Fermentation Biologist

Job title:

Fermentation Biologist

Company

Almac Group

Job description

Who We Are:Almac Group is a global leader in advancing human health. We provide a range of expert services across the drug development lifecycle to pharmaceutical and biotech companies, supporting them in finding treatments for patients.Description:Fermentation BiologistHours: 37.5 hours per week. Monday to Friday, flexible working hours.Ref No: HRJOB9920Business Unit: Almac SciencesLocation: Craigavon, Northern IrelandOpen To: Internal & External Candidates welcome to applyContract: PermanentThe Business UnitAlmac Sciences provides a wide range of custom synthesis services, technology, and products to the pharmaceutical industry, supporting our clients from drug discovery to commercialisation of new chemical entities.Advancing human health requires exceptional people – your talent, experience and passion will be the perfect match. Together we will make an exceptional difference to the health of countless patients all over the world.The RoleWe are currently recruiting for a talented fermentation biologist to join our Almac Science business unit, based in our Craigavon headquarters.The post holder will be responsible for the development and implementation of fermentation activities for biocatalytic applications. The work will involve hands-on fermentation & Biocatalysis projects, including delivery of enzymes and fermentation projects working within a team of biologists and chemists.Fermentations will be developed at lab scale with the aim of obtaining processes which can be tech transferred to industrial scale fermentation. The successful candidate will work in full compliance with HSE and QA policies and procedures.As part of a busy team within a rapidly growing organisation, operating within a challenging industry you will benefit from the numerous personal and professional developmental opportunities available throughout the Almac group.Essential Criteria· Degree (or equivalent) in a Life Sciences or other closely related discipline· Demonstrated experience of fed batch fermentation for recombinant proteins· Demonstrated experience with microbiology and aseptic techniquesDesirable Criteria(The following criteria may be applied if a large pool of applicants exists)· PhD (or equivalent) in Biology, Molecular Biology, Microbiology or other closely related discipline· Scale up experience for pilot and/or production fermentation scale· Previous experience in the development of fermentations processes and their downstream processing· Industrial employment in the field of fermentation· Expertise in E. coli and or yeast expression of recombinant proteins with an emphasis on enzymes· Specialist working knowledge of pilot-scale enzyme production and/or fermentation methods· Working knowledge of Biocatalysis and/or biotransformation processes· Working knowledge of new biocatalytic product development strategiesClosing Date: Sunday 11th August 2024 at 5pmRECRUITMENT AGENCIES PLEASE NOTE: Almac will only accept applications from agencies/business partners that have been invited to work on this role by our Talent Acquisition team. Speculative candidate CVs received or submitted directly to Hiring Managers will be considered unsolicited, and no fee will be payable. Thank you for your cooperation.Skills and attributes:

• Fermentation
• Microbiology
• Molecular Biology
• Aseptic Techniques
• Biologist
• recombinant proteins

Expected salary

Location

Craigavon, Co Armagh

Job date

Sat, 03 Aug 2024 04:46:12 GMT

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