Role Title: Senior Bioprocess Engineer
Salary: £38,000 - £42,000
Location: Corsham Science Park

Cellular Agriculture Ltd produces technology that aims to make cultivated meat a widely available, sustainable, ethical, affordable protein alternative.

We are passionate about food security with an enthusiasm for next-generation solutions, innovative technologies, sustainability, and the future of food and agriculture, and are looking for like-minded people to join our growing team.
The company integrates activities across a Research and Development Department responsible for innovating, an Engineering Department that delivers scaled iterations of bioreactors and bioprocess, and the Operations Department responsible for ensuring the company runs smoothly. These Departments work seamlessly together towards delivering technology that allows a sustainable alternative protein to diversify food stuffs for food security across the world.

We are committed to being an inclusive workplace. We strongly believe in the benefits a diverse team brings, and having and equitable culture in which all our people can thrive, with everyone being able to influence our day-to-day working for the better and encouraging growth.

What this role entails:
The purpose of this role is to characterise a cultivated meat upstream bioprocess with a range of bioreactors and cell types. Working with colleagues from across a range of disciplines, internal and external to the company. Working as part of a team to ensure high quality and timely delivery of the collective duties and responsibilities. Elements of project management for meeting deliverables and planning experiments.

Objectives:
- Work on a range of bioreactors and bioprocess technologies at various scales
- Develop experiments and internal standards to characterise, validate and evaluate bioreactor performance
- Develop technical specifications and operating manuals for bioreactors
- Evaluate bioreactor performance with adherent and suspension cells of different species

Selection Criteria:
1) Experience
Demonstrable tissue engineering bioprocess and/or lab experience gained through an advanced degree or equivalent industrial experience
2) Delivering for an organisation
Has developed and validated upstream bioprocesses for animal cell culture at a range of scales
3) Team working
Demonstrable ability to work with a diverse range of people, working towards a common goal in a multi-disciplinary environment.
Expertise

Essential:
- Masters level or equivalent in bioprocess engineering, biochemical engineering, chemical engineering, biotechnology, biology or relevant subject area
- Experienced with animal cell bioreactor operation

Preferable:
- PhD in tissue engineering or bioprocess engineering
- Computational fluid dynamics or bioprocessing modelling
- Knowledge of the cultivated meat industry

The Benefits:
In addition to working in a world class facility based in the Bath region with a supporting and inclusive team, you will receive a highly competitive base salary, share options in a growing biotech enterprise, competitive holiday allowance and a fantastic benefits package including pension, Bupa medical cover and life assurance. You will have access to world-class training, development, and networking with organisations across cellular agriculture, and food systems.

Closing date: Sunday 12th Jan
On site interviews to be held: Wednesday 22nd Jan
When Applying:Please include a cover letter detailing your experience and why you wish to apply for this role.
Please note that this role is not sponsorable and that applicants should have the right to work in the UK