Bioprocess Engineer I

About Finless

At Finless Foods, our mission is simple – we want to create a future for seafood where the ocean thrives. We work toward this every day by creating delicious alternative seafood products that help you satisfy your cravings without bait or hook. We are using ground-breaking plant and cell culture technology to revolutionize the way the world sources delicious and sustainable food. Good for us. Good for the ocean.

Our Culture

At Finless Foods, we are passionate about supporting our employees’ growth both personally and professionally. We want you to be proud of having ‘Finless Foods’ on your resume and we want you to be a key part of making Finless’ amazing culture what it is.

We value: 

• Emotional Intelligence - Being both self and socially aware and effectively managing yourself and your social relationships.
• Trust Through Transparency - Communicating by leading with transparency and honesty, even when it's difficult.
• Proactive Support - Proactively looking for opportunities to offer support to your teammates and then executing on it. 
• Opportunities In Failure - Being honest about failure but also making sure to frame failures as things to learn from and growth opportunities, because these are the building blocks of success.

At Finless, we integrate these values on a daily basis, and they’re also a core part of our annual individual and team evaluations. We’re looking for individuals who will take these to heart as much as we do.

Position Description 

As a Bioprocess Engineer, you will support animal cell cultivation and bioprocess development under supervision for scaled manufacturing. As an integral member of the R&D group, you will collaborate with the Cell Biology, Tissue Engineering, and Food Science groups. The successful candidate will utilize their knowledge in bioprocessing technologies and experience scaling up animal cell culture to support and help achieve Finless Food’s mission. Salary and title will be commensurate with experience.

Salary range: $90,000 to $108,000 

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in implementing the bioprocess engineering systems that enable Finless Foods to commercialize its technology.

• Scale growth of animal cell culture from benchtop and pilot-scale bioreactors toward industrial scales for manufacturing

• Assist in upstream bioprocess development and media optimization.

• Define parameters to increase growth and production of cell cultures for scaled production.

• Assist in evaluating and implementing new engineering technologies/systems for continual improvement. 

• Work with outside vendors and resources where appropriate and assist in external projects required to accomplish project goals.

• Use the electronic laboratory notebook (ELN) system for rigorous documentation of experimental procedures and data. 

• Contribute to regulatory submissions and inspections as appropriate as a subject matter expert representing our bioprocess.

• Perform other tasks as assigned by the supervisor.

• Communicate effectively and present work-related results to the supervisor, project teams, and all functional groups.

Experience, Skills, and Attributes

• BS with 2+ years of experience or MS in bioengineering, biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, biotechnologies, biochemistry, life sciences, or a closely related field.

• Experience in cultivating animal cell culture in adherent (e.g., 2D tissue culture) and non-adherent formats (e.g., shake and spinner flasks.)

• Experience in operating various types and scales of bioreactors for bioprocess development and media optimization.

• Experience in cell line development is desirable.

• Understanding of GMP and relevant ISOs is desirable.

• Experience in using a Design-of-Experiment (DOE) approach for bioprocess optimization of animal cell culture in a bioreactor system a blue.

• Experience in analytical data acquisition and analytical instrument maintenance

• Resourceful, well-organized, highly dependable, efficient, and detail-oriented

• Familiarity with G Suite/MS Office and an electronic laboratory notebook (ELN) system is desirable.

• Excellent organization and communication skills, written and oral in English.

• Great team player with strong interpersonal and collaboration skills

Pay Transparency

At Finless, we believe it is important to be transparent. We are committed to providing competitive salaries and benefits packages and review and adjust our compensation practices to ensure that they align with industry standards and best practices. 

The anticipated base salary for this position is expected to be within the above range. Individual compensation packages are based on multiple job-related factors such as skills, experience, expertise, location, and market data.

There are opportunities to increase pay over time at Finless based on additional skills, competencies, and company-specific knowledge development.

Benefits Offering

The base pay is one part of the total compensation package. Our benefits are designed to convey company culture and core values.

• Comprehensive health insurance and HAS contributions.
• 401K with 100% company matching up to 4%.
• Company paid disability and life insurance.
• FSA and commuter benefits with company contributions.
• Flexible time off and schedule, generous holiday, and safety leave.
• Supportive family and parental leave.
• Employer-sponsored mental health reimbursement, lifestyle account, Employee Assistance Program,financial planning tool, and high-quality learning and development program.
• Volunteering opportunities. Be part of the change for a better world.

Work Environment/Physical Demands

This position involves working primarily in a laboratory setting. As such this position requires the ability to stand or sit at the bench, the ability to lift laboratory equipment up to 40 lbs, the use of standard laboratory equipment as well as computers and office equipment. The position requires communication with other individuals through a variety of methods.

At Finless, we believe in fairness and equality for all. We embrace diversity and welcome applicants from all backgrounds, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other legally protected status. We are committed to fostering a workplace culture free from discrimination and harassment, where everyone is treated with respect and dignity. Our success as a company depends on creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and appreciated. We strive to promote these values in all aspects of our business.

We respect everyone's privacy. Finless Foods does not and will not ask you to share any personal information or financial commitment during any stage of the interviewing process. We recommend not sharing any sensitive information over the phone or by email.