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Atlantic Fish Co · 8 hours ago

Senior Bioprocess Engineer (Contract)

Raleigh, NC

Full-time, Contract

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Atlantic Fish Co is a cultivated protein company focused on premium seafood production using biotechnology. The Senior Bioprocess Engineer will be responsible for transitioning R&D efforts into a working bench-scale production process and optimizing cell cultures for production targets.

AgTechAquacultureBiotechnologyFood and BeverageFood ProcessingSustainability

Growth Opportunities

Hiring Manager

Trevor Ham

Responsibilities

Transition suspension cell cultures from shake flasks and spinner flasks to a benchtop bioreactor

Optimize cell growth rate to hit our production targets

Explore different process modalities to determine which best suits our cells and production goals

Interface with our cell line engineering and media development teams to co-develop the process alongside the cells and media

Build a first-principles TEA demonstrating a credible path to scale that identifies key cost drivers, sensitivities, and scale up assumptions

Evaluate and make recommendations on developing an internal pilot facility, or working with a contract manufacturing organization (CMO)

Qualification

Chemical EngineeringBiological EngineeringEukaryotic Cells ExperienceBenchtop BioreactorsData Analysis/StatisticsTechno-Economic AnalysesCell Biology KnowledgeWillingness to Adapt

Required

Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Chemical Engineering, Biological Engineering, or related field and 5+ years of experience in an industry setting

Experience with eukaryotic cells - novel cell types (i.e., beyond CHO or HEK) is a major advantage

Early-stage process development experience

Experience with benchtop bioreactors (250 mL - 1L)

Skilled in using data analysis/statistics for designing experiments to optimize process variables across a wide range of conditions and analyze experimental results

Experience producing or supporting techno-economic analyses

Willingness to wear many hats (we are a small startup)

Must be local to Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill and able to start immediately