Breeding team leader

Breeding team leader

Entoprotech is a biotech company developing cutting-edge technology to convert food waste to a range of innovative sustainable products in the fields of nutrition, animal health and pharmaceuticals through a large-scale operation using Black Soldier Fly (BSF, Hermetia illucens). For our lab in Granot Industrial Park (Gan Shemuel), we are looking for a Breeding Team Leader with a passion for science and innovative technology to join our R&D department. The ideal candidate would be a leader, a highly motivated self-learner with a can-do attitude.

About the position:

The team leader will be managing the BSF breeding department, which includes both R&D and operations. The team leader will be responsible for designing, executing and analyzing all breeding experiments from ideation to the R&D scale, as well as overseeing the technology transfer and implementation at the pilot scale. This role combines benchwork, project management, mass-production supervision. The team leader will work closely with the rearing and processing teams within Entoprotech, as well as with leading academic centers, consultants, and industry partners to ensure successful outcomes. The Breeding team leader will report to the BSF Breeding and Rearing Team Leader

Requirements:

·      MSc/PhD degree in Biology/Entomology/Biotechnology or BSc in Process Engineering with relevant industry experience.

·      2+ years of industry experience – a must

·      Solid English – a must

·      Team leading experience- a must

·      Experience with insects/Drosophila – a plus

·      Experience in mass-production, breeding, pilot – a plus

·      Project management skills – a plus

Contact: [email protected]