Company Background

Humans waste an unthinkable amount of food. In fact, nearly half of all of the food we grow in the U.S. never reaches a plate. It's not just the food that we're wasting—we’re throwing away all of the natural resources that went into growing it, too. At Apeel Sciences, we look to nature to derive sustainable solutions to our global food challenges so we can all eat better and waste less. We're pioneering plant-based technologies to help fresh food providers improve food quality, reduce waste, and ensure an abundant future for our planet. We are committed to being a technological and environmental trailblazer at the intersection of the agricultural, materials science, chemistry, biotechnology, and engineering industries, and we’re looking for brilliant, passionate problem-solvers to join us.

Company Culture

Apeel is comprised of highly talented, deeply passionate, and strongly tight-knit team members who are excited by the opportunity to challenge the status quo, are obsessed with solving problems, and truly seek to positively change how we feed the world. 

Our people are core and absolutely fundamental to our company’s success and continued growth. Look around and what do you see? Team members who are working tirelessly and selflessly—not to serve themselves—but to help the team as a whole strategically, aggressively, and collectively realize a shared mission and vision. If you are ready for an opportunity to jump in, tackle challenges (and opportunities!) head-on, take ownership, and drive meaningful outcomes in a highly collaborative, communicative, and dynamic environment, we would love to connect with you!

Job Description

Apeel Sciences seeks a highly-motivated and creative scientist to identify and validate potential biomarkers to help us understand plant physiology and produce quality. The candidate will work closely with other members of the Biological Sciences, Barrier Development, and Analytical Sciences team to aid in the assay development of established targets, but still show a high level of autonomy and ownership to find new biological targets and methods for analysis. Successful candidates will be organized, detail-oriented, and excellent communicators with strong problem-solving and analytical skills. The candidate should be excited by the idea of applying cutting-edge molecular diagnostic approaches to the world of fresh fruit and produce.

What You’ll Do

• Literature review of plant physiology, produce quality, and previously identified biomarkers 
• Assay development with emphasis on identifying new biological targets and to incorporate new methodologies/analytical techniques
• Field work surveying growing sites, studying plant physiology and measuring environmental inputs
• Ability to effectively communicate (written and oral) complex information to a wide variety of audiences, ranging from the Biological Sciences team to the company as a whole
• Preference will be given to candidates with previous research experience, especially in the areas of molecular biology and plant physiology
• Preference will be given to candidates with some data science experience (using R, Python or another platform to structure datasets and derive correlations)

What You Bring

• Currently pursuing a degree in Biology, Biochemistry, Chemical Biology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, or a related field of study
• At minimum 1+ year of research outside of the classroom 
• Ability to follow Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) 
• Desire and ability to do field work
• Strong interpersonal skills and the proven ability to work within teams, especially as part of multidisciplinary collaborations

Apeel believes that the scale of our impact is determined by the teams that work with us. As such, we seek to build high-performing teams of people from various experiences and backgrounds who can collectively push our company into new realms. We seek a diverse pool of applicants and consider all qualified candidates regardless of race, ancestry, color, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, citizenship, disability, Veteran status, marital status, or any other protected status. If you have a special need or disability that requires accommodation, please let us know.

Please note that Apeel Sciences does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the event of a recruiter or agency submitting a resume or candidate without a signed agreement being in place, we explicitly reserve the right to pursue and hire such candidates without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted directly to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Apeel Sciences.