Principal Bioprocess Engineer

About Us

Eden Brew is a ground-breaking new way to enjoy dairy products sustainably and nutritiously, backed by CSIRO, Main Sequence Ventures and Norco. We're on a mission to create the world's first precision-fermented milk the whole world can enjoy, sustainably.

Protein demand will double by 2050. How will we feed 10 billion people? As the global population increases, so will demand for high-quality protein. No Planet B (or C): The UN projects the world will need 3x the planetary resources if we continue relying on traditional farming methods. All resources are finite: We must make the best use of resources within our planetary boundaries to minimise environmental impact.

Deliciously sustainable solution. Nature-identical: The milk people love, without cows, while freeing up land for rewilding and carbon sequestration. Precision-fermented: Utilising existing production and distribution facilities, ready to scale fast. Protein-rich: Milk, ice cream, cheese, yoghurt – all dairy products are possible.

The Eden Brew Team

The Eden Brew team is passionate, creative, driven and caring, and we are devoted to building our team with like-minded professionals. We are committed to growing together, to breaking boundaries and sharing in success with each other and our partners. Being a part of Eden Brew means being part of our incredible journey of changing the world. We are conquering new frontiers in science that will help to create a sustainable future for all creatures, great and small. Every hire we make is critical to our mission and a highly-valued member of the team, creating a revolutionary way to make precision-fermented dairy.

Role Purpose and Description

The Principal Bioprocess Engineer's role is to design and implement scalable bioprocess strategies for both model and non-model microbial strains. The end goal of the processes will be single or combinations of alternative precision-fermented dairy proteins that meet existing production standards for quality and safety.

The Principal Bioprocess Engineer will guide the bioprocess team to optimise and improve the efficiency of protein production processes within new or existing strains. The ideal candidate will be an experienced manager and mentor with a high level of technical proficiency and deep expertise in bioprocess engineering upstream and downstream.

A track record that demonstrates an in-depth knowledge of product development, extensive experience at scale up, process improvements, validation, and transfer of production processes. Capacity to work on complex problems where analysis of processes and data requires an in-depth evaluation of multiple parameters. Aptitude to determine the scope and timing of transfer activities. Ability to defined practices and policies in selecting methods and evaluation criteria for defined product specification that adhere to regulatory standards. They will interact closely stakeholders which will include technology transfer to third party contract research providers and large-scale manufacturing partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Bioprocess Engineering Team
• Maintain and continue to innovate Eden Brew's cutting-edge science and technology
• Support, mentor and train fermentation and process scientists in the development of microbial fermentation upstream & processes
• Coordinate effectively across our internal team and research partners to guide the process development.
• Design effective bioprocess engineering strategies to increase rate, yield, and titre in protein production lines
• Operate efficient scaled-up bioprocesses, to meet commercial performance targets
• Develop upstream and downstream data science infrastructure to ensure reproducible production performance and feedback
• Identification and evaluation of key scale-up parameters to improve and optimize process design and implementation.
• Transfer technology and protocols to 3rd party scale-up manufacturing partners.
• Comply with OH&S requirements, contribute and maintain best practices to ensure safe and healthy working environment

Key Skills, Expertise & Attributes

Essential:

1. Masters or PhD in microbiology, biological engineering, chemical engineering, or an aligned field
2. Minimum three years industrial experience in the field of nutritional production
3. High level of expertise in bioprocess engineering of microbial systems. For example, yeast and/or filamentous fungi, including experience batch and fed-batch
4. Familiar with semi-continuous and continuous fermentation technology
5. Experience in team management, including supervising, mentoring and advising team members
6. Experienced in commercial scale-up technology transfer

Desirable:

Important Details About the Role

Location: Brisbane, Australia

Contract term: Full-time, onsite, permanent (flexibility for initial for hybrid or 2 yr contract)

Remuneration: Attractive salary and super package.

Why This Job Is Special

This is an exciting opportunity to play a critical role in the science and commercialisation of deep technology in synthetic biology and food innovation. Our core values remain at the heart of everything we do:

• Fervently ambitious. We are deeply passionate about our mission. We have the highest aspirations to achieve global, world-class and future changing product.
• Care Deeply. We care deeply everyone we work with, about the future of the planet and all its inhabitants.
• Bold Ingenuity. We face complex challenges with courage and confidence. We are willing to take risks and go further. We approach discovery with clever thinking and original perspective. We are creative, inventive and resourceful.
• Food Obsessed. Food is life, health and joy and we never stop finding out what our customers want, and how we can make it delicious, nutritious and available to everyone, forever.
• Grow Together. We grow together, lifting our people and our partners as we go.

Located in Brisbane, Australia, rated one of the top 10 places to live in the world by the Economist Intelligence Unit's Global Liveability Index in 2022.

Application Information

To apply please send a CV and cover letter, complete with a statement addressing the selection criteria. Applications will be reviewed in the order in which they are received.

Application period: 15th November -15th December 2024

Seek applications: Direct via platform

Email applications to: Anna Oxley Rintoul, Head of People & Culture, Eden Brew