Process Development Associate

About us

Vow is a food company - a very different one. We’re creating real meat products from animal cells instead of the animal itself.

We’re bringing together cutting-edge innovations in science, engineering, culinary and design to make sustainable food that’s both irresistible and available to billions of people worldwide.

The role:
Cross-functional collaboration is at the heart of what we do at Vow - making sustainable, abundant and irresistible food. You will work day-to-day with a team of incredible scientists, engineers, operators, and designers who are relentlessly passionate about food and creating a better future for our planet.

There has never been a better opportunity to join Vow and help shape the future of what process development and manufacturing mean for our future food systems.

The experience you bring:

- A background in fermentation or cell culture process development within a GMP environment
- Fermentation or bioreactor operation up to 2000 L (20 hL)
- Experience in implementing food manufacturing and packing line facilities/processes
- Experience in a laboratory setting working with cell culture (suspension or adherent) is ideal, but not a must
- Knowledge of Food HACCP plans or Quality Management Systems (ISO9001, ISO13485 or similar)
- Experience developing SOPs in academia or industry
- High degree of technical competence and scientific awareness
- Flexibility to carry out shift work/weekend work if required
- Ability to work within a close knit team environment

You will:

- Drive the entire manufacturing process, from thawing cells, to large-scale cell culture, to maturation and final harvest
- Lay the foundation of Vow’s pilot manufacturing process, producing cultured meat at scale in our bioreactors
- Develop novel processes for the culture of cells at ever-increasing scale for human consumption
- Adhere to Vow’s quality management system and actively improve Vow's standard operating procedures
- Document manufacturing processes for quality assurance and reproducibility
- Assist with general lab upkeep, cleaning and maintenance tasks as required
- Run quality and safety testing on each batch you produce
- Work with (and mentor) junior members of our manufacturing team
- Collaborate with our multidisciplinary team of engineers, food inventors and product designers to solve challenging scientific problems in new ways and to create the most amazing food products the world has ever seen

What success looks like:
In your first month you will have successfully integrated yourself into Vow’s Manufacturing Team. By the end of the first month you should be able to point to how your work is swinging the pendulum towards success for scaling up our manufacturing processes.

After 3 months you will have implemented multiple process improvements within the Manufacturing pilot plant and contributed to necessary milestones for our first product launch in Singapore.

By the end of your first year at Vow you will have made significant contributions to help the Manufacturing team successfully bring amazing new products to market. You will have played a key role in transforming our pilot plant into a well oiled machine.

Vow, more than just a job.

Who we are and why join:

- ** We are building a diverse, mission-driven dream team of “Vowzers.”** Our mission is to make food products for everyone. To do that well we need a workforce that’s representative of the people we serve. We celebrate multiple approaches and points of view - so we’re building a culture to match. Be yourself and come as you are.
- ** Work on cutting-edge technology. **We’re bringing together cutting-edge innovations in science, engineering, and food, to recreate the world’s most tantalising and unique culinary experiences. All without compromising on ethics or our planet along the way. Since our inception in 2019, we have held the title of being the first startup to cultivate meat from the cells of an undomesticated animal, and have served up our exotic meats ranging from kangaroo dumplings to alpaca sliders in tastings with world-renowned chefs.
- ** Work with and learn from the best. **Our team includes some of the world’s leading scientists, innovators, operators, and creatives with decades of industry experience. Despite our experiences though, we all strive to build, break, learn, and repeat. We see the impossible as temporary and strive to learn and support our company and fellow Vowzers' growth as much as possible.
- ** We’re fully funded and ready to go. **We are a growing Aussie biotech start-up backed by Square Peg Capital, Blackbird Ventures, Grok Ventures and Tenacious Ventures. _Read more about why our investors are so excited about the future of Vow _here_._

Vow perks and benefits:

- ** Everyone is an owner. **In addition to competitive base salaries, each and every ‘Vowzer’ owns equity in the company so we can all benefit from our hard work and future success.
- ** Generous