Bioprocess engineer

Company:
Planetary SA
Role:
Bioprocess Engineer / Biotechnologist
Location:
Remote; with occasional in-person interactions
Start date:
Immediate
Salary:
Competitive compensation and participation
in an attractive employee stock option plan
The Company:
Planetary is SCALING THE NEW PROTEIN REVOLUTION. We are a venture backed food-tech
company with 12 FTE across 3 locations. By building industrial-scale bioprocessing capacity
and IP globally we are enabling a sustainable shift in the food system from livestock to
non-animal proteins. To support the construction of our first plant in Switzerland, planetary is
searching for an experienced Bioprocess Engineer.
The Position:
Planetary is looking for an experienced Bioprocess Engineer with expertise in factory and plant
design, infrastructure, regulations, and finished product formulations.
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Engineering and optimization of fermentation-based
production processes for new
and existing products as technical expert
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Creation of holistic process concepts for industrialization:
meeting customer
requirements, implementation in experimental work plans, evaluation, and
documentation
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Technology responsibility: from lab development
to scale-up to industrial scale and
continuous improvement
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Lead the regulatory guidance on plant design and
layout [authority engineering, food
requirements, certifications, etc.].
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Keeping track of the state of the art from competitors
and the scientific community
and building competencies
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Know-how protection and IP management
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Work alongside the engineering team for successful
design and implementation of
our flagship plant.
Qualifications and Experience:
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Successfully completed university studies in chemical
or bioprocess engineering or
related disciplines
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• 5 years of experience of process engineering
  design possibly within the biotech

industry but certainly within a related transferrable industry such as the chemical
sector or water treatment arena for examples.
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Experience and familiarity with designing for
delivery/implementation and associated
project construction and execution.
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Professional experience in industrial biotechnology,
especially in the area of process
development/scaling
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Ability to perform process development involving multiple disciplines (e.g., product
isolation and purification,) in cross-functional and cross-site teams
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Familiarity with modern CAE packages and interfaces
for process plant design.
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Evidence of working as part of a multi-discipline
team.
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English is required, German is a plus
Contact: Please email your CV/ cover letter to:
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Planetary is an equal opportunity employer actively recruiting for diversity. Through hiring, we
aim to close the gender gap, create opinion plurality, fight age discrimination, foster cultural
diversity and promote freedom of self-expression.