Fermentation Scientist

Fermentation Scientist

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, or microbiology required
• Demonstrated abilities in Fermentation and/or engineering methodologies
• Experience in biotech and/or agriculture companies (biotechnology, fertilizers, crop protection, seeds, etc.)
• Knowledge of and training in good experimental design and basic statistics

Responsibilities

• Execute targeted studies to advance agricultural product candidates following experimental designs that have proper replication and controls to ensure meaningful and interpretable results
• Optimize and scale fermentation processes from bench top to pilot and eventual production scale
• Ensure the process is robust, repeatable, and appropriate quality control specifications are defined and documented
• Responsible for Tech Transfer and troubleshooting of fermentation processes to other Mosaic sites and 3rd party organizations
• Identify and manage 3rd party fermentation providers to ensure adequate capacity is available to support annual project needs
• Design and build out a Pilot Scale (up to 3000L) Fermentation lab, including forecasting equipment and personnel costs to run and maintain the facility
• Interpretation of results and data generation using high quality, rigor, integrity, and compliance standards
• Summarize, document and present results to project teams and other stakeholders
• Serve as a Fermentation Subject Matter Expert on project teams, and for the Mosaic community
• Prepare production process and quality control documentation in support of tech transfer
• Prepare production process documentation in support of regulatory submissions

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.