Help us Revolutionize How Cheese is Made
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New Culture, New Career
We understand that changing the food system is a big feat. And like any big feat, it’s a team effort. We’re a diverse, inclusive, passionate team collaborating every day to solve the animal-free product puzzle. Scientists, chefs, engineers, cheese-lovers, storytellers, dreamers - it takes everyone.
Looking for a workplace with big goals and tasty pizza parties? New Culture is looking for talented, thoughtful thinkers to help us create the sustainable future of dairy.
Team values
What we look for and foster in our team and ourselves.
Have the resolve, the drive, and the will to succeed, but do it with empathy, encouragement, and compassion. In the face of adversity we will only excel as a team by keeping kindness at the forefront of everything we do.
WE’VE GOT
YOU COVERED
Equity
Ownership stake in the company - because we’re all in it together
Medical + dental + vision
Gold coverage, New Culture pays for your premiums (and your dependents’ too!)
Parental leave
Extended, paid leave for all new parents plus paid transition period back to work
Professional growth
Opportunities for growth galore: new skills, new responsibilities, new pizzas
401(k)
Contribute to the company's 401(k) plan with traditional and Roth options
Life Insurance
We offer fully covered life insurance for all employees
WE’VE GOT
YOU COVERED
Equity
Ownership stake in the company - because we’re all in it together
Medical + dental + vision
Gold coverage, New Culture pays for your premiums (and your dependents’ too!)
Parental leave
Extended, paid leave for all new parents plus paid transition period back to work
Professional growth
Opportunities for growth galore: new skills, new responsibilities, new pizzas
401(k)
Contribute to the company's 401(k) plan with traditional and Roth options
Life Insurance
We offer fully covered life insurance for all employees
Get on board
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Meet our team
meet our team
Abigail Fortier
Research Associate - Biology
Previously UCSF Dyslexia Center, Biology Teacher, BA in Molecular, Cellular, Developmental Biology & Psychology from Yale
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ALIDA MELSE
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE - FERMENTATION
Previously High School Science Teacher, Teach for America, BS in Microbiology, Genetics & Cell Biology from WSU
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Alina Kim
Senior Research Associate - Food Science & Product Development
Previously Shiru, Cana Technology, BS in Food Science from Cornell University
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Andy Kalinowitsch
Senior Data Engineer
Previously Perfect Day, Ripple, Kiva, Network for Good, BS in Computer Software Engineering from Rutgers University
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Austin Becker
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE - FERMENTATION
Previously Fifty Fifty Brewing, BS in Viticulture and Enology from UC Davis
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Benjamin Freedman
VP Commercial
Previously Google[X], Loon, MBA from Yale
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Binita Bhattacharjee, PhD
VP Process Development and Engineering
Previously Amyris, BP, PhD Chemical Engineering from MIT, MSCEP Chemical Engineering from MIT, BS in Chemical Engineering from Berkeley
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Dilrajkaur Panfair, PhD
Senior Scientist - Biology
PhD Biochemistry & Molecular Biology from Indiana University
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Ethan Yip
Scientist - DSP R&D
Previously Amyris, Genentech, UCSF, BS in Biology from UC Santa Cruz
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Gary Rong
Operations Technician
BS in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology from UCLA
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Hanlu Liu
Scientist - Fermentation
Previously Visolis, MS in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering from Berkeley
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Jenna Lloyd-Randolfi
Senior Process Engineer
Previously Amyris, Western Window Systems, Heliae, MS Chemical and Biological Engineering from KAUST, BS in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from Johns Hopkins University
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Josh Kittleson, PhD
VP Biology
Previously Bolt Threads, PhD in Bioengineering from Berkeley
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Kelsey Moore
Senior Scientist - Analytical Chemistry
Previously Zymergen, Enthalpy Analytical, BS in Chemistry from Cal Poly
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Lara Prosterman
Research Associate - Biochemistry
Previously Buck Institute, MS in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology from Clark University, BA in Biology from Clark University
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Loan Tran
Senior Scientist - Fermentation
Previously LanzaTech, MS in Biology from University of Auckland
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Maddi Johnson
Research Associate - DSP
BS in Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering from University of Minnesota
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Neil Adames, PhD
Senior Scientist - Biology
Previously Colorado State University, University of Alberta, PhD in Molecular Genetics from Simon Fraser University
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Patrick Stoddard, PhD
Associate Director - DSP
PhD in Biochemistry and Structural Biology from Harvard University
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Paul Medina
Lab Manager
Previously Perfect Day, Genentech, BS in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology from UC Davis
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Saeed Oladi
Associate Director, Food Science & Product Development
Previously Impossible Foods, Ripple, PhD in Biosystems & Engineering Science from LSU
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Scott Chi
Senior Business Operations Associate
Previously Robinhood, Loon, BA in International Studies & Japanese from SJ State
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Siddharth Bhide
Senior Food Scientist - Food Science & Product Development
Previously Eat JUST, The Good Food Institute India, General Mills, GOOD Meat, MS in Food Science from Rutgers University
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Wolfgang Schmied, PhD
Lead Scientist - R&D Projects
Previously Visolis, PhD in Molecular Biology from Cambridge University
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Yuliana Gritsenko
Senior Operations Associate - Analytical Chemistry
Previously Circle Pharma, Deibel Laboratories, BS in Chemistry Honors from UC Santa Cruz
Abigail Fortier
Research Associate - Biology
Previously UCSF Dyslexia Center, Biology Teacher, BA in Molecular, Cellular, Developmental Biology & Psychology from Yale
