Who is Nulixir?
Nulixir, a nano-biotechnology start-up, is a VC-backed business-to-business (B2B) company that develops, manufactures, and licenses intellectual property (IP) for smart nanocarriers, called nanovesicles, which optimize the performance of functional ingredients in food & beverage products. Nulixir, as the Function HouseTM, is revolutionizing the functional ingredient space by introducing a realm of functionality and shaping the future of intelligent food. This patented technology (70+ patents) has applications across multiple verticals in food and beverage (e.g., nootropics, energy stimulants, vitamins, probiotics, protein, etc.).
Founded in 2019, the company brought together a team of CPG leaders, cancer researchers, US attorneys, and nutritionists to overcome long-standing challenges in the Food and Beverage Industry. The firm’s founder has extensive experience in the development of nanocarriers for cancer therapeutics.
In the past-year, Nulixir sales have grown ~8x with strong interest from small, mid-size and many large CPG companies to partner with Nulixir and incorporate the technology in their products. Nulixir boasts an impressive board of senior executives from companies like Pepsi, Danone, McKinsey & Company, Paine Schwartz Partners, etc. The company currently has 30+ employees with a stellar executive team who come from food B2B companies such as ADM, Givaudan, Kerry, and ex-MBB consultants.
Position Overview:
Are you a dynamic, highly organized, and proactive professional looking to make a significant impact at a cutting-edge company? Nulixir, a leader in the food and beverage innovation industry, is searching for a top-tier Associate Scientist reporting to our Director of Product. This is not just a job; it’s an opportunity to be at the heart of a fast-growing, innovative company that is transforming the way we consume nutrients.
In this role, you will be responsible for working with a team of scientists to develop a pipeline of new products primarily beverages and further enhance Nulixir’s proprietary technology. High productivity is expected and familiarity with conducting experiments is highly desired. You will be part of a small team working on introducing new products based on customer briefs to address unmet consumer needs and/or resolve technical tensions. Our customers range from small start-ups to large blue-chip companies. We focus on developing functional products that provide a higher nutrition compared to other similar products as the active ingredients in these products are enhanced by our proprietary technology. This role is critical to the success of the organization as you will be expected to lead customer projects and bring it to commercialization which would ultimately enable higher revenue for the company.
Position Location:
This position will be based at our HQ facilities located in the Austin, TX Metropolitan Area.
In this critically important role, these are things we consider valuable:
- Productive experience in flavor and food ingredient creation
- Knowledge and/or experience in liquid-state nanoparticle synthesis and the related characterization techniques.
- Track record of publications and presentation indicative of high recognition of candidate’s research in relevant areas by peers.
- Experience working in a GMP environment.
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ambitious and driven to grow with the company
- Strong problem solving toolkit
- Excited to work at an early-stage start-up (prior start-up experience is a plus)
- 1-2 years of prior work experience preferred
- Willing to learn and be coached
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