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Principal Scientist - Immunology

Mahmi Bio

Mahmi Bio

United States
Posted on Sep 21, 2025

👥 About Us:

At Mähmi Bio, we’re solving one of the biggest problems in food: kids (and adults) with food allergies are left behind. They can’t drink their formula, can’t eat what their friends eat, and constantly face frustration because proteins are everywhere.

💢 The Problem:

Existing alternatives? They don’t cut it. Plant-based proteins fall short on taste and function. Precision fermentation players? Still allergenic.

🔩 What We’re Building:

We’re here to fix the system. We’re designing the first truly hypoallergenic, functional proteins—natural, nutritious, and designed to work!

We are creating a next-generation hypoallergenic platform to create functional replacement that work with real food -from baby formula to baked goods to ice cream.

🔬 Who We’re Looking For:

✅ PhD-level expert in immunology or a related field

✅ Hands-on expertise with cell-based immunology assays (e.g., T-cell activation, basophil activation, cytokine release, ELISPOT, flow cytometry)

✅ Bonus: Familiarity with protein structure-function in food, bioinformatics, or translational research

🔜 Where We Are & What’s Next:

✅ Backing for world-class institutions – We are backed by one of the most prestigious accelerators in the world, Techstars and Stanford University LBAN accelerator. We also have VC-commitment.

✅ Food Industry Demand is Here – Companies are actively looking for better hypoallergenic proteins that perform without compromise. We have had many conversations, secured letters of interest from consumer-packaged goods companies and endorsement letters from UCLA and UCSD.

✅ Breakthrough Science in Motion – We’re already expressed a protein candidate via fermentation, we have partnership with a top-firm to make many more at scale.

✅ This is a Leadership Role – You’ll drive the science, shape the strategy, and bring a game-changing innovation to market.

🔥 This is NOT just another job:

This is an opportunity to build a category-defining company from the ground up—one that will reshape the food industry and bring real solutions to millions. But this isn’t a cushy corporate R&D job; it’s a high-impact leadership role that requires vision, execution, and the drive to turn deep science into real-world impact.

✅Remote-friendly, but need someone who can join us in Los Angeles.

✅Equity-based compensation until we raise funding (we’re close!).

✅You can have another job now—but be ready to go all-in upon funding and be flexible to work and go on calls when needed.

✅You need to be ALL IN on building something that matters.

📩 If you’re an immunologist with cell-based assay expertise who wants to change lives, reshape food, and co-found a company that matters—let’s talk.