About VitroLabs:

VitroLabs, founded in 2016 and headquartered in Milpitas California, is a biotech company developing a scalable tissue engineering platform for the efficient and environmentally friendly production of leather from only a few cells.  Combining advanced tissue engineering processes with proprietary advances to achieve commercial scale, VitroLabs is on a mission to produce cell cultivated leather that achieves the look, feel and performance of traditional leather without compromise. The composition of the material achieves the complexity of traditional hides without the need to go to animals as an ongoing source of hides. The process is more environmentally sustainable and favorable for animal welfare than that which is used to produce traditional leather. 
 
About the role: 

As a Process Development Lead, you will focus on process improvements for and integration and scale-up of cell and tissue processes. You will aid in process characterization and control to transfer robust and efficient bioprocesses to the manufacturing team. Using your background in process development and your experience scaling from bench-scale platforms to production-scale systems, you will enable VitroLabs to increase process efficiency, reduce costs, and ultimately achieve large-scale production. You will report to the Director of Bioprocess Engineering,

About you:

You are passionate about innovation and want to apply your curiosity to process design and creating the most efficient and cost-effective processes for VitroLabs. You enjoy leading a team and mentoring others and you encourage growth and learning for everyone. You take a collaborative, data-driven approach to work and are eager to work in a startup environment and contribute to our mission.

Responsibilities:

  • Establish and optimize bioprocess efficiency and cost by evaluating and operating bioreactors, high throughput platforms, and perfusion systems 
  • Identify and investigate critical process parameters and design experiments to establish process ranges 
  • Oversee and coordinate with vendors for new materials or technologies to support innovative process integration and scale-up of cell and tissue bioprocesses 
  • Analyze and interpret experimental results and present your findings to cross-functional teams; suggest process improvements and author recommendations, SOPs, and reports
  • Collaborate with our Pilot Manufacturing and Tissue Engineering & Product Development groups to ensure a seamless technology, data, and knowledge transfer 
  • Hire, manage, and mentor members of the process development team to both achieve current goals as well as to build future capabilities needed as VitroLabs scales our manufacturing
  • Aid in the development of cell-based assays and perform cell, media, and raw material screening to enable successful integration of new materials into the bioprocess. 

Qualifications & Skills:

  • Background in biochemistry or chemical engineering with 5 or more* years of experience working on process improvement, integration, and scale-up
  • Experience with bioreactor process scale-up into a manufacturing setting, aseptic handling and operation of mammalian cell culture is a plus 
  • Direct experience in Design Of Experiments (DOE), high throughput benchtop system operation, and statistical data analysis 
  • Experience drafting SOPs, Batch records, study reports, and protocols
  • Knowledge of Process Analytical techniques and cell-based assays
  • Hands-on operational knowledge of large-scale unit operations
  • Strong engineering skills, including mass transfer and process analytics 
  • Experience organizing and presenting data internally and maintaining clear, accurate, and complete documentation of experimental data and procedures.

*At VitroLabs, we understand that those who are courageous enough to make the bold moves and run with the "crazy" ideas are the folks who drive innovation and enable us to accomplish our mission. There is no specific pathway that makes you a fit for this role, but rather your resilience, tenacity, and constant curiosity.

If you want to collaborate with us and know you can help make a product that will change the planet for the better, we want to hear from you.

Compensation:

  • $140,000-165,000K
Benefits
  • 90-100% employer-paid health, vision, and dental care
  • Flexible Spending Account/ Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
  • Basic Life insurance & Long Term Disability insurance
  • Commuter benefits
  • 401K (Employer matching)
Perks
  • Onsite employer sponsored lunches (3 days each week)
  • Fully stocked kitchen (snacks responsibly sourced)
  • Team happy hours and regularly scheduled table tennis, foosball, and cornhole matches
DISCLAIMER: 
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by incumbents assigned to this job. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the functions, responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position, and VitroLabs Inc retains the discretion to modify functions, responsibilities, duties and skills at any time, including modifying the time devoted to such activities, deleting activities and assigning other activities.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. 
VitroLabs Inc is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunities without regard to race, color, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), age, national origin, religion, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.

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