Pilot Production Lead

At Bosque Foods, our vision is to accelerate the world’s transition to an environmentally sustainable, equitable, and animal-free food system.

Our mission is to create the next generation of meat alternatives, starting with whole-cut meat products grown naturally from fungal mycelium. We aim to create better-than-meat products that deliver on the entire taste experience, nutrition, and price of traditional meat without compromise.

Founded in 2020, Bosque Foods is the first European fungi-based meat alternative company focusing entirely on the whole-cut meat segment. After graduating from the world’s leading biotech accelerator program, IndieBio in New York City, we have now opened our lab in Berlin, Germany.

Tasks

**Role & Responsibilities**:

- Ensure the successful tech transfer of our bioprocess from lab to Pilot and from Pilot to commercial stages of production.
- Take ownership and responsibility for the overall success of the pilot trials, operating autonomously and making decisions to contribute to the company’s overall success.
- Manage and supervise pilot runs, including feedstock preparation, loading, harvesting, and control of environmental conditions.
- Take responsibility for achieving Bosque Foods’ production KPIs
- Identify accessible analytical tools to ensure precise monitoring of fermentation parameters during both pilot and scaled-up production.
- Ensure adherence to established protocols and quality standards during pilot production.
- Devise and implement effective contamination prevention strategies. Analyze results from pilot runs and provide insights and recommendations for process improvement and optimizing production efficiency and yield.
- Work closely with CMOs to ensure seamless tech transfer, adherence to quality standards, and successful implementation of the production process.
- Collaborate with research and product development teams, providing insights and recommendations for improvements in process, product, and production efficiency and yield.

**Requirements**:
**Requirements**:

- Hold a Bachelor, Master’s Degree, or PhD in Biotechnology, Bioprocess Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, or related technical field.
- Proven track record demonstrated by at least 4 years of hands-on experience in successfully scaling up food-grade fungal fermentation processes involving edible filamentous fungi.
- In-depth understanding of mycology and effective measures for preventing and managing contamination.
- Proficient in procuring and handling industrial quantities of feedstock.
- Proven ability to build and maintain a network of relevant stakeholders in the industry.
- Hands-on with a proactive and problem-solving mindset.
- Must be available to be onsite (Berlin, Germany).
- Willing to travel up to 50% of the time.
- Fluent in English, German is a plus.
- Proven capabilities to achieve tangible outcomes in alignment with established objectives.
- Versatile and open-minded, adaptable to high-pressure environments, and adept at navigating unfamiliar scenarios and challenges.

**Great-to-have**:

- Bring an established network within the large-scale food-grade fungal fermentation industry, including connections with key stakeholders, experts, and professionals in the field.
- Demonstrated expertise fostering growth in the fungi sector and facilitating technology transfer.
- QA/QC knowledge in the food sector.

**Benefits**:

- Work in a brand new lab in the center of Berlin within walking distance of many cafes, restaurants, bars and parks, and travel to our Pilot location in the EU.
- Opportunity to work with a dynamic and diverse mission-driven team with mínimal hierarchy and sky-high ambitions to build the future of food
- Chance to shape and co-create the scientific strategy at an early-stage start-up.
- Flexible work culture, encouraging remote work when possible.
- Last but not least, employee discount for Urban Sports Club membership and regular team events.

**Application Instructions**:
If this description sounds like your dream job, please reach out to us
- Application deadline is April 25th.
- Submit a CV and Cover Letter via Join or LinkedIn.