Researcher, Circular Cellfeed for Cultivated Meat

RespectFarms; Netherlands; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

First farm project

Real-world deployment

Partner collaboration

Sustainable protein production

Decentralized production

Job summary

RespectFarms seeks a Researcher Cellfeed to develop and optimize cell culture media for scalable cultivated meat production. You will contribute to circular media, reduce costs, and run hands-on experiments that move media from lab to modular farming environments.

You will design robust SOPs, collaborate across teams, and help integrate media development with bioprocess engineering and farm-scale operations in a hybrid NL setting.

Qualifications

• BSc with 2-5 years of experience in Cell Biology, Biotechnology, Bioprocess Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, or related field.
• Strong experience with cell culture media design and formulation.
• Strong experience with animal cell culture.
• Knowledge and expertise on Design of Experiments (DoE) is nice to have
• Understanding of bioreactors and the effect of cell culture media in fed-batch and perfusion processes is good to have
• Document experimental results and prepare technical reports, SOPs, and regulatory documentation
• Food-tech or cultivated meat experience is good to have
• Knowledge of Agricultural technology and its waste streams is helpful

Skills

Cell culture media design

Animal cell culture

DoE knowledge

Bioreactor knowledge

Technical documentation

Education

BSc in Cell Biology

MSc in Bioprocess Engineering

Job description

RespectFarms seeks a Researcher Cellfeed to develop and optimize cell culture media for scalable cultivated meat production. You will contribute to circular media, reduce costs, and run hands-on experiments that move media from lab to modular farming environments.

You will design robust SOPs, collaborate across teams, and help integrate media development with bioprocess engineering and farm-scale operations in a hybrid NL setting.