Role Title: Developmental Biologist
Salary: £30,000 - £35,000
Location: CorshamScience Park
CellularAgriculture Ltd produces technology that aims to make cultivated meat a widelyavailable, sustainable, ethical, affordable protein alternative.
Weare passionate about food security with an enthusiasm for next-generationsolutions, innovative technologies, sustainability, and the future of food andagriculture, and are looking for like-minded people to join our growing team.
Thecompany integrates activities across a Research and Development Departmentresponsible for innovating, an Engineering Department that delivers scalediterations of bioreactors and bioprocess, and the Operations Departmentresponsible for ensuring the company runs smoothly. These Departments workseamlessly together towards delivering technology that allows a sustainablealternative protein to diversify food stuffs for food security across theworld.
Weare committed to being an inclusive workplace. We strongly believe in thebenefits a diverse team brings and having and equitable culture in which allour people can thrive, with everyone being able to influence our day-to-dayworking for the better and encouraging growth.
What this role entails:
To provide developmental biological knowledge to aid in increasingprotein yield from multiple different cell lines; as well as improvingdifferentiation efficiency. In addition to cell and media work you will beresponsible for conducting a range of molecular biology techniques working withcolleagues from across a range of disciplines. Contribute positively to thecompany culture and community.
Objectives:
- Perform cell proliferation and differentiation studies using a range of cell lines and material scaffolds to direct bioreactor design requirements.
- Improve and develop solutions for maximising protein yield in bioreactors
- Utilising analytical methods to assess biological functions within cell culture systems e.g. metabolism, immunocytochemistry, RNA extraction, reverse transcription, qPCR, protein isolation, Western blot.
- Use developmental biological knowledge to improve differentiation protocols of different cell types and species.
- Growing cells in different conditions for growth kinetics optimisation e.g. media development.
- Perform bioreactor runs, growing and monitoring our cells in our novel bioreactors.
Selection Criteria:
1) Experience
BiologicalDegree
2) Delivering for an organisation
Workedin mammalian cell culture with a strong developmental biological knowledge.
3) Team working
Demonstrable ability to work with a diverse range of people,working towards a common goal in a multi-disciplinary environment.
4) Expertise:
Essential:
Biological degree
Experienced at cell culture
Preferable:
Experienced in analytical techniques (PCR, Western, ICC)
Experience using bioreactors.
Knowledge of the cultivated meat industry
TheBenefits:
Inaddition to working in a world class facility based in the Bath region with asupporting and inclusive team, you will receive a highly competitive basesalary, share options in a growing biotech enterprise, competitive holidayallowance and a fantastic benefits package including pension, Bupa medicalcover and life assurance. You will have access to world-class training,development, and networking with organisations across cellular agriculture, andfood systems.
Closingdate: Sunday 12th January
Onsite interviews to be held: Thursday 23rd January
WhenApplying: Please include a cover letter detailing yourexperience and why you wish to apply for this role.
Please note that this role is notsponsorable and that applicants should have the right to work in the UK
