Arbetsbeskrivning

About Bioextrax

Bioextrax is an innovation-driven company using industrial biotechnology to contribute to a more

sustainable future. We are originally a spin-off from the Department of Biotechnology at Lund University and are now a rapidly growing publicly traded company.

Our vision is to be a world-leader in bio-based technologies accelerating the transition to a sustainable, green global economy. The company is consistently working to develop innovative and green solutions based on microbiology and biotechnology.

The core of our business is a bio-based platform technology for hydrolysis of protein rich materials. This technology has many applications that can contribute to a bio-based and circular economy. We have developed methods to produce the bio-based and biodegradable polymers polyhydroxyalkanoates

(PHAs) and to turn various protein-rich materials such as poultry feathers into valuable materials to be used in feed, textile, and cosmetic applications. While we are bringing our technologies to the market, we are constantly exploring new ways our platform can contribute to a more sustainable society. Does this interest you? Are you up for the challenge?

About the position

We are looking for a Biotechnology Engineer to join our team in Lund, Sweden. You will be working closely with our Chief Technology Officer in a creative role where your tasks will range from design and execution of lab/pilot experiments, to exploration of new applications of our bio-based technologies. You will be working in a team developing and identifying new bio-based processes, and the evaluation and testing of strategies to improve bioprocess KPIs such as yields and product properties. You will have an essential role in designing experiments, running bench-top and pilot-scale fermentations and downstream processing. The work will focus on improving KPIs, generating and analyzing data and materials for customers, preparing experimental reports, and providing input on technical approaches to meet project goals.

The position will require occasional shift work (e.g. evenings, nights and/or weekends).

Job responsibilities:

- Independent and in-team design and operation of lab and pilot experiments

- Presentation and interpretation of results and projects outcomes, standard operating protocols, SOP.

- Support Bioextrax management team in communication customer interaction.

Who are you?

We are looking for an ambitious individual with an MSc or BSc degree in Chemical engineering, Biotechnology, Microbiology or a related field.

The candidate should be excited about the prospect of joining a quickly expanding team on our journey to become a global leader within the biobased economy.

Required lab experience:

- Cultivation and characterization of pure microbial strains in lab scale bioreactors

- Optimization of microbial cultivation media for high-cell density growth and high product yield

- Downstream processing of microbial metabolites

- Characterization of intracellular and exocellular microbial products

- Online/Offline monitoring of microbial growth and products (spectroscopy, electrophoresis and chromatography)

Desirable experience:

- Pilot-scale fermentation

- Biomass pre-treatments

- Bioprocess cost estimation

- Statistical optimization of media for microbial cultivations

- Cell-free hydrolase reactions (e.g., protease, esterase, amylase, lipase, or cellulase)

About you:

You have an entrepreneurial mindset and the ability to take advantage of new opportunities and let go of things that do not work. You also possess a willingness to learn new things, collaborate, and critically assess new ideas.

We think that the right person can work on a stand-alone basis. It is also important that you are flexible,

solution-oriented, innovative and at the same time being reliable. You possess good social skills and are a down-to-earth team player.