Chief Technology Officer

Background:

Melt&Marble’s mission is to enable the transition towards a more sustainable agri-food system. We do this by using precision fermentation to develop the next generation of sustainable designer fats for the food industry and beyond.

We are expanding our team and looking to attract an enthusiastic & mission-driven Chief Technology Officer to bring our process to commercial scale.

Position summary:

The Chief Technology Officer will oversee and drive process optimization, scale-up, and tech transfer and will also be the lead in coordinating the design and construction of future pilot facilities.

The successful candidate may also be involved in operational support and an important part of the role will be engaging in building and driving external partnerships.

The position reports to the CEO and is a part of the senior leadership team.

The ideal candidate should be comfortable working in the dynamic environment of a startup where things move at a quick pace, priorities can change at short notice, and position/responsibilities may evolve over time. You should also have strong organizational skills, be comfortable with multitasking, troubleshooting challenging projects, and meeting tight deadlines.

Responsibilities and tasks:

• Responsible project leader for Melt&Marble’s development and upscaling projects, developing timelines, plans, and resource overviews and securing timely delivery and optimized processes for improved operability, cost reduction, downstream process improvement and scale benchtop-scale downstream processes to pilot- and industrial-scale.
• Lead and manage the bioprocessing and lab teams, (including a bioprocess engineer, a lab manager plus research assistants and external consultants) and secure team satisfaction, motivation, and development as well as high enthusiasm and performance.
• Coordinate successful tech transfer between Melt&Marble and its partners, including ensuring that all required documentation is in place
• Lead the technical development of process narratives, block flow diagrams (BFDs), process flow diagrams (PFDs) and P&IDs.
• Assist in the development of manufacturing documentation such as process descriptions, batch records and SOPs.
• Identify and engage with external partners for Melt&Marble (e.g. production partners, CROs, analytics partners, etc.)

Required qualifications:

The successful candidate will have an experienced industrial profile with strong technical knowledge and an industrial mindset, with insights or hands-on experience from strain development, fermentation development, upscaling of complex molecules, and downstream processing. An understanding of regulatory requirements and landscape is required as well as leadership experience.

Specifically, the successful candidates would bring:

• MSc or PhD in bioprocess engineering, or a similar field.
• A minimum of 5+ years of working experience in an industrial setting.
• Strong expertise with different microbial bioprocesses, including fermentation and DSP, at different scales, and successfully taking bioprocesses from the benchtop to commercial scale.
• Demonstrated excellent leadership capabilities to lead and manage a team.
• Experience with techno-economic modelling/analysis and modeling/simulation of bioprocesses.
• Demonstrated experience from tech transfer and overseeing CRO/CMO activities.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a desire to participate in multidisciplinary teams and to work in a small, entrepreneurial, fast-moving and changing environment.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• A pro-active, hands-on, pragmatic, and hard-working approach with excellent problem-solving skills and the agility to cope with rapid changes in priorities
• Enthusiasm, resourcefulness, and flexibility to the team.

The following experiences would be highly valued, but are not a requirement:

• Designing/construction/managing of production facilities.
• Yeast-based or lipid products.
• Microbial fermentation for production of food ingredients.
• Regulatory affairs for fermentation-based food ingredients.
• IP development/management.

We offer:

• Unique opportunity to participate in and make meaningful contributions to innovative projects that address key global challenges
• An innovative, interdisciplinary, and fun research environment
• Work in the lovely city of Gothenburg- Sweden’s second-largest city. Gothenburg is a seaside city that offers a great combination of city life and beautiful surrounding nature
• Flexible work hours, competitive remuneration, generous vacation package, benefits
• Relocation assistance

Location: Gothenburg, Sweden.

Application procedure:

To apply- please submit an updated CV outlining your experience, educational background and key skills.

Application deadline:

Rolling. We encourage interested candidates to apply early as applications might be evaluated as they are received.

If you have any questions about the position, feel free to contact Lisbeth Holm at l.holm@coulterpartners.com.