Primary Responsibilities/Essential Functions
· Lead the research on the next generation of sustainable, plant protein ingredients for application in food and beverage products.
· Develop new methods to extract protein fractions from various plant sources for food applications.
· Innovate new ways to produce protein ingredients while with a vision on value proposition – economics, functionality and taste.
· Generate valuable intellectual property to enrich LDC’s plant protein patent portfolio.
· Set up protein characterization platform to assess physio-chemical and functional properties of various protein fractions.
· Ensure all the methods are captured in SOPs and results are reported in quality and timely manner.
· Collaborate with the Engineering team to test and optimize protein down-stream processing methods at pilot plant scale.
· Collaborate with the Application team on plant-based product development and characterization.
· Set up and lead research collaborations with relevant external partners.
Additional Responsibilities Functions
· Lead by example in terms of research execution with attention to detail and ownership of project deliverables.
· Coach and mentor less experienced team members.