Licious
Website:
licious.in
Company:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/licious
Seniority: Mid-Senior level
Industries: Food and Beverage Manufacturing, Food and Beverage Services, and Wholesale Food and Beverage
Job details:
Role Overview
Licious is seeking an innovative and research-driven professional to lead Valorization R&D
initiatives focused on converting by-products, waste streams, and underutilized materials
from meat and food processing operations into value-added ingredients, functional
products, and sustainable business opportunities. The role will drive research, process
development, pilot-scale validation, commercialization, and cross-functional execution
aligned with sustainability and profitability goals.
Key Responsibilities
Research & Product Development
Identify opportunities for valorization of meat, poultry, seafood, and processing by-
products.
Develop innovative ingredients, nutraceuticals, pet food ingredients, functional foods,
bioactive compounds, and sustainable products from waste streams.
Lead extraction, recovery, and stabilization of proteins, fats, collagen, peptides,
minerals, and other value-added components.
Design and execute experiments (DOE) for process optimization and yield
enhancement.
Develop new technologies for waste reduction and circular economy initiatives.
Process Development & Scale-Up
Develop laboratory, pilot-scale, and commercial-scale processes for valorization
projects.
Create SOPs, process protocols, technical specifications, and validation reports.
Work closely with manufacturing teams for process implementation and scale-up.
Optimize processing efficiency, product quality, and cost-effectiveness.
Innovation & Technology Assessment
Evaluate emerging technologies in food processing, extraction, bioprocessing,
fermentation, and sustainable manufacturing.
Conduct technical feasibility studies and proof-of-concept trials.
Support intellectual property generation, patent filing, and technology documentation.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Collaborate with Procurement, Operations, Quality, Regulatory, Marketing, and
Commercial teams.
Provide technical expertise for commercialization and product launch activities.
Support regulatory compliance, labeling requirements, and food safety standards.
Sustainability & Circular Economy
Drive initiatives focused on waste-to-value conversion and resource optimization.
Develop sustainable solutions aligned with ESG and environmental goals.
Measure and report sustainability impact and business benefits of valorization projects.
Qualifications
Ph.D./M.Tech in Food Technology, Food Engineering, Chemical Engineering,
Agricultural Engineering or related disciplines, MVSc (Livestock Products Technlology),
MVsc (Animal Nutrition).
6–10 years of experience in R&D, process development, ingredient technology,
extraction technologies, food innovation, or valorization-related projects.
Experience in product development, process optimization, pilot plant operations, and
commercialization.
Preferred Skills
Valorization and by-product utilization
Previous experience with meat & fish
Protein extraction and recovery technologies
Food ingredient development
Pet food or animal nutrition product development
Design of Experiments (DOE)
Food safety, regulatory compliance, and quality systems
Process design and scale-up
Technical report writing, patents, and research publications
Strong stakeholder management and project leadership skills
Team Management
Key Success Metrics
Successful commercialization of valorization projects
Reduction in waste disposal costs
Revenue generation through value-added products
Improvement in recovery yields and process efficiency
Number of innovation projects scaled to production
Sustainability impact and resource utilization improvements
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