Expression of Interest - Founding Scientist

Company Description Oltricx is an early stage Biotech company developing novel enzymes using artificial intelligence for vegetable oil extraction mills, enabling them to extract more oil from their existing process. This approach supports a lower carbon footprint by reducing waste and improving resource utilisation. Our mission is to make crude vegetable oil production more efficient and sustainable, starting with palm oil and expanding across global vegetable oil markets.About The RoleAs we move to the next stage of growth, we are opening an expression of interest for a scientist to join Oltricx. The scientist will lead some of the technical pipelines for the development of our enzyme products. You will support enzyme engineering, enzyme screening, assay development and characterisation, while working closely with the ML team to ensure experimental data directly informs model development and subsequent design cycles.What You Will Be DoingLeading enzyme engineering, screening and characterisation across multiple enzyme classesPerforming microbial expression and purification workflows for engineered enzyme variantsGenerating high-quality, structured wet-lab data to train and validate Oltricx’s machine learning platformWorking closely with ML engineers to define experimental labels, validation criteria and design-build-test-learn cyclesExperimentally validating ML-generated enzyme candidates and feeding results back into subsequent model iterationsRequirementsMSc, PhD or equivalent industry experience in Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Computational Biology, Molecular Biology or a related fieldStrong practical experience in protein or enzyme engineeringExperience with recombinant protein expression in microbial systemsExperience independently designing and troubleshooting laboratory experimentsFamiliarity with computational protein design, machine learning or sequence-based protein modelsNice to HaveExperience developing enzymes for industrial biotechnology applicationsExperience working alongside ML or software teams on biological datasetsExperience in optimising dosage and formulation for large biological molecules Experience in an early-stage startup or research environmentProven interest in sustainability, food systems, or industrial biotechnologyWhat We OfferEquity in an early-stage deep tech company as part of the founding teamCompetitive salary depending on experience30 days annual leaveOpportunity to represent the company at national and international opportunitiesA technically ambitious problem at the frontier of AI and engineering biologyA small team where your work has direct and visible impactHow to ApplySend your CV + a brief paragraph on why you are interested in this role to admin@oltricx.com.