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ZymoChem · 2 days ago

Scientist, Fermentation

San Leandro, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$130K/yr - $160K/yr

3+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Manage projects as a scientific lead to drive success for fermentation engineering team and build upon our mission and values

Provide technical guidance for bacterial fermentation development at micro, bench, and scale-up levels, focusing on optimal workflows, safety and quality

Routinely partners with other R&D teams mainly strain engineering and enzyme engineering, for strain development/ selection including for developing high throughput platforms and successfully transitioning the process to fermentation tanks

Summarize complex technical information from different technical groups into more simplified communications

Coordinate with external vendors, CMOs and collaborating organizations to oversee the execution of process scale-up campaigns and manufacturing efforts

Lead fermentation process of new biomaterials as the material portfolio of the company grows

Routinely partners with the company’s other groups including materials development, product development, analytical teams and external collaborators

Work with project management partners to manage functionally integrated project timelines, work plans, interdependencies, and budgets

Work to establish integrated workflows and solutions, build out the company’s core competencies by introducing new technologies, identify technology bottlenecks plus drive for their resolution, and expand the company’s IP strategy by adding to its IP portfolio

Help manage project milestones, KPIs, and align status of upcoming deadlines with company management & external parties needs and expectations

Coach, mentor and guide others in the fermentation development team as the SME

Other related responsibilities as needed

Qualification

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Strain developmentFermentation process developmentBacterial metabolic pathwaysProject managementR&D stagesCross-functional teams managementCustomer requirementsScaling productsFast-growing company experienceProblem solvingAdaptabilitySelf-motivatedCuriosityTeam buildingCommunication skillsMultitaskingEfficiencyData Platforms DevelopmentAutomated Data Processing

Required

PhD in (Bio)chemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, Chemistry, Microbiology, Biotechnology or related field.

3-5 years experience post-graduation, including at least 3 years leading projects in a fermentation team in the industry being highly preferred

Expertise in strain development fermentation process development especially interfacing with strain development teams, including strategy, process improvement, troubleshooting, and problem solving desirable

Understanding of bacterial metabolic pathways is required

Experience in independently managing projects, with a comprehensive understanding of the various stages of R&D and their unique needs

Previous experiences with cross-functional teams and customer requirements and taking products from lab scale to commercial scale manufacturing is highly desirable

Adaptable, self-motivated and curious, excited to build teams and infrastructure in a fast-growing company

Excellent communication skills, effective multitasking, and an adept ability to optimize work plans/teams while maintaining efficiency