About the job
Head of Product Data and Analytics
Full-time | On-site | IZB, Am Klopferspitz 19, 82152 Martinsried
About SMEY
SMEY develops high -performance oils and fats through biotechnology and a proprietary AI toolkit. We combine yeast diversity and fermentation to create ingredients tailored to the needs of cosmetics, food and other applications.
Your role
You will own SMEY’s product data: defining what we need to know about our ingredients, identifying gaps and ensuring reliable, traceable information is available for product development, client discussions and regulatory activities. You will bring together data on composition and physicochemical properties into a clear characterization of each product.
As the company’s central contact for product data, you will translate stakeholder needs into prioritized characterization plans, maintain specifications and turn results into actionable recommendations. You will also lead the analytical function, combining hands -on work on analytical protocols with external testing and routine analyses performed independently by the analytics technician.
Your responsibilities
• Own the product data portfolio. Build and maintain a consolidated, up -to-date body of data for each ingredient. Identify missing information, assess the strength and limitations of existing evidence, and prioritize further characterization.
• Translate product needs into data requirements. Work with R&D, commercial and regulatory colleagues to define the data needed for intended applications, client evaluations and development decisions. Plan and coordinate data generation internally and externally.
• Own specifications and technical documentation. Develop and maintain specifications supported by analytical evidence, batch variability and intended use. Prepare product characterization reports, analytical summaries and Certificates of Analysis, ensuring consistency and traceability from raw data to reported results.
• Lead analytics and method development. Set analytical priorities and coordinate sample requirements and turnaround times with USP, DSP and the wider R&D team. Develop, optimize, validate and document methods using GC -FID, HPLC, titration and other appropriate techniques. Lead non -routine analyses, sample preparation and troubleshooting; ensure batch testing against approved specifications.
• Manage external analytics. Identify and brief suitable laboratories, coordinate testing and assess the quality and relevance of results. Balance turnaround time, cost and scientific risk when choosing analytical solutions.
• Develop people and systems. Train and guide the analytics technician, transfer established methods into routine use and review deviations. Maintain SOPs, data -quality checks and records; coordinate instrument maintenance, calibration and safe laboratory practices with the Head of Laboratory.
Decision ownership and collaboration
You own the completeness, consistency and accessibility of product data and independently organize characterization plans, analytical methods and day -to-day testing within agreed priorities. You develop and maintain product specifications within agreed requirements. You align product data priorities and significant external testing choices on cost, timing and risk with the CSO and Head of Laboratory. You work with commercial and R&D colleagues on product information needs, and with the Director of IP and Regulatory and Head of Medicine on analytical evidence requirements. The role supplies chemical and physical product data for regulatory, certification and commercial activities. Ownership of registrations, certifications and clinical studies remains with the relevant specialist functions.
What you bring
• Product and data judgment. Experience planning product characterization, integrating results frommultiple sources, defining specifications and preparing clear technical documentation. The ability to identify evidence gaps and prioritize how to close them, with strong attention to data integrity, reproducibility and analytical limitations.
• Scientific expertise. A Master’s degree or PhD in Analytical Chemistry, Chemistry, Biochemistry or a related field, with several years of hands -on analytical experience and strong GC -FID and HPLC expertise.
• Method ownership. A track record of independently developing, validating and troubleshooting analytical methods, ideally for lipids or other complex biological matrices.
• Leadership and accountability. The ability to set priorities, make decisions and take responsibility for outcomes. Experience training colleagues or guiding technical work.
• Pragmatic problem -solving. Sound judgment when balancing scientific quality, time, cost and risk. Confidence in selecting external expertise when an in -house solution is not feasible.
• Communication and organization. The ability to translate stakeholder questions into clear data requirements, explain complex findings to scientists and clients, and coordinate several projects across disciplines.
Additional strengths
Experience with lipid characterization, GC -MS or LC -MS; an established network of external analytical laboratories; experience with batch testing, CoAs or GxP environments; experience in biotechnology or a start -up environment.
Why join SMEY
Shape how SMEY characterizes, understands and communicates its ingredients, while building the analytical capabilities that support their development and commercialization. We offer a competitive salary and opportunities for professional development.
How to apply
Send your CV and a cover letter describing your relevant experience and interest in the role to jobs@smey.cc, using the subject line “Head of Product Data and Analytics Application”.
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