate protein quality/function, structure, activity and more.
Essential functions:
Other functions:
Competencies:
– Notices discrepancies and inconsistencies in available information.
– Identifies a set of features, parameters, or considerations to take into account, in analyzing a situation or making a decision.
– Approaches a complex task or problem by breaking it down into its component parts and considering each part in detail.
– Works cooperatively with others to produce innovative solutions.
– Provides assistance, information and support to others to build a basis for future reciprocity.
– Identifying what needs to be done and acts before being asked or the situation requires it.
– Seeks out others involved in a situation to learn their perspectives.
– Takes independent action to change the direction of events.
– Effectively applies technical knowledge to solve a range of problems.
– Possesses an in-depth knowledge and skill in a technical area.
– Develops technical solutions to new or highly complex problems that cannot be solved using existing methods or approaches.
– Is sought out as an expert to provide advice or solutions in his/her technical area.
– Sets up procedures to ensure high quality of work.
– Monitors the quality of work.
– Verifies information.
– Checks the accuracy of own and others’ work.
Required education and experience:
Preferred education and experience
It’s a Perfect Day to change the world. The day when delicious dairy goodness is something everyone can love. The day we say goodbye to the downsides of factory farming. The day we throw a big party with luscious, animal-free milk, cheese, yogurt, and ice cream, all made with Perfect Day! We hope you join us!
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