Strain Engineering Specialist

VRS Regulatory; Daresbury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading chemical business in the UK is seeking a Strain Engineering Specialist to work on projects that involve developing strains and transferring processes to full-scale production. Candidates should hold a PhD and have expertise in strain engineering, particularly with fungi, bacteria, or yeast. Key skills include molecular biology techniques and experience in process scale-up, contributing to the production of sustainable bio-based ingredients for everyday products such as cosmetics.

Qualifications

• PhD qualified in a related field with a focus on strain engineering.
• Experience in culture and genetic manipulation of fungi, bacteria, and yeast.
• Background in transferring bioprocesses from pilot scale to industrial scale.

Responsibilities

• Develop strains for bio-based ingredients.
• Transfer processes to full scale production.

Skills

Strain engineering

Fermentation

Culture

Genetic manipulation

Molecular biology

Microbial systems

Process scale up

Cell culture

Process transfer

Fungi

Bacteria

Yeast

Education

PhD in a relevant scientific field

Tools

Advanced molecular biology techniques

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity in the novel area of engineering biology. This major chemical business is investing in its capability to create bio-based ingredients for markets including personal care and cosmetics. Their fermentation team is looking for a strain engineering specialist.

Responsibilities

You will be working on full strain engineering projects to:

• develop strains
• transfer the process to full scale production

You will be working with fungi, bacteria and yeast with the aim to produce new sustainable bio-based ingredients to replace traditional chemical and petrochemical feedstocks. The new generation of ingredients are for use in everyday products such as cosmetics.

Qualifications

We are interested to hear from PhD qualified scientists with:

• a technical background in strain engineering of fungi, bacteria or yeast
• this is likely to include culture and genetic manipulation
• ideally experience of a variety of microbial systems
• experience of transferring bioprocesses from pilot scale to industrial plants.

Technical Skills

Your technical skills will include advanced molecular biology techniques such as:

• Cloning
• DNA and RNA manipulation
• organism transformation.

An excellent opportunity to use cutting edge science to develop truly sustainable raw materials for a highly successful global chemicals business.

Key Skills

Key Skills: Strain engineering, fermentation, culture, genetic manipulation, molecular biology, microbial systems, process scale up, cell culture, process transfer, fungi, bacteria, yeast.

About VRS Regulatory

VRS Regulatory is the Regulatory Affairs and Risk Assessment division of specialist scientific recruiter VRS. We focus on recruitment in Regulatory Affairs, Registrations, REACH, CLP, SDS Authoring, Product Safety, Compliance, Risk Assessment, Regulatory Toxicology, Regulatory Ecotoxicology and Environmental Fate in the chemicals, agrochemicals and biocides sectors.