Research Associate: Process Development

What you will own at Wildtype

• Optimize upstream cell culture processes for novel marine species
• Carry out protocols for various types of cell culture vessels
• Perform experiments to systematically improve culture efficiency 
• Interpret experiment results and recommend new conditions to test

What you bring to the table

• Education in bioprocess engineering, biochemical engineering, mechanical engineering, cell biology or biochemistry
• Reliable hands
• Experience with bench scale bioreactors 
• Ability to adjust to new protocols, and troubleshoot/refine conditions

What we’ll teach you

• What it is like to work in a super talented startup group, where we challenge/inspire each other to do better for the collective good of the company
• Our current suspension culture process, for you to build on
• How to keep your focus in an ever-changing environment

Impact plan

• Within 1 month you will have learned Wildtype’s current suspension culture process. 
• Within 3 months you will have set your professional development goals for the next 2 years. You will have carried out a few experiments to improve the robustness of our suspension cell culture process.
• Within 6 months you will have helped our group gathered enough data to narrow down on the process parameters to focus on in the next round of experiments.  You will also have been exposed to our new cell line establishment/development efforts. 
• Within 12 months you will start designing your own experiments.