Fermentation Scientist

Company Description

If you want to make an impact and you are passionate about developing new processes for producing the next generation of biotechnology solutions, CarboCode at Lake Constance might be the ideal opportunity for you as the new Senior Research Scientist in our Fermentation team

CarboCode is an international biotechnology company founded in 2017. Our dynamic team and business are rapidly expanding, currently we employ more than 60 highly skilled professionals with 20 different nationalities. CarboCode is a company that aspiring to improve human health and wellbeing by making human natural lipid and oligosaccharide molecules widely available. CarboCode core capabilities spans a variety of technologies spanning through advanced biotechnological production, chemical synthesis, and to biocatalysis. This exciting position is a great opportunity for you to work for a developer and manufacturer of a wide range of innovative human care products including food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical products, supporting world-class R&D, large-scale manufacturing, and commercial operations.

The impossible is becoming reality We make Human natural lipid and oligosaccharide molecule-based food, cosmetic and health care products despite of being at high customer demand are currently not available at the market due to the complexity of their synthesis.

**Job Description**:
We are 5 ambitious scientists in the fermentation team with passion and determination for extending the biotechnology capabilities of CarboCode. Our team is the engine of the research center in Konstanz with more than 10 lab scale fermenters running simultaneously. Join our team and keep the fermentation engine moving at top speed

As Senior Research Scientist, you will become part of the Fermentation team and join 5 dedicated colleagues. The team's main tasks are to develop microbial fermentation processes, produce material and intermediates for non-clinical trials and secure transfer to larger-scale development. The work is exclusively carried out in 2L bioreactors as continuous or fed batch cultivations.

In this role, you will work together with several other teams to develop, plan and execute fermentation experimental designs at lab scale and effectively communicate results to the management and colleagues.

Key duties:

- Development of scalable procedures/technologies
- Experimental design and execution
- Documentation of laboratory experiments
- Run and oversee reaction in the fermentation laboratories
- Drive the fermentation technology to improve the overall quality and productivity of the fermentation process
- Ensure fermentation capacities are in use in a most effective way
- Work with our IP team to develop patents to protect our technologies
- Develop and optimize upstream & downstream technologies together with the team

**Qualifications**:

- Preferably having a PhD degree in relevant field, such as microbiology, biotechnology, biochemistry or similar,
- Professional experience as Fermentation scientist in wet lab environment is preferable
- Good communication, interpersonal and problem-solving skills
- Good understanding and demonstrated experience in the field of fermentation, molecular biology, microbiology, cell biology and synthetic biology
- Experience in the development of a bioprocess start-to-end of lab scales
- Theoretical and practical skills within yeast/_E. coli_ physiology and fermentation
- Preferably Experience in Upstream (High Cell Density Fermentation)
- Preferably Experience in Downstream (Ultrafiltration, Nanofiltration, etc.)
- Independent, structured, and proactive way of working
- Committed, flexible, and reliable
- Good in written and spoken English
- Ability to work in an international team

Additional Information
**What we **can offer you**

Are you passionate about changing the World? Would you like to join an international biotech company and support its technology & business progress? We offer an interesting, diversified and challenging position, a dynamic and challenging work environment, and the opportunity for professional and personal development

The Location: The work will be performed at CarboCode’s site in Konstanz, Germany