Principal Bioprocess Engineer

About Us

Eden Brew is a groundbreaking new way to enjoy dairy products sustainably and nutritiously backed by CSIRO Main Sequence Ventures and Norco. Were on a mission to create the worlds first precisionfermented 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 highquality 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. Natureidentical: The milk people love without cows while freeing up land for rewilding and carbon sequestration. Precisionfermented: Utilising existing production and distribution facilities ready to scale fast. Proteinrich: 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 likeminded 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 highlyvalued member of the team creating a revolutionary way to make precisionfermented dairy.

Role Purpose and Description

The Principal Bioprocess Engineers role is to design and implement scalable bioprocess strategies for both model and nonmodel microbial strains. The end goal of the processes will be single or combinations of alternative precisionfermented 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 indepth 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 indepth 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 largescale manufacturing partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Bioprocess Engineering Team
• Maintain and continue to innovate Eden Brews cuttingedge 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 scaledup 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 scaleup parameters to improve and optimize process design and implementation.
• Transfer technology and protocols to 3rd party scaleup 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 fedbatch
4. Familiar with semicontinuous and continuous fermentation technology
5. Experience in team management including supervising mentoring and advising team members
6. Experienced in commercial scaleup technology transfer

Desirable:

7. Extensive experience with Downstream technologies at scale
8. Familiar with food quality regulation
9. Background in quality

Important Details About the Role

Location: Brisbane Australia

Contract term: Fulltime 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 worldclass 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 Units 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