Syntetica

www.syntetica.co

1 Job

13 Employees

About the Company

We're using green chemistry to make synthetic textiles sustainable. Starting with nylon.

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Company Name: Syntetica
Job Title: R&D Data Lead
Job Description: Who are we?
Syntetica is an early-stage chemical startup on a mission to decarbonize the textile industry through textile-to-textile recycling — starting with nylon.

Today, most synthetic textiles are made from crude oil, and less than 1% are recycled back into new fibers. We're here to change that. At Syntetica, we’ve developed a patented depolymerization process that breaks down nylon-rich textile waste into virgin-equivalent nylon monomers — while separating materials like elastane, polyester, and cotton for further recycling.

Backed by Entrepreneur First, we’ve raised €4.2M from leading investors including EQT Ventures, the family offices of Peugeot and Etam, as well as high-profile athletes like Paul-Henri Mathieu and Jean-Éric Vergne.

We’ve already forged key partnerships with major textile players like Victoria’s Secret and ETAM — as well as leading fast fashion and sportswear brands — and have assembled a core team of 12 experts.

If you want to help bring truly circular materials to global scale — and solve one of the textile industry’s biggest sustainability challenges — come build with us.

Your role at Syntetica
As the R&D Data Lead, you will design and implement our data strategy related to our R&D product & process development — from lab-level measurement protocols to driving correlation and prediction insights. You will be the go-to person for how we capture, structure, and leverage data in the lab to support both process development and product development objectives, and play a critical role in accelerating R&D through data-informed decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

Data Collection & Measurement
Design and implement data collection protocols across lab experiments
Ensure the right instrumentation and measurement tools (e.g., XRF, HPLC, GPC) are in place to capture the right data at the right moment
Collaborate with technical and production teams to define critical experimental variables and outputs
Lead characterization efforts with external labs and select technical partners for advanced analysis

Data Organisation & Infrastructure
Build and maintain data tracking systems using Google Sheets, Notion, Airtable or equivalent tools
Create structured data templates per protocol and experiment type
Organise, clean, and standardise datasets for cross-experiment comparison and reproducibility
Develop protocols for data hygiene and quality control

Data Analysis & Insight Generation
Drive exploratory data analysis, trend identification, and correlation mapping on tools such as JMP, Minitab and/or directly with Python
Support experimental planning by identifying predictive patterns and variables
Build tools or frameworks to assist chemists and engineers in hypothesis generation and validation

Data Leadership
Champion a data-first culture within the R&D team
Provide internal training and documentation on data best practices and guide the long-term evolution of our lab and scale-up data architecture

What we're looking for
Background
Master’s degree or plus in Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, or a related field from a top-tier university
3-5 years of experience in data-related roles within technical scientific environments (e.g. Product Performance, Data & Characterisation, Quality Control) in startups or fast-paced environments.

Skills:
Data-driven & Analytical mindset: Data obsessed, including around collecting, analysing and connecting data with product performance
Highly skilled in tools such as JMP, Minitab or in using Python and/or other relevant tools/languages
Excellent & fluent communication skills in English & French
A strong bias for action with high autonomy and the ability to drive others around you.
Highly structured and process-driven

Why join Syntetica?
Mission-driven company: Play a pivotal role in decarbonising one of the most polluting industries globally.
World-class team: Collaborate with a group of 10 passionate and brilliant experts growing to 25 by the end of the year
Cutting-edge technology: Syntetica is revolutionising nylon recycling with a unique chemical depolymerisation process, enabling the recycling of mixed textiles in a €35 billion global market.
Hypergrowth startup: Following our €4.2M funding round, we plan to more than double our team within a year, including tripling our technical team.

Recruitment Process
Screening call with People Lead – 15 minutes.
"Who" interview with Marco, CEO – 45 mins
Business Case with Albert & Florian, COO - 1 hour
Culture fit interview with Louis, Co-Founder & CTO– 45 mins
Reference calls

Paris, France

On site

10-04-2025