Founding Team Collaborator

Company Description

Enzale is an early-stage biotech initiative exploring enzymatic recycling technologies for the fashion and streetwear industries.

Our goal is to transform plastic and textile waste, including PET and nylon, into high-quality building blocks for creating circular materials for garments, footwear, accessories, and future consumer products.

Based in Paris, Enzale sits at the intersection of biotechnology, material innovation, circular fashion, and brand collaboration. We are focused on advancing research in enzymatic recycling, exploring how regenerated materials can enter the fashion value chain, and building partnerships with brands that want to create meaningful impact.

Our long‑term vision is to connect innovative biotechnology with culture, design, and fashion, enabling the creation of premium collections made with truly circular materials.

Role Description

Important: This is an unpaid, part‑time, founding‑stage collaboration opportunity. It is not a salaried employment position at this stage.

We are looking for a Founding Collaborator to join Enzale at the very beginning of its journey.

This is a remote, flexible opportunity for someone who wants to contribute to an early‑stage venture focused on biotechnology, circular materials, and the future of fashion. You will help shape different parts of the project, from research and strategy to partnerships, storytelling, and product development.

Depending on your background, you may contribute to areas such as researching enzymatic recycling methods, exploring applications for recycled PET and nylon in fashion, identifying potential brand partners, supporting outreach, helping develop the Enzale narrative, or contributing to early product and material concepts.

This is not a traditional job. It is an opportunity to be close to the foundation of a company, contribute your skills and ideas, and help build something meaningful from the ground up.

We fully understand that unpaid collaboration is not possible for everyone, and we respect that. This opportunity is best suited for someone who can contribute a few hours per week, believes in the mission, and wants to grow with Enzale as the project develops.

What You May Work On

We do not expect one person to do everything. We are looking for founding collaborators who can contribute in one or more focused areas, depending on their background and interests.

Science and Materials

For people with experience or interest in biotechnology, materials science, enzymatic recycling, polymers, textiles, or circular materials.

You may help research enzymatic recycling approaches, map relevant technologies and labs, explore PET and nylon recycling applications, and translate scientific concepts into clear language.

Fashion, Product, and Partnerships

For people interested in fashion, streetwear, footwear, accessories, product development, brand collaborations, or business development.

You may help identify relevant brands, explore product applications for circular materials, research market opportunities, and support early outreach to partners.

Brand and Storytelling

For people interested in branding, content, communications, design, marketing, or storytelling.

You may help shape Enzale’s narrative, create content for LinkedIn or pitch materials, and communicate why enzymatic recycling matters for the future of fashion.

Operations and Venture Building

For people who enjoy structure, organisation, planning, and early‑stage execution.

You may help organise research, contacts, documents, timelines, and priorities so the project can move faster and more clearly.

When applying, please mention which area best matches your background and how you would like to contribute.

Qualifications

• Experience or interest in materials science, biotechnology, enzymatic processes, or sustainable textiles
• Experience or interest in fashion, streetwear, footwear, accessories, design, or product development
• Experience or interest in circular economy, sustainability, climate tech, or recycling innovation
• Experience or interest in research, analysis, and technical exploration
• Experience or interest in brand storytelling, communication, partnerships, or business development
• Experience or interest in early‑stage startups, venture building, or project development
• Strong communication skills and the ability to explain complex ideas clearly
• A proactive, collaborative, and self‑directed way of working
• Fluency in English. French is a plus
• Background in biochemistry, environmental science, textile engineering, materials science, fashion business, or a related field is helpful, but not required

Who Is This For

This opportunity is for someone who wants to help build before everything is fully defined.

Someone who is curious, thoughtful, and comfortable with early‑stage uncertainty.

Someone who cares about sustainability, material innovation, and the possibility of turning waste into something valuable again.

Someone who wants to contribute to a project that connects science, fashion, and impact.

How To Apply

If this resonates with you, we would love to hear from you.

Please apply with a short note explaining who you are, what area you would like to contribute to, and why Enzale’s mission interests you.