Responsibilities

We seek a researcher to help us develop technologies that enable the development of convincing, vegan alternatives to meat.

Our target: reaching taste parity with animal meat.

The principal focus of the role is to carry out innovative research in a laboratory environment.

Other responsibilities include:
• keeping up-to-date on the latest advances in the field and continuously searching for new technologies;
• actively participating in brainstorming and ideation sessions for product development;
• assessing the feasibility of technologies and their path to industrialization;
• keeping a clean, safe, and inclusive work environment;
• logging research advances and discoveries and reporting back to the R&D team;
• providing guidance to junior scientists and associates

Competencies

• PhD or post-doc in chemical engineering, chemistry, materials science, or related field with expertise in soft matter or polymer science
• Proven track record of independent thinking
• Ability to give and receive feedback
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken
• No prior experience in food science is required

Process: you will have a first video call with an HR team member, followed by an interview with a member of R&D.

After that, we’ll ask for references and that you complete and defend a business case with our CTO Vincent Poulichet.

Start: as soon as you’re able; the position is full-time.

What makes La Vie unique?

🌱 Impact: We exist to put a happy end to animal-intensive farming. Waking up every day to save pigs and tons of CO2 is pretty darn cool.

🚀 Unique adventure: Our vision is to become by 2040 the largest pork brand on Earth… Without hurting a fly! We’ll achieve this vision and tackle all the challenges on the way in what will surely be your craziest professional experience.

💙 People: Everyone at La Vie is passionate, smart, and good-vibe. It’s pretty unique to feel you are only surrounded by people who truly care.

🌎 International environment: English-speaking and various nationalities.

👩🏻‍🔬 R&D + Innovation: expect to learn a lot and eat a lot of samples!

🤩 Trust: respect and transparency from everyone.

💡Opportunities to learn and Grow: training, learning lunch, regular Q&A sessions with our leadership, honest discussions about our company KPIs, monthly feedback sessions

♡ Values that brings us together : #Exemplary #Ambition #Together #Sunny

BENEFITS

💰 A fair & competitive salary package with equity 🥼 Benefiz insurance Mutuelle 🚲 50% Navigo OR the equivalent in green mobility 🏝 Holidays: 10 days RTT in addition to the legal 25 days for long term contract CDI 🍌 🍎 🍇 🍊 Healthy snacks 👨🏻‍💻 IT tools of your choice from BackMarket 🥗 Pocket-friendly veggie lunch by Foodles!

La Vie is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
If you are passionate about plant-based innovation and are ready to make a significant impact in the European market, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity at La Vie.