Helaina
Helaina is a VC-backed biotech startup creating a new category of functional food products.
Our vision is to bring the functional properties of human proteins to food. Helaina will be the first company to put human milk proteins into food, defining a new category of consumer nutrition products focused on supporting immunity. We see a range of opportunities to use our breast milk proteins to enhance other types of functional foods for all segments of the population.
Helaina is backed by top VCs in the industry including Spark Capital, Siam Capital, Primary Venture Partners, and Plum Alley. We are a team of change-makers looking for our next team member who is intensely passionate about advancing synthetic biology for food and beverage products and redefining the future of nutrition.
About the Job:
As a Lab Technician on the NBS team at Helaina, you’ll be providing essential support to research and development of our products. You will be responsible for contributing directly to Helaina’s company milestones by performing experiments to assess parameters such as protein stability, digestibility, and immunogenicity. Extensive training in a variety of assays will be available within the team under the direction of the NBS Team Lead. Guidance through any assay development requirements or troubleshooting will be provided. This role will mainly support a routine workflow of protein preparation and product evaluation, along with data tracking and record keeping responsibilities. There will be exposure to a variety of workflows and scientific disciplines, as the NBS team supports several cross-functional initiatives.
What You’ll Do:
About You:
Compensation is market-competitive with a yearly cash base of $60k plus equity.
We use a disciplined approach to compensation. We believe this is the only way to create a consistent, strategic, and equitable compensation structure that in turn unlocks healthy growth for our organization. We build our range with benchmarking data for the particular role from Pave.com. Because Pave hooks into HRIS, they have the most accurate data for early-stage companies. We decide any given hire's offer based on three factors:
Benefits:
Helaina was founded on the belief that families should have freedom of choice. We are committed to providing an inclusive workplace that does just that, supporting our team's health, wellbeing and professional development at every stage and milestone. We are proud to offer comprehensive health care, generous parental leave and childcare reimbursement, equity packages and more. A few highlights include:
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Helaina is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Helaina we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may just be the strongest candidate for this or other roles. For more information, please contact careers@myhelaina.com.