Principal Scientist - Product Development & Commercialization

Impossible Foods was founded to transform the global food system and reduce the impact of climate change by making the world’s most delicious, nutritious, and sustainable meat, fish, and dairy — from plants.
Through the revolutionary work of our world-class R&D team, we’re inventing efficient, sustainable ways to transform ingredients from plants into meat, fish, and dairy foods that deliver all the pleasures and nutritional benefits consumers demand, without the negative environmental or public health impact.
Our flagship product, Impossible™ Burger, uses 96% less land, 87% less water and generates 89% less greenhouse gas emissions than conventional beef from cows. And the burger is just the beginning. We’re working on recreating every animal product, from chicken to fish, with plant-based ingredients that are vastly better for people and the planet. 
Impossible Foods has experienced spectacular growth over the last few years, and we continue to lead all aspects of the plant-based revolution – from discovery and innovation to commercial production and consumer education. We’re building an amazing team of brilliant, collaborative, mission-driven individuals who take pride in using their diverse skills to contribute to a better world. Our core values include leading with heart, thinking like scientists, and doing the right thing, and our employees embody these attributes in their work every day. 
Want to join the movement? You can help us solve the most urgent, important challenge facing the world today (and have fun doing it). Check out our job opening below:
We are looking for an experienced and mission-aligned Principal Scientist to join the Product Development & Commercialization team that primarily works on scaling up new products and manufacturing processes. You will be a technically savvy, motivated leader who has the opportunity to implement pilot and plant scale trials, product testing and ultimately transfer new products and processes to manufacturing plants (did we mention our products are very cool and delicious!). We are looking for people with an enthusiasm for science, a passion for creating products to change the world, and who have a proven track record in product development and scale up. You will cross-functionally lead the scale up of new products, guide the team’s research, design experiments, analyze data, and engineer solutions. Overall, we are seeking a leader who can inspire, ideate, mentor and foster good practices rooted in the scientific method.

You Will:

• Provide technical leadership to multiple project teams responsible for developing new delicious and nutritious plant-based meat products to delight Impossible Foods consumers.
• Research and develop food and/or processing technologies and product building blocks.
• Execute pilot and plant scale trials, product testing and transfer new products and processes to manufacturing plants.
• Develop, conduct, and analyze experiments using design of experiment philosophy.
• Transfer new products and processes to multiple manufacturing plants.
• Proactively collaborate cross-functionally and manage multiple projects that adhere to fast timelines.
• Collaborate with Packaging, Product Management, and Manufacturing teams on product design.
• Mentor team members to ensure good adherence to scientific principles and methods.
• Some travel required.

You Have:

• PhD in Food Science or a related field.
• 15+ yrs of experience.
• Proven track record of successfully commercializing & launching products.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex projects with fast timelines, novel processing equipment, and across multiple manufacturing locations.
• Self starter with the ability to thrive in a diverse, dynamic and fast-paced environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to continuously challenge assumptions to seek innovative solutions.
• Track record of strong project management skills.
• Mentorship experience.
• Managerial experience (nice to have).

At Impossible Foods, safety is our priority. Our obligation to our employees (and their families and communities) includes providing a fully vaccinated workplace. It is widely recognized that vaccination is by far the safest and most effective tool for protecting ourselves and our community against the spread of Covid-19. For the sake of our employees, their families, and communities, Impossible Foods will require vaccination by February 1, 2022 for all US-based employees who are on-site at one of IF’s facilities or co-manufacturing facilities; are in a position that requires them to be in person with co-workers, customers, clients, or contractors; or are traveling on behalf of the Company, including attending any in-person Company-sponsored event.
Impossible Foods Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. 
Depending on your location, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) may regulate the way we manage the data of job applicants. Our full notice outlining how data will be processed as part of the application procedure for applicable locations is available here: https://impossiblefoods.com/careers/notice. By submitting your application, you are agreeing to our use and processing of your data as required.
If the ability to work remotely is indicated, this role can be performed from any US state except for Alaska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Hawaii, and Wisconsin.
This role is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.