Senior Downstream Processing Scientist: Pigment Scale-Up

Black Swans Exist ApS; København; On-site; DKK 800,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Octarine is a world-leading synthetic biology scale-up focused on pigments. We are seeking a Senior Downstream Processing Scientist to own strategies for recovering and purifying pigments from complex fermentation broth, and to produce pigment powders and liquids for textile, plastics and coatings applications.

You will design, optimize and scale DSP processes and carry them through to manufacturing. Lead laboratory-scale optimization of DSP unit operations, validate parameters at pilot-scale,

Qualifications

• A PhD in chemical engineering, biotechnology or related field, or MSc with equivalent hands-on experience.
• Strong track record purifying organic molecules from complex biological matrices, including yeast fermentation broth.
• Hands-on DSP unit operations experience: filtration, drying, extraction.
• Industrial or real-world scale-up experience is advantageous.
• Process integration and intensification with scalable downstream processes.
• Impeccably well organized and able to work across projects and operations.
• Strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communicator, able to work in cross-functional teams.
• Thrive in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Lead DSP development and lab-scale optimization of filtration, solid-liquid, liquid-liquid extraction, and drying.
• Investigate new DSP strategies to improve product quality and new applications.
• Validate process parameters at pilot-scale and produce product test batches.
• Tech-transfer to Octarine's manufacturing partners.
• Assess how DSP parameters influence product performance with product development.
• Provide technical leadership within the process development team and build downstream capability.

Skills

PhD in chemical engineering

Biotechnology background

Downstream processing expertise

Industrial scale-up experience

Process integration and intensifiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical and creative problem-solver

Excellent communication

Strong organizational skills

Education

PhD in chemical engineering, biotechnology or related

MSc with hands-on experience in DSP

Job description

Octarine is a world-leading synthetic biology scale-up focused on pigments. We are seeking a Senior Downstream Processing Scientist to own strategies for recovering and purifying pigments from complex fermentation broth, and to produce pigment powders and liquids for textile, plastics and coatings applications.

You will design, optimize and scale DSP processes and carry them through to manufacturing. Lead laboratory-scale optimization of DSP unit operations, validate parameters at pilot-scale,