- Shuttling of locations to be expected (Tuas/Biopolis)
- Alternate Sunday (half-day) work arrangement with time-off
ScaleUp Bio is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Microbiologist to join our team. The Microbiologist will be responsible for working with fermentation scientists in developing optimized culture conditions for newly developed or existing production strains from our customers and perform a variety of tasks related to fermentation technology. These can include strain propagation, bench top and pilot scale fermentations, operation of pilot plant and laboratory equipment/instrumentation, media preparation, sample collection and analysis, and related maintenance at the lab (Biopolis) and pilot plant (Tuas), as well as the analysis on the quality equipment such as HPLC, etc.
Your Responsibilities:
- Plan and design strain screening and collection strategy and protocol for fermentation process for our customers;
- Manage cell bank construction and maintenance based on our customers strains;
- Routine microbiological testing and cell counting of fermentation samples;
- Microbial contamination testing of process samples and environmental samples;
- Take responsibility for new technical development in identification of improvement of the fermentation process together with the process engineer;
- Provide scientific and technical support in ongoing or potential collaboration projects with our customers;
- Cross-functionally collaborate with other scientists, engineers and management professionals internal and external to ScaleUp Bio;
- Responsible for the analytical lab duties (HPLC, etc.).
- Ability to develop and coordinate technology development and technology transfer programs with internal and third-party partners;
- Work with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure the progress timeline in new product/process development;
- Ensure safe working practice in research labs, pilot plants, and manufacturing facilities to meet or exceed safety goals.
Your Profile:
- Master degree with 3+ years experience Or Bachelor degree with 5+ years experience or equivalent in Microbiology or Chemistry or related field.
- Industrial experience is desired, e.g. culture strain storage management etc.
- Experience in microbial isolation, cultivation, characterization and identification, microbial physiology and/or ecology, 16S rRNA qPCR, Western blotting, and basic genetic engineering tools and analytical tools (HPLC, etc.).
- Familiarity with strain handling, microbial communities, high-throughput screenings, and fermentation.
- Demonstrating success in taking ideas to strain or process development and improvement.
- Strong communication and organization skills, be able to multi-task and exhibit a strong sense of urgency in order to accomplish daily tasks.
- Experience in collecting and analyzing data from laboratory and plant operations with statistic tools.
- Be self-motivated with the ability to manage time and priorities; must be able to work independently in a team environment, maintain a positive attitude
About ScaleUp Bio Pte. Ltd.:
- We are a newly built startup to lead the food revolution.
- We are the first dedicated food-grade precision fermentation laboratory in Singapore and amongst few in the world truly catered towards start-ups and emerging food tech companies.
- Newly set up, we embrace entrepreneurship. You will be surrounded by innovation plus responsibilities which you can be hands-on with actual work from day one.
- We are an Equal Opportunity Employer where inclusion matters. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law
