Bioprocess Engineer I/II

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 part of the Bioprocess team, you will identify and optimize key process parameters to scale-up bench scale process for the pilot production and manufacturing of animal cell culture. You will participate in design and implementation of bioprocesses, preparation of samples for downstream processes and transfer of technology for manufacturing. This role will work in concert with the cell biology, media development, tissue engineering, and food science teams. The successful candidate will utilize their expertise and experience in scaling up animal cell culture to achieve Finless Food’s mission. Salary and title will be commensurate with experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with other members in the bioprocess group in the development and implementation of robust and scalable bioprocesses for pilot production of animal cell culture and technology transfer for GMP manufacturing
• Participate in identification of key process parameters for scale-up and scale-down models
• Support the design of innovative bioreactor and bioprocess to achieve Finless Foods’ cell culture production goals
• Evaluate and implement new engineering technologies/systems for continual process improvement
• Collaborate with the entire R&D team to develop a strategic approach for process development that aligns with Finless Foods’ product development goals
• Maintain accurate experimental records
• Communicate effectively and present work-related results to supervisor, project teams and all functional groups

Experience, Skills, and Attributes

• MS in Bioprocess Engineering, Cell/Molecular Biology, Chemical, or Biochemical
  Engineering
• 1-3 years of relevant experience in upstream bioprocess development in an industry setting is preferable
• Experience in animal cell culture and bioreactor operation
• 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
• Attention to detail, ability to perform multiple tasks simultaneously and accurately, and be
  able to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Position Details

• Annual Salary Range: $80,000 - $125,000, depending on experience.
• Flexible PTO
• Flexible Schedule
• 401k with matching contribution up to 4%
• Medical, dental, & vision 
• Access to well-being tools and development opportunities
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. 
• We are not able to sponsor individuals for employment visas for this job.
• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
• 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 pounds, 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.