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
401k matching
Generous company match with pre-tax and Roth options for employees’ contributions
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. Learn new skills, take on new responsibilities, try new pizzas
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
401k matching
Generous company match with pre-tax and Roth options for employees’ contributions
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. Learn new skills, take on new responsibilities, try new pizzas
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 Molecular, Cellular, Developmental Biology & Psychology from Yale
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ALIDA MELSE
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE - FERMENTATION
Previously High School Science Teacher, Teach for America, WSU BS Microbiology, Genetics & Cell Biology
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Andrew Caffrey, PhD
Food Scientist
Previously Impossible Foods, Admiral Maltings, Univ of California-Davis, PhD in Food Science & Technology from UC-Davis, BS in Biochemistry from Creighton University
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Andy Kalinowitsch
Snr Data Engineer
Previously Perfect Day, Ripple, Kiva, Network for Good, BS Computer Software Engineering from Rutgers University
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Austin Becker
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE - FERMENTATION
Previously Fifty Fifty Brewing, BS UC Davis Viticulture and Enology
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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 Chemical Engineering from Berkeley
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Dilrajkaur Panfair, PhD
Snr Scientist - Biology
PhD Biochemistry & Molecular Biology from Indiana University
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Ethan Yip
Scientist - DSP R&D
Previously Amyris, Genentech, UCSF, BS Biology from UC Santa Cruz
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Hanlu Liu
Scientist - Fermentation
Previously Visolis, MS Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering from Berkeley
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Jake Aloia
DSP Process Engineer
Previously Eat JUST, Gallo, BS in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering from Cornell
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Jenna Lloyd-Randolfi
Senior Process Engineer
Previously Amyris, Western Window Systems, Heliae, MS Chemical and Biological Engineering from KAUST, BS Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from Johns Hopkins University
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Joshua Housh
Facilities Manager
Previously Impossible Foods, Equator Coffees, California College of the Arts MFA Creative Writing, Miami Univ BA English
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Josh Kittleson, PhD
VP Biology
Previously Bolt Threads, PhD Bioengineering from Berkeley
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Kelsey Moore
Snr Scientist - Analytical Chemistry
Previously Zymergen, Enthalpy Analytical, BS 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
Snr Scientist - Fermentation
Previously LanzaTech, MS Biology from University of Auckland
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MADDI JOHNSON
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE - DSP
Previously University of Minnesota BS, Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering
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Madye Alford
Head of Finance
Previously Nestle, MBA from California Lutheran University
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Mira Greenlee
Research Associate - Food Science
Previously BS in Food Science from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
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Neil Adames, PhD
Snr Scientist - Biology
Previously Colorado State University, University of Alberta, PhD Molecular Genetics from Simon Fraser University
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Patrick Stoddard, PhD
Lead Scientist - DSP
PhD in Biochemistry and Structural Biology from Harvard University
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Paul Medina
Lab Manager
Previously Perfect Day, Genentech, BS Biochemistry & Molecular Biology from UC Davis
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Phoebe Hall
Research Associate - Biology
Previously Univ of Chicago, BS in Biological Sciences from University of Chicago
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Priya Kumar
Snr Director of Marketing & Communications
Previously Premier Nutrition, Ubisoft, Post Foods, MBA from NYU Stern
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Scott Chi
Operations Specialist
Previously Robinhood, Loon, BA International Studies & Japanese from SJ State
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Wolfgang Schmied, PhD
Snr Scientist - Biology
Previously Visolis, PhD Molecular Biology from Cambridge University
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Yuliana Gritsenko
Research Associate - Analytical Chemistry
Previously Circle Pharma, Deibel Laboratories, BS Chemistry Honors UC Santa Cruz
Abigail Fortier
Research Associate - Biology
Previously UCSF Dyslexia Center, Biology Teacher, BA Molecular, Cellular, Developmental Biology & Psychology from Yale
