Chief Scientific Officer

At Bosque Foods our vision is to accelerate the worlds transition to an environmentally sustainable equitable and animalfree food system.

Our mission is to create the next generation of meat alternatives starting with wholecut meat products grown naturally from fungal mycelium. We aim to create betterthanmeat products that deliver on the entire taste experience nutrition and price of traditional meat without compromise.

Founded in 2020 Bosque Foods is the first European fungibased meat alternative company focusing entirely on the wholecut meat segment. After graduating from the worlds leading biotech accelerator program IndieBio in New York City we opened our lab in Berlin Germany.

Job Description:

We are looking for a Chief Scientific Officer to lead the development and scaling of our myceliumbased technology. You should be a passionate expert in microbial fermentation with direct experience in cultivating fungi across different fermentation platforms. You should have an entrepreneurial drive and mindset high ambition and the ability to lead the development of our upstream and downstream bioprocess.

Ideally you have experience developing and executing both an IP strategy and navigating complex regulatory processes. You should have a vast network to tap into across academia and research institutions in addition to corporate connections. Last you should be comfortable recruiting and managing a team while also representing our companys mission and core values.

Tasks

Role & Responsibilities:

• Provide visionary leadership and strategic direction for the companys scientific initiatives.
• Oversee all aspects of research and development activities including project prioritization resource allocation and milestone tracking.
• Cultivate strategic partnerships and collaborations with academic institutions research organizations and industry partners to enhance the companys scientific capabilities and access cuttingedge technologies.
• Negotiate and manage collaborations licensing agreements and research partnerships to support the companys growth objectives.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements quality standards and industry guidelines throughout the bioprocess.
• Support in recruitment mentorship and development of a highperforming team of scientists and researchers fostering a culture of collaboration innovation and excellence.
• Manage Bosque Foods intellectual portfolio and drive the IP generation and strategy.

Requirements

MustHave:

• PhD or equivalent in relevant scientific discipline (e.g. Microbiology / biotechnology/ biochemistry/ biochemical engineering / food technology or related discipline).
• Experience in a senior scientific role within a biotech industry preferably in fungal fermentation or related areas.
• Strong track record of leadership; ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.
• Strategic and analytical thinker capable of developing plans to improve internal competencies and technologies to achieve company objectives.
• Dedication to creating a technology platform from the ground up.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to link with internal and external stakeholders.
• Growth mindset: Capacity to thrive in a fastpaced and challenging startup environment doing what needs to be done for the business regardless of your title.

GreattoHave:

• Previous experience in cultivating filamentous edible fungi across research development and commercial scales
• Experience analyzing the IP landscape and developing and executing IP strategy. Ability to work with Bosques IP lawyer firm
• Established network and track record of bringing relevant industry partnerships collaborations or alliances
• Previous experience with using sidestreams as fermentation substrate
• Experience in managing a bioprocess development team
• Previous experience in the food production industry
• Knowledge and experience in process engineering
• Values and participates in a handson approach
• Experience in grant writing (US and EU) is a plus

Benefits

• Opportunity to join a dynamic and diverse missiondriven team with skyhigh ambitions to build the future of food.
• Chance to shape and cocreate our scientific strategy at an earlystage startup.
• Work in our brand new lab in the center of Berlin within walking distance of many cafes restaurants bars and parks
• Flexible work culture encouraging remote work when possible.
• Last but not least employee discount for Urban Sports Club membership and regular team events

Application Instructions:

If this description sounds like your dream job please reach out to us!

• Application deadline is March 25th.
• Submit a CV and Cover letter via Join or LinkedIn or email with the subject line CSO Position:
• In your application materials please include your earliest start date German work permit status and salary requirements.

Were looking forward to receiving your application and shaping the next generation of meat alternatives together with you!

We value diversity and therefore welcome all applications regardless of gender nationality ethnic and social origin religion / worldview disability age as well as sexual orientation and identity.