Senior Media Development Scientist

Extracellular is a Bristol based start-up aiming to be a global leader in sustainable biotechnology. We're channeling expertise in biology, digitalisation and biomanufacturing to accelerate sustainable and ethical novel food, materials and cosmetics products using animal and plant cell culture technologies. 

We focus on providing R&D as a service to other biotech companies. We’ve built world-class development and scale-up capabilities, which we use to help dozens of companies hit their R&D targets, and we’re going to try to save the planet!

The Role

We're looking for an experienced scientist to lead a team of media development scientists. 

You will be leading, advising and providing technical guidance on a wide range of internal and client projects focused on optimising media formulations, with the aim of turning these into commercial manufacturing processes that are low-cost, efficient and sustainable. You will be designing and influencing a wide range of experimental programs including formulation optimisation using a DOE approach, and using liquid handling systems to maximise throughput. You will be directing and managing R&D projects, and will be responsible for the quality of data collection. You don't need to be an expert in all, but you need to be able to adapt your skillset to each given challenge. 

This role will utilise your skills or understanding in:

• Mammalian cell culture requirements across various scales and methodologies.
  


• Liquid handling systems and high-throughput analytical capabilities.


• Design of Experiments.


• Data analysis of complex data sets.


• Leading a team of people to deliver project goals.
  


• Safe working practices in a life science lab.

The Candidate Profile

• You will likely have 5-10 years of experience working in media development for mammalian products, but we value quality of experience over quantity.


• You should have experience working in industry, with a commercial mindset and understanding of project management principles.


• You should have experience being a leader and as line manager.


• You'll need excellent organisational skills and a great attention to detail with a focus on data quality and integrity. Experience implementing a quality management system or electronic lab notebooks is a strong plus.


• You'll need to be a genuine team-player who asks for help when it's needed and offers help when it isn't.


• You'll need to be comfortable with ambiguity, shifting priorities and being proactive in finding innovative ways to move projects forward. You'll see failure as a learning opportunity.

Opportunities

• A generous employee option scheme will be available.


• As an early stage start-up with high growth potential, there will be progression opportunities available to suit your career ambitions.


• Training will be offered, in line with your personal and professional development goals.