Analytical Chemistry Team Lead

Terviva partners with farmers and communities around the world to harvest and grow pongamia, a regenerative, permanent tree crop historically used in Asia for reforestation. Dubbed a “super tree,” pongamia produces a bean with high oil and protein content. After more than a decade of innovation, Terviva has discovered ways to unlock the nutritional benefits of pongamia beans, as well as realizing pongamia’s potential as a sustainable source of fuel and feed.

We are looking for an Analytical Chemistry Team Lead to join Terviva and direct a group characterizing our next generation, pongamia-derived products. The job is an exciting mix of product development research, method development for new matrices and novel compounds, and scientific project management. 

This role involves managing internal laboratory functions, ranging from method development and validation, compound discovery, identification/quantification, product development...