Senior Downstream Processing Scientist

Opportunity summary

Job descriptionAs we scale up and commercialize our PurePalette pigments, we’re looking to strengthen our process optimization team with a Senior Downstream Processing Scientist. In this senior role you will take ownership of the strategies used to recover and purify our pigments from complex fermentation broth, and to produce pigment powders and liquids suitable for textile, plastics and coatings applications. Working alongside our fermentation and formulation teams, you will set the direction for our DSP development, designing, optimizing and scaling robust processes, and carrying them through to manufacturing.Specific tasks include:Leading the development and lab-scale optimization of a wide range of DSP unit operations, including filtration, solid-liquid, and liquid-liquid extraction, and dryingInvestigating new DSP strategies to improve product quality and to develop products for new application areasValidation of process parameters at pilot-scale and production of product test batchesTech-transfer to Octarine’s manufacturing partnersInvestigating how DSP parameters influence product performance alongside our product development teamProviding technical lead1 …

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