Key Skills

Job Description

About AKIN AKIN is a Dutch biotech company developing a novel enzymatic platform for rubber recycling (Kinfinity). We convert end-of-life rubber, including devulcanised rubber feedstock, into high-value chemical products and materials, targeting applications in tyres and industrial rubber goods. The Role We are looking for a Business Analyst/Founders' Associate to work directly with our founders on the questions that will shape AKIN's next steps: which customers and partners to prioritise, and how to fund the next stage. You will own projects from the first question to the final recommendation, and your work will be used in real conversations with customers, partners and investors. You will also support the founders' ongoing fundraising and business development. Key Responsibilities Business cases: building the models behind commercial decisions, from market size and pricing to the economics of scaling up. Customer and partner discovery: preparing and joining interviews with tyre and rubber-goods manufacturers, and turning each conversation into clear findings on their requirements, testing volumes and timelines. Fundraising support: researching and prioritising investors, preparing pitch materials and investor updates, and getting the founders ready for each meeting. Founder projects: taking on the strategic and operational work that lands on the founders' desk, from conference planning and grant applications to marketing. We Bring Direct work with the founders, and responsibility for real decisions from your first week. Daily coaching and a growth path shaped around your ambitions. A view of every side of an early-stage deep-tech company: technology, customers, investors and operations. A company that is scaling, with ample room to grow, take on new projects, and influence its development direction. The opportunity to make a direct impact on sustainability in the rubber and tyre industries. A flexible work environment that focuses on what empowers you but also expects personal accountability. A place where employees are valued regardless of background, beliefs, or identity. You Bring Enrolled in an MBA, or in a BSc or MSc in business, economics, engineering, biotechnology or a related discipline. Strong analytical skills: comfortable building a model in a spreadsheet and checking every number against a real source. Clear, structured communication: able to turn research and interview notes into short, decision-ready documents and slides. Curiosity about the technology: you do not need to be a chemist, but you want to understand what our customers test for and why. Confident speaking with industry experts and investors, and comfortable running several projects at once. Experience in consulting, venture capital, market research or a startup. Fluent in English. Dutch is advantageous. Available for four to six months, ideally six. Advantageous A technical background in materials science, chemical engineering or chemistry combined with an interest in business, or the reverse Familiarity with the rubber, tyre, chemicals or recycling industries Terms of the role Compensation is €600 to €850 per month, depending on study level, plus travel reimbursement. Candidates must be available within four months and work 80% on-site in Delft. If your application reaches us while the role is open and meets the terms above, you will hear back from us either way. We do not reply to applications that do not meet them. All applications need to be submitted through our website https://akin.bio/careers/

Core Responsibilities

Build business cases and models to inform commercial decisions, and conduct customer and partner discovery with tyre and rubber-goods manufacturers. Support fundraising and business development through investor research, pitch materials, and founder-led strategic and operational projects.

Requirements

Applicants must be enrolled in an MBA, BSc, or MSc program in business, economics, engineering, biotechnology, or a related discipline, and have strong analytical, communication, and project-management abilities. The role calls for confidence engaging industry experts and investors, fluent English, and availability for four to six months; Dutch and relevant startup, consulting, venture capital, or market research experience are advantageous.

Benefits

• Travel Reimbursement
• Daily Coaching
• Flexible Work Environment
• Growth Opportunities