About Us:

At NuCicer we believe everyone should have access to high-quality, affordable, and nutritious plant-based protein. We also believe our food sources should contribute to sustainable solutions without compromising on quality or affordability. As our global population continues to grow, demand for protein increases along with the environmental impacts of our food system, making this an urgent and complex challenge.

To help solve this challenge, NuCicer has developed chickpeas with 75 percent more protein than conventional varieties, unlocking the potential of chickpea protein to become a scalable, affordable foundation for a sustainable plant-based future. NuCicer’s technology harnesses the extensive natural biodiversity from wild chickpeas using a cutting-edge, genomic breeding platform to create value throughout the food system.

Our most recent investment round includes Leaps by Bayer, Blue Horizon, Lever VC and Trellis Road.

NuCicer commercialized its first high-protein chickpea ingredients in 2023 and is expanding its technology platform to develop products with greater climate resilience

Come join our team at NuCicer as we reinvent the chickpea to enable a sustainable, nutritious future!

The Role: Business Analyst

NuCicer is looking for a well-rounded analytical rockstar to assist the Commercial team in establishing and executing the company’s business strategy as we expand on our first generation of chickpea products. This hire will report to NuCicer’s Director of Business Development. This is truly a unique opportunity to heavily shape NuCicer’s trajectory and create a differential impact!

What you'll do:

Being a fast-growing startup, our needs are consistently evolving; however, we will expect the successful candidate to:

• Provide detailed quantitative and qualitative analyses to inform key components of our commercialization strategy, including pricing, product requirements, target customers, etc.
• Prepare high-quality financial models and market research insights to support evaluation of new commercial opportunities, commercial deal terms and partnership negotiations
• Prepare high-quality presentations for internal leadership teams and external audiences
• Collaborate across NuCicer’s Commercial, R&D, and Ingredient teams to develop data-driven tools and product requirement documents that link our commercial strategy to our R&D pipeline
• Create and manage demand forecasting models and provide reports and insights to the broader commercial, production, and leadership teams
• Develop and maintain cost production models for various products and third party manufacturers
• Organize NuCicer's presence at trade shows (e.g. planning attendance, organizing NuCicer's participation as an exhibitor, creating marketing materials, coordinating product samples, setting up customer meetings, and tracking follow-ups).

About you:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in strategy, finance, economics, data science, or related fields
• Proficiency in Excel, including financial analysis
• Excellent market research skills
• Ability to distill complex insights into structured insights and recommendations
• 2-4 years of experience in the biotechnology, food, agribusiness, and/or related sectors
• Strong bias for taking action, creativity, and problem-solving
• Mission-driven, team-oriented, and low-ego with a positive attitude
• Excited about a small, scrappy environment. In other words, strategic, but hands on.
• Experience with startups and/or experience working in a cross-functional and fast-growing organizing is beneficial

Location & Schedule:

Preferred locations for this position are Bay Area, California; Davis, California, or Chicago, Illinois. For the right candidate, there is potential for this position to be remote with periodic travel to NuCicer’s HQ in Davis, California.

Compensation

The pay range is currently between $80,000 - $110,000 in annual base compensation. Equity compensation is additional. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Recent Media Coverage

Forbes

(https://www.forbes.com/sites/juergeneckhardt/2023/07/20/ten-new-foods-coming-to-our-plates-in-the-next-ten-years/?sh=21734ed02d94)

Bayer Press Release (https://www.bayer.com/media/en-us/leaps-by-bayer-leads-investment-round-in-agtech-pioneer-nucicer-to-bring-unique-and-cost-effective-plant-protein-ingredients-to-market-by-2023/)

Axios (https://www.axios.com/pro/climate-deals/2022/11/03/bayer-ag-backs-high-protein-chickpea-startup-nucicer)

Vegconomist (https://vegconomist.com/investments-finance/nucicer-high-protein-chickpeas/?utm_source=relatedposts&utm_medium=relatedpostswidget&utm_campaign=crp)