Bioprocess Specialist

Core responsibilities:

• Use aseptic technique and organizational skills to scale up and maintain seed trains for inoculation of bioreactors
• Operate, monitor, and maintain pilot-scale bioreactors including set up, inoculation, sampling, harvest, and cleaning procedures
• Execute standard operating procedures, batch records, and documentation ensuring compliance with quality and safety standards
• Improve production efficiency to successfully demonstrate yields achieved in R&D at production scale
• Troubleshoot process and equipment issues in real time and support root cause analysis

You'll play a critical role at the heart of scale up and production of a new cutting edge manufacturing platform, combining deep bioreactor work with innovative cell biology to meet ambitious scale up goals in a nascent industry. Your contributions will have an immediate, company-wide impact and are key to scaling our business.

Required skills and experience:

• Master's degree (or equivalent experience) in biotechnology, biochemical engineering, bioprocess engineering, or related life sciences/engineering field
• Minimum 1 year experience working with microbial or mammalian bioreactors in pilot/lab/manufacturing environment
• Strong hands-on aseptic technique and discipline including cell culture, sampling and transfers
• Excellent attention to detail and analytical skills for sampling, performing assays, and interpreting process data
• Ability to follow SOPs, GMP/GLP documentation practices, batch record and deviation reporting
• Exposure to Electronic Laboratory Notebooks (ELNs) software

Benefits include:

• Highly competitive salary (£38k)
• Stock option plan
• Beautiful lab and office in Old Street
• Weekly socials and events
• Pension plan (matching up to 5% and salary sacrifice)
• Private health insurance
• 25 days' holiday + bank holidays

Cultivating cruelty-free, sustainable animal fat via bioreactors.