About California Cultured
California Cultured is a cellular agriculture company based in Davis, California, producing cocoa and coffee through plant cell culture rather than conventional farming.
Role Summary
California Cultured is seeking an Associate Scientist to join its team in Davis, California. The ideal candidate will be a problem solver, a natural relationship-builder and highly organised, contributing to the development of the company's cell and media technology. The ideal candidate will have a background in biotechnology and will report directly to the Lead Scientist.
Responsibilities
• Manage experiment preparation, media development, growing, maintaining and characterising plant cell cultures.
• Complete critical research projects in plant cell engineering and gene expression of lipids and target molecules.
• Perform tissue culture, genetic engineering and molecular biology work.
• Design and execute experiments to characterise and assess critical quality attributes of cell culture samples.
• Assist and execute experiments to determine product applications of cultured cell lines, as determined by the Lead Scientist.
• Analyse data, develop conclusions and make recommendations in support of molecular biology, cell culture and process/product development efforts.
• Troubleshoot technical, experimental and operational issues as necessary.
• Participate in the design and build-out of analytical capabilities based on the strategic goals of the R&D organisation.
• Develop, maintain and follow standard operating procedures.
• Prepare and present project updates, reports and reviews of scientific literature.
• Develop technical and project planning expertise relevant to plant cell culture by attending courses and trainings, assisting the Lead Scientist with research programme development, and attending management discussions.
• Train new lab personnel on cell culture maintenance, media preparation and common lab SOPs.
• Assist in setting yearly goals for research associates with Human Resources.
• Train and assist on cell banking and cell retrieving.
• Train and assist on project planning for cell screening.
About You
• Experience with plant cell culture, media development and data collection.
• Master's degree in a related field (preferred).
• Strong communication and organisation skills.
• High level of competence in the supervision of technical staff and implementation of safety requirements and skills.
• Ability to function in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision.
More information
Location: Davis, California, United States. Apply via the "Apply Now" button on California Cultured's careers page, linked from this listing.
