Senior Biochemical Engineer

Senior Biochemical Engineer Salary up to: 70k Onsite Locations: Oxfordshire Key Skills: Bioprocess development experience and small-scale bioreactor platforms. Responsibilities Include: • Designing, developing, and optimising end-to-end pilot-scale bioreactor processes. • Developing and enabling technologies to facilitate scale-up. • Select, implement, and develop experimental protocols and SOPs. • Assist in drafting risk assessments and upholding health and safety standards. • Design, plan, and execute R&D studies in line with project deliverables and timelines. • Analysing and summarising experimental results and sharing insights with the team. • Working with the cross-functional team to advance and commercialise products and services. • Stay updated with the latest technologies and literature to spot opportunities for process developments. • Shared responsibility for out-of-hours bioprocess operation. You should have: • Enthusiasm, curiosity, and drive. • At least 3 years of bioprocess development experience in industry or a PhD in biochemical engineering, bioprocessing, biomanufacturing, or a related discipline. • Experience with small-scale bioreactor platforms. • Experience with mammalian cell culture and analytical techniques. • Proven experience in cell culture. • Familiarity with 3D culture systems • Experience with CAD. • Data analysis with non-Excel tools (e.g. Python, R, MATLAB). • Experience with PFDs, P&IDs, and HAZOP analysis. Desirable Experience: • Experience with perfusion bioreactor systems. • Experience with hollow fibre membrane bioreactors. • Experience with membrane characterisation. • Experience in muscle or fat biology, cell metabolism and development. • Knowledge of the cultivated meat industry. • Technical development and scale-up of bioprocesses. • Application of Design of Experiments. If you are interested please apply or send your CV to luke.sandilands@cpl.com

Location: Oxfordshire, GB

Posted Date: 5/7/2025