Aktuelle Jobs im Zusammenhang mit Scientist Microbial Fermentation in Hmo R&d - Nienburg - Chr. Hansen

**Location: Germany : Nienburg**

**Country: Germany**

**Do you want to pioneer science and improve food and health for more than 1 billion people every day?**

We work to improve food and health, and our natural ingredients are consumed by more than 1 billion people every day. As a global market leader in bioscience, we have the opportunity to address important global challenges such as natural food solutions, dietary supplements for human health and specialized infant nutrition ingredients such as probiotic and Human milk oligosaccharides (HMO) - and we need the brightest and most passionate people on board to succeed. Want to join us?

**In a newly established team for small scale fermentation, we are looking for a highly skilled and enthusiastic scientist to execute on lab scale fermentation and HPLC analysis for the development of HMO production processes to start at the earliest possible date.**

**The position will be a maternity replacement initially limited to 2 years.**

**The team for you to join**

You will be part of an expert team in microbial fermentation within the Research & Development department of the Chr. Hansen HMO Business Unit located in Bonn. The HMO R&D consists of scientists with different expertise such as molecular biology, fermentation, analytics, chemistry and systems biology. We are working in a matrix structure with flat hierarchies. To expand our capacities and join scientific knowledge with experts from other Chr. Hansen functions we have established a new fermentation lab at the Chr. Hansen Technology Center located in Nienburg.

**What will be your role?**

You will be responsible for planning, executing, and evaluating lab-scale experiments for development of microbial fermentation processes for production of HMOs. You will optimize current processes to accelerate the output of highly economic HMO production processes using state-of-the-art fermentation equipment.

Additionally, performing HPLC analytics will be part of your job as well as taking responsibility for part of the equipment and methods.

You will be tightly connected to the colleagues in Nienburg and report to your manager there, but you will also closely collaborate with teams in Bonn.

**Who are we looking for?**

You hold a MSc in biotechnology, bioengineering or a related field in life science or process engineering. You have a strong background in microbial fermentation and hands-on experience with bench-top bioreactors and small-scale fermentation systems. You have good knowledge of common control strategies for biotechnological production processes, especially fed-batch, and a general understanding of chromatography principles and LC detection techniques.

Furthermore, you:

- Are self-driven and self-confident, have an open mindset and you are a team player
- Are a structured person, keep your timelines and contribute to the team goals
- Are flexible and use to work in a high-paced, dynamic environment
- Are fluent in English and German

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**What we offer you?**

We offer you an initially limited entry level position in a growing, innovative team with a cooperative, open-minded working atmosphere. You will work in a diversified field within an interdisciplinary R&D team and be part of a fermentation expert team. You will have the opportunity for personal and professional development. We appreciate highly skilled employees and strive to make it an exciting and fun place to work.

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**About Chr. Hansen**

Chr. Hansen is a leading, global bioscience company that develops natural ingredient solutions for the food, nutritional, pharmaceutical and agricultural industries. We develop and produce cultures, enzymes and probiotics for a rich variety of foods, beverages, dietary supplements and even animal feed and plant protection. We have been delivering value to our partners - and, ultimately, end consumers worldwide - for over 140 years. We are proud that more than one billion people consume products containing our natural ingredients every day.

Social responsibility is an integral part of Chr. Hansen’s vision to improve food and health. In 2019 Chr. Hansen was ranked as the World’s Most Sustainable Company by Corporate Knights thanks to our strong sustainability efforts, our talented employees and the many collaborative partnerships that we have with our customers.