Overview
R&D Scientist, Novel Ingredients Jobs in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada at Marine Biologics
Title: R&D Scientist, Novel Ingredients
Company: Marine Biologics
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
The Opportunity
Marine Biologics makes SeaTex, a clean-label seaweed-derived ingredient that replaces the gums, buffers, and emulsifiers on today’s food labels. Consumer demand for clean labels, regulatory pressure on synthetic additives, and the search for resilient supply chains converge on SeaTex.
What You Will Do
- IP scoping & patent filing (primary focus) — Define divisional-patent requirements. Translate lab results into patentable claims; work with outside counsel on drafting, FTO, and prosecution. Own trade-secret capture.
- Physico-chemical modification — Run process-modification studies, optimise product features against target SKU specs, and benchmark performance across conditions.
- Supply-chain technical qualification — Define biomass quality criteria, run qualification studies, and set raw-material specs.
- Lab ownership — Outfit a new lab as your own, develop lab protocols, set the experimental agenda, direct lab technician(s), and maintain rigorous documentation.
Required
- PhD in chemistry, biochemistry, polymer science, food science, or related discipline.
- Hands-on experience translating wet-lab results into patent claims and working with patent counsel.
- Polymer, polysaccharide, or hydrocolloid chemistry expertise.
- Comfortable owning a small lab end-to-end: setup, execution, documentation, and reporting.
Preferred
- Named inventor on at least one issued or pending patent covering a novel food, nutraceutical, cosmetic, or biomaterial ingredient. Highly valued.
- Prior work with kelp, algae, seaweed extracts, or marine-derived ingredients.
- Powder or emulsion particle-engineering experience (micronisingr, stability testing).
- Experience mapping biomass quality attributes that impact the functional output of the processed ingredient in order to contribute to the definition of incoming-material specs.
- Track record moving an ingredient from bench to pilot scale.
Compensation
- Base salary commensurate with experience. Equity participation included.
