Biochemist Internship, Biomaterials

Nature’s Fynd is a Chi­ca­­go-based food com­pa­ny cre­at­ing ver­sa­tile alterna­tive pro­teins to nour­ish the world’s grow­ing pop­u­la­tion while nur­tur­ing the plan­et. Born out of research con­duct­ed for NASA on microbes in Yellowstone Nation­al Park, the company’s break­through tech­nol­o­gy pro­duces Fy™. Fy is a new-to-the-world, nutri­tion­al fun­gi protein that only uses a frac­tion of the resources required by tra­di­tion­al agri­cul­ture. We use Fy to make delicious, nutritious, and sustainable meat and dairy alternatives.

Nature’s Fynd is a groundbreaking food tech company born out of NASA-supported research on extremophiles in the geothermal pools of Yellowstone National Park. Our novel fermentation technology produces a sustainable source of complete protein using only a fraction of the resources required by traditional agriculture. As the challenge to feed the world’s expanding population grows, our mission is to create amazing foods and materials that provide sustainable choices and nurture the planet.

We’re looking for passionate, driven, and ambitious people to join our fast-growing team.

Our investors include premier venture capital firms (Softbank’s Vision Fund, Blackstone Strategic Partners, 1955 Capital, Generation Investment Management led by Al Gore, and Breakthrough Energy Ventures led by Bill Gates) as well as two of the world’s largest Food & Ag companies (Danone and ADM). With our latest $350M in Series C financing, we are continuing in our ambitious growth trajectory to revolutionize the field of sustainability and have a global impact. 

We are looking for passionate, driven, and curious people to join our fast-growing team. The Biomaterials Analytical Biochemistry Intern will help a world-class team to do cutting-edge research and commercialization of a biomaterial at the intersection of multiple disciplines. This role is based in Bozeman, MT, and has an immediate start date.

This position will involve sample preparation and chemical/biochemical analyses of fermentations for Biomaterials.  The successful candidate will generate statistically representative samples from fermentation media, fungal biomass, and secreted broth components. Under the guidance of key team members, the candidate will perform metabolite quantification by HPLC, IC and colorimetric assay, and report results to key stakeholders, generating robust mass balance understanding. The position will require careful documentation and data archiving. In this position, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to contribute to the development of exciting new techniques for quantification of new metabolites.