Salary Competitive

Leap - The plant-based leather alternative made by Beyond Leather.

 

We want you to bring Leap to the next level! This is an opportunity to be a part of a young, driven team that is working to change the way we make and use our things. Let's make an industrial scale, biodegradable, high performance material that is strong and beautiful! Made from food waste! 

Company Size: We're a startup with a diverse team consisting of 2 founders, 5 employees, interns, several mentors, researchers and suppliers, united by the same goal: To create the best and most sustainable leather alternative by upcycling food waste.

The ideal candidate will have experience working with leather, synthetic/vegan leather, polymers and fibers or biotechnology.

 

You love structure? Leading an effective and very talented R&D team? Building and following a systematic process? Want to be part of something huge? Love new materials? Passionate about food waste? We have the job for you.

 

Tasks

  • Lead our ambitious R&D team to create the best eco-friendly leather alternative

  • Project management of our strategic partners/collaborations

  • Setting and reaching clear R&D goals

  • Plan and execute experiments

  • Communicate the status of R&D across the company and to its stakeholders

  • Support the team by coordinating research related grant applications


Profile

Let's start a material evolution together! You are the perfect fit, if you are:

  • A strong communicator that can explain everything to everyone (including the meaning of life)

  • Experienced (+3 years) in material development or a related field

  • Holding a MS in Materials Science or Organic Chemistry

  • Experienced (+ 2 years) in project management

  • A strategic thinker

  • A go-getter

  • Customer-centered in your thinking

  • Highly interested in innovative materials

  • Able to manage projects, including timelines and communication

  • Highly interested in scientific developments of new materials and trends within our industry 


If that sounds like you, then get ready and apply with a cover letter and your CV.

Please attach your cover letter to the CV and upload it as ONE DOCUMENT to the resume field of this applications.

For more information or questions please contact us at mikael@beyondleather.dk

Perks and benefits

This job comes with several perks and benefits

Free coffee / tea
Free coffee / tea

Get your caffeine fix to get you started and keep you going.

Social gatherings
Social gatherings

Social gatherings and games; hang out with your colleagues.

Free friday beers
Free friday beers

Friday is something special, let's enjoy a beer together.

Remote work allowed
Remote work allowed

You know how you perform best. Work from your couch, your favorite cafe or abroad when you feel like it.

Paid holiday
Paid holiday

Metropolitists, beach boys and mountaineers we salute you and pay you to go and explore the world.

Flexible working hours
Flexible working hours

Time is precious. Make it count. Morning person or night owl, this job is for you.

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Working at
Beyond Leather Materials ApS

We are a B2B supplier of a sustainable alternative to leather that is based on fruit waste. Our material is called Leap. We use apple pulp (everything that is leftover after pressing apples to produce juice and or cider) to create an animal and plastic free leather alternative. We believe in true transparency and offer a product that can fulfill that promise.

Read more about Beyond Leather Materials ApS

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