Job Title
Sr. Fermentation Scientist
Company Name
Full Cycle Bioplastics
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Company Overview
Full Cycle Bioplastics is on a mission to create a cleaner, more sustainable future. At the moment, we are small but mighty. Our tech helps solve the plastic pollution crisis by transforming waste into compostable materials. We’re scaling our solution to significantly decrease plastic waste and greenhouse gas emissions. We've experienced massive growth over the last year, tripling in size, with more on the way!
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Job Duties
We're looking for a seasoned Sr. Fermentation Scientist who would like to take charge of growing our newest department focusing on improving our efforts in creating newer and better processes and developments in our creation of PHA. This position will report to the Head of Fermentation, and mentoring and training up junior scientists as well.
If you're looking to get in at the start of something novel and world changing, and have a knack for imparting your knowledge onto others, we'd love to chat!
You'll most often:
- Lead the scientific studies within the hydrolysis and fermentation group
- Upstream process development for sterile and non-sterile fermentations
- Evaluate and develop effective feedstock pretreatment technologies
- Single strain and co-fermentation technology development
- Hands-on studies at lab scale and support scale up efforts
- Participate in 2-way technology transfer between internal and external parties
- Lead collaborative efforts within the scientific disciplines in Full Cycle to develop efficient bioplastics production technology
- Manage junior scientists and lab technicians
- Present periodic reports and data to the management team
If you're looking to get in at the start of something novel and world changing, and have a knack for imparting your knowledge onto others, we'd love to chat!
You'll most often:
- Lead the scientific studies within the hydrolysis and fermentation group
- Upstream process development for sterile and non-sterile fermentations
- Evaluate and develop effective feedstock pretreatment technologies
- Single strain and co-fermentation technology development
- Hands-on studies at lab scale and support scale up efforts
- Participate in 2-way technology transfer between internal and external parties
- Lead collaborative efforts within the scientific disciplines in Full Cycle to develop efficient bioplastics production technology
- Manage junior scientists and lab technicians
- Present periodic reports and data to the management team
Job Requirements
We'd like to see:
- 5+ years of experience in lab scale fermentation, co-fermentation, and a variety of fermentation techniques.
- Deep knowledge of microbial physiology and fermentation pathways.
- Master’s degree with major in Biochemical engineering, Biological engineering, biochemistry or related discipline
- Experience in scaling up and scaling down fermentation processes
- Sterile microbiology techniques
- Knowledge of laboratory environmental and safety requirements
- Experience working with at least a team of 4+ scientists
- 5+ years of experience in lab scale fermentation, co-fermentation, and a variety of fermentation techniques.
- Deep knowledge of microbial physiology and fermentation pathways.
- Master’s degree with major in Biochemical engineering, Biological engineering, biochemistry or related discipline
- Experience in scaling up and scaling down fermentation processes
- Sterile microbiology techniques
- Knowledge of laboratory environmental and safety requirements
- Experience working with at least a team of 4+ scientists
Compensation
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Benefits
We offer our employees a range of benefits including participation in our stock option program, volunteer time off, unlimited PTO, commuter benefits and 100% cost coverage for an employees medical, dental, and vision insurance. We are also committed to finding a supporting the best candidates out there and can offer to pursue sponsorship for someone who would require it.
Hours
Monday-Friday 10am-6pm
Location
San Jose / Mountain View
How to Apply
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