Cellsense - Materials Scientist

Cellsense transforms algae and cellulose into sustainable beads and beaded fabrics for the fashion, jewelry, and beauty industries. Cellsense’s proprietary material replaces sources of microplastics and heavy metal pollution while offering designers a wide range of brilliant colors, clarities, and properties such as fluorescence. Our innovative manufacturing system cuts lead time of customized beaded products from weeks to days by eliminating expensive tooling and tedious manual labor from conventional processes. Currently, we are focused on scaling up our process while engaging in paid pilots with industry partners. We recently closed our pre-seed round and have received inbound interest from 55+ companies. You would be joining at a particularly exciting stage of growth.

We're looking for a Material Scientist to own formulation development at Cellsense. You'll work across our biopolymer systems to improve clarity, surface finish, durability, and processing behavior, and move formulations from the bench into repeatable production.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys hands-on work, learning across disciplines, and contributing wherever needed in a small-team environment. You'll collaborate closely with our founder, engineering team, customers, and technical advisors, and have a meaningful impact on the development and deployment of Cellsense's next-generation material and manufacturing capabilities.