Tech Transfer Engineer

Summary of the role and team:

Believer Meats is a leading global cultured meat company. We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated engineer to join our Tech Transfer team. You will work with all elements of the upstream process, including media preparation and filtration, bioreactor cultivation, cell harvest, and others. Your role will be to take new technologies and processes coming out of the R&D department and get them ready for scale up and commercial production.

Your Day to Day:

• Running new processes for testing purposes, primarily at pilot scale, including:
• Media preparation and filtration
• Inoculation/seed train
• Bioreactor cultivation
• Harvest
• Managing tech transfer projects to meet key company deadlines.
• Bringing technical problems to R&D for joint troubleshooting
• Commissioning and handing off working new processes to Operations
• Recording data from test runs, writing reports
• Project planning, procuring materials/equipment.

Must-Have:

• First degree in chemical engineering, biotechnology, or related field
• 2-4 years of experience in bioprocessing, including the following skills
• Single-use bioreactor operation and fundamentals (including troubleshooting)
• Aseptic cell culture
• ·Basic cell culture analytics (cell counting, bioanalyzer)
• Pumping/filling/filtering liquids up to 500L
• Willingness to run processes hands-on.
• Proven ability to manage projects and interface with multiple departments
• Excellent communication skills in English, both written and spoken
• Motivation to learn new skills and equipment.
• Flexibility to travel to Europe and/or the US.

Nice to Have:

• Second degree in chemical engineering, biotechnology, or related field
• Advanced bioprocessing skills such as:

-Aseptic closed systems and assemblies (weldable/sealable)

-CIP/SIP on stainless steel equipment

-Perfusion bioreactors

-Media mixing, media development, or media formulation

• Knowledge of bioreactor engineering and scale-up principles, such as kLa, CFD modeling, PID control, etc.
• Experience with bioprocess control and automation
• Experience setting up new labs or reproducing processes in new sites