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At Umami Bioworks, we are pioneering cultivated, 'not caught' seafood by developing the production system for delicious, nutritious, and affordable cultivated fish, starting with IUCN Red Listed species that are difficult to farm and being driven extinct by human consumption. We are partnering with food producers to scale our cultivated seafood production system to provide people around the world with a stable, resilient, local supply of seafood free from mercury, antibiotics, microplastics, and ocean pollutants.

We’re on a mission to empower humanity to eat sustainably without sacrifice. We believe the only way to change how the majority of the world eats meat and seafood is to create real seafood - the most delicious, healthiest seafood available - without the environmental and animal welfare consequences of our current practices.

We’re a venture-backed biotech startup located in Singapore where some of the world’s smartest, most passionate people are pioneering a sustainable food future that is attractive and accessible to people around the world. We are united by our collective drive to ask tough questions, take on challenging problems, and apply cutting-edge science and engineering to create a better future for humanity. At Umami Bioworks, you will be encouraged to dream big and will have the freedom to create, invent, and do the best, most impactful work of your career.

Umami Bioworks is looking to hire an inquisitive, innovative, and independent MSAT - Bioprocess Executive to join our R&D team in India.

About the role:

We are looking for Bioprocess Executive to join our MSAT team to translate our cultivation process from bench to production scale and deliver that process to customer-operated sites. The individual should be goal-oriented, forward-thinking and self-motivated with a strong ability to work collaboratively with production and R&D teams. This role will involve:

• Assisting in setup, operate and monitor or cell culture processes ranging from 10L to 1KL and also operate associated sensors and production equipment
• Assisting in developing strategies to improve the overall reliability and productivity of bioprocesses.
• Preparing and maintaining cell cultures and media in a sterile environment and follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) for sterilization and cleanliness procedures
• Operating and monitoring analytical instruments such as cell counters, pH meters, osmometers and pressure gauges to ensure that cell culture conditions are within safe ranges at all times.
• Maintenance of production equipment, including shakers, stirrers, production bioreactors and downstream equipment.
• Maintaining detailed records of cell culture processes and batches to support process development, regulatory requirements, and technology transfer to 3rd party sites.
• Handling and protecting confidential and sensitive data with integrity.
• Performing related work and other duties, as assigned.
  
  

Education:

• B.S. + 6 years (MS + 4 years) of industry experience in production environment
• Degree in Chemical Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, Bioengineering, Biotechnology, Microbiology, Bioprocess development, Biotechnology or related field.
  
  

Experience:

• 3-5 years experience with animal cell culture in production reactors of at least 1 kL
• 1-2 years experience with immature process development/scale-up in bench-scale reactors (250mL to 10L)
  
  

Skills:

• Operation and handling of single-use and stainless steel production bioreactors, maintenance, and related control software.
• Bioprocess development, including some combination of batch, fed batch and continuous production processes.
• Capable of working within a diverse team of internal and external stakeholders
• Strong spoken and written English language skills.
• Able to rapidly learn and get up to speed on new technologies
  
  

Location:

• India/Bengaluru
• This role will involve a site assignment to a customer site in Penang, Malaysia for much of the 1st year to transfer processes and technology to an UMAMI customer.
  
  

You will work directly with other members of our small but growing team to do cutting-edge science and will have the autonomy to test new ideas and identify better ways to do things.