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Employment type:
Full time
Experience required:
Intermediate
Salary
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About the company:
Motif FoodWorks is a food-technology company working to make plant-based foods better tasting, more nutritious and so desirable that people actually crave them.
Our mission is to unleash the promise of plant-based foods by taking a new, holistic approach to ingredient development that combines science and technology — merged with sensory fundamentals — to reveal totally new answers. By radically changing our understanding of plant-based food, Motif will enable crave-worthy products that exceed taste and experience expectations, unlocking benefits for everyone and our planet. Find out more at madewithmotif.com.
Our mission is to unleash the promise of plant-based foods by taking a new, holistic approach to ingredient development that combines science and technology — merged with sensory fundamentals — to reveal totally new answers. By radically changing our understanding of plant-based food, Motif will enable crave-worthy products that exceed taste and experience expectations, unlocking benefits for everyone and our planet. Find out more at madewithmotif.com.
Ready to be part of something really big? We are looking for a highly motivated Bioprocess Lab Technician to contribute on all aspects of the bench scale fermentation and downstream processing research activities in the lab in the 2nd shift from 3pm to 11pm.
The ideal candidate will be self-directed, highly collaborative and enjoy working with a team in a fast-paced startup environment, while bringing his/her experience, expertise and innovative ideas.
Responsibilities
- Conduct studies aimed at improving fermentation and DSP metrics on bench scale.
- Operating and sampling bench scale fermenters, make fermentation media, turnaround fermenters, operating filtrations and cell lysis equipment and all essential lab equipment and devices to support biotech research activities.
- Conduct sample preparations and support analytical research activities.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement efforts on experimental design, data processing and Bioprocess Lab schedules.
- Communicate outcomes of studies, recommendations, and next steps to project leaders.
Requirements
- Associate or bachelor’s degrees in Biological Engineering, Chemical Engineering or related Science or Engineering areas.
- Experience in industrial aerobic microbial fermentation and DSP is highly desired.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills with both technical and non-technical personnel.
- 2nd shift schedule is from 3pm to 11pm but need to be flexible for +/- 2hrs when necessary.
Leadership Capabilities
- Highly motivated, excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills, and able to multitask in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities
- Demonstrate a high degree of dedication and ownership of research projects
- Proven ability to work independently and effectively plan and organize work activities and prioritize task completion to meet schedules and deadlines
- Hands-on approach, willingness to be tenacious, dive into details to help support and improve projects
- Excellent analytical, reasoning and problem-solving skills
Culture Fit & Impact
- Understands how to work in a rapidly growing start-up
- Able to deal effectively with ambiguity and changing priorities
- Thrives under pressure and desires to learn and grow
- Mission-driven and interested in transforming the food industry
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