Job area: Research & Development
Activity: Corporate
Location: Marcq-en-Barœul, France
Contract type: Fix term contract

Contribute to an exciting mission
What will your daily life look like?

In the context of a maternity leave replacement, we are looking for a R&D scientist in purification process development. Within the Center of Excellence Downstream Process Design belonging to the Lesaffre Institute of Science and Technology, and directly reporting to the Purification Process Team Manager, you will be responsible for developing processes for extraction and purification of compounds of interests at lab and pilot scale in collaboration with the Purification Process team (8 persons). Your role will be also to study and optimize process parameters for the development of new products or improvement of existing products.

As R&D scientist, your responsibilities will include:

Designing and carrying out experimental plans for your projects.
Conducting technological and scientific review on the project to provide a comprehensive state of the art and identify innovations that the project could benefit from.
Assessing project feasibility and serving as a technical referent for the project you are involved in.
Supporting team activities related to the development and optimization of extraction and purification processes at both lab and pilot scale.
Providing technical solutions for projects related to team’s activities.
Synthesizing and writing activity reports for your projects.

Make a personal impact
That makes you the ideal candidate

Profile: Master or engineering degree (Bac + 5) in process engineering / chemical engineering applied to fermentation biotechnology and/or the agri-food industry. A first experience in a similar position would be appreciated.

You have in-depth technical skills in extractions and purifications processes at lab and pilot scale. Your ability to synthetize information and your writing skills are recognized. You are fluent in English.

You demonstrate scientific rigor, autonomy and critical thinking in carrying out your work. You are also recognized for your agility, dynamism, your team spirit and your ability to make proposals. Finally, you have a good ability to adapt to evolving technical environments and you have the capacity to work in a cross-functional team in a multidisciplinary context.

Grow in a Global Network
What We Bring to You

What can Lesaffre offer you:

We are a successful family-owned company with long-standing history where people truly matter.
We promote a sense of fulfilment with a genuine mission: nourish and protect the planet.
An opportunity to work in a real international environment.

All our jobs are open to people with disabilities.

Let’s take on tomorrow’s challenges together

A key global player in fermentation for more than a century, Lesaffre, with a 2,7 billion euro turnover, and established on all continents, counts 11,000 employees and more than 96 nationalities. On the strength of this experience and diversity, we work with customers, partners and researchers to find ever more relevant answers to the needs of food, health, naturalness and respect for our environment. Thus, every day, we explore and reveal the infinite potential of microorganisms.

To nourish 9 billion people, in a healthy way, in 2050 by making the most of our planet’s resources is a major and unprecedented issue. We believe that fermentation is one of the most promising answers to this challenge.

Lesaffre – Working together to better nourish and protect the planet.