Research & Development Specialist
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Job Description
Research & Development Specialist Vault City Brewing
Midlothian (Edinburgh area)
Flexible - DOE
4-day working week
Vault City Brewing isnt your average brewery.
Born in an Edinburgh kitchen in 2018 Vault City has grown from two beer lovers to a team of 30 - producing over a third of all the UKs sour beers. Their beers are stocked by Tesco Sainsburys Morrisons Waitrose and in over 250 independent bars reaching drinkers in 20 countries. With their brand-new 34000 sq ft site opening at Scotlands BioCampus this is a rare opportunity to join the UKs most creative and unapologetically bold brewery at a pivotal moment in its journey.
Now Vault City is on the lookout for a Research & Development Specialist to help them push the boundaries of flavour and innovation - and bring wild ideas to life.
What youll do
- Lead the creative development of new beers (and beyond with licences for cider and more!)
- Turn experimental ideas into real products.
- Experiment test refine - both in the lab and the kitchen.
- Collaborate with founders and team to shape the next generation of Vault City products.
- Engage with customers fans and international partners
- Be comfortable jumping in front of a camera now and then the sour beer community loves seeing the creative process behind their favourite beers.
What youll bring
- A curious inventive mind with a strong understanding of product development or food/beverage science.
- A hands-on approach you love getting into the details of how things work.
- A passion for flavour experimentation and doing things differently.
- You dont need to come from beer. What matters is your creativity and technical curiosity.
- A collaborative open style that fits our laid-back but ambitious culture.
Whats in it for you
- Flexible Salary (DOE)
- 4-day working week
- Private healthcare & dental (after probation)
- 600 in beer vouchers every year
- Cycle to work scheme
- Pension & holiday package
This is your chance to put your innovative mark on a fast-growing flavour-first brewery thats redefining what beer can be.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Laboratory Experience
- Spss
- Data Collection
- Genetics
- R
- Research Experience
- Statistical Software
- Cell Culture
- Molecular Biology
- Microscopy
- Research Laboratory Experience
- Western Blot
