Senior Bioprocess Engineer - Cultivated Meat Scale-Up

Clever Carnivore; Illinois; On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days PTO

Medical and dental insurance

Job summary

Clever Carnivore in the Greater Chicago Area seeks a Senior Process Development Scientist/Engineer to design, optimize, and transfer cultivated meat processes on-site. You will work with bioprocess and manufacturing teams to scale bench methods to pilot and production, ensuring robustness and alignment with commercialization goals.

The ideal candidate has 5–10 years of bioprocess experience, strong GMP knowledge, and a solid engineering foundation.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years experience with cell culture bioreactors, adherent mammalian cell culture, or other bioprocess operations.
• Strong laboratory skills in experimental design, execution, and troubleshooting.
• Expertise in technology transfer from R&D to pilot and manufacturing environments.
• Knowledge of GMP and experience in regulated production settings.
• Solid foundation in chemical engineering or closely related discipline relevant to bioprocess and food production.
• Strong data analysis skills, including statistical evaluation, modeling, and use of software tools.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams and document processes thoroughly.
• Strong organizational skills and commitment to safety and quality in lab and production environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, optimize, and transfer process development campaigns for cultivated meat.
• Develop and execute R&D scale bioprocess experiments and analyze data.
• Prepare for transfer of bench-scale methods into pilot and manufacturing-scale operations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including production bioprocess to support tech transfer.
• Author technical documentation and SOPs; implement best practices.
• Mentor team members and drive continuous improvement within the function.

Skills

Cell culture

Bioreactors

Experimental design

GMP knowledge

Data analysis

Tech transfer

Regulated production

Cross-functional

Documentation

Mentoring

Education

MS/PhD in Chemical Engineering or related

Tools

Statistical software

Process modeling

Job description

Clever Carnivore in the Greater Chicago Area seeks a Senior Process Development Scientist/Engineer to design, optimize, and transfer cultivated meat processes on-site. You will work with bioprocess and manufacturing teams to scale bench methods to pilot and production, ensuring robustness and alignment with commercialization goals.

The ideal candidate has 5–10 years of bioprocess experience, strong GMP knowledge, and a solid engineering foundation.