HEROTEIN IS A HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI-BASED COMPANY, FOUNDED WITH THE MISSION OF CREATING THE BEST TASTING PLANT-BASED MEAT PRODUCTS IN CHINA. OUR FOUNDERS HAVE DECADES OF EXPERIENCE IN THE ALTERNATIVE PROTEIN INDUSTRY, AND POSSESS SUCCESSFUL TRACK RECORDS IN FOOD ENTREPRENEURSHIP, INVESTING, AND FOODSERVICE SALES. OUR PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED BY INDIVIDUALS BEHIND THE 5 LARGEST PLANT-BASED MEAT COMPANIES IN THE WORLD – INCLUDING BEYOND MEAT, IMPOSSIBLE FOODS AND GARDEIN.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT THRIVE IN HIGH GROWTH START-UP ENVIRONMENTS TO JOIN OUR TEAM. A CAREER AT ORIGINS IS A PHENOMENAL OPPORTUNITY FOR ANYONE LOOKING TO WORK WITH A HIGH-CALIBRE TEAM IN FOOD TECH. YOU WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE ON SIGNIFICANT RESPONSIBILITY AND HELP SHAPE THE COMPANY FROM DAY 1, WORKING ALONGSIDE SIMILARLY MOTIVATED AND HIGH PERFORMING INDIVIDUALS.
YOU WILL LEAD R&D FOR THE COMPANY, WORKING WITH OUR PROPRIETARY HIGH MOISTURE EXTRUSION SUBSTRATE TO FORMULATE NEW PRODUCTS, AND ITERATE ON EXISTING PRODUCTS TO ENSURE THE COMPANY REMAINS A LEADER IN THE PLANT-BASED MEAT CATEGORY.
YOU WILL BE EXPOSED TO CUTTING EDGE EXTRUSION TECHNOLOGY, AND WORK WITH WORLD-CLASS PARTNERS AND COLLEAGUES TO DEVELOP BEST-IN-CLASS PRODUCTS. THIS ROLE PRESENTS A FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY TO BE A LEADING FOOD SCIENTIST IN THE EXCITING, HIGH-GROWTH PLANT-BASED MEAT INDUSTRY.
• WORK CLOSELY WITH PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS TO IMPROVE ON EXISTING FORMULATIONS, AND DEVELOP NEW PRODUCTS
• MANAGE VENDOR/PARTNER RELATIONSHIPS TO ENSURE A SUCCESSFUL WORKING RELATIONSHIP AND EFFICIENT INGREDIENT COSTS
• KEEP ABREAST OF ANY REGULATORY HURDLES, AND WORK WITH SENIOR MANAGEMENT TO NAVIGATE THOSE ACCORDINGLY
• A DEGREE IN FOOD SCIENCE, OR A RELATED FIELD
• MORE THAN 5 YEARS’ EXPERIENCE IN FOOD SCIENCE, WITH A FOCUS ON BINDING SYSTEMS, AND PLANT-BASED MEATS
• EXCELLENT COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS IN CHINESE AND ENGLISH
• EXCELLENT INTERPERSONAL SKILLS WITH STRONG ADAPTABILITY INTO A DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT
