Research Assistant - Bioprocessing

The Role

Macro Oceans is looking for a full-time Research Associate to work on our bioprocessing team. You will be part of our Science & Engineering team, based at our lab and pilot facility in West Sacramento.

As an RA your responsibilities will be to support our bioprocessing team in their day-to-day lab and pilot activities. Specifically you will assist with:

• Commission, startup and operation of various unit operations including optimization and troubleshooting
• Developing GMPs and SOPs to support production goals
• Development of design documentation such as PFDs, P&IDs, BOMs and layouts

This position is a great opportunity for a recent graduate who loves building things to get some hands-on experience with a team that is developing cutting technology for processing seaweed.

Your Technical Qualifications

• Working knowledge and practical experience of wet-lab (bio)chemistry
• Bachelor's degree in Chemical or Biological Engineering or another relevant field
• Hands on practical experience in engineering / building things

Your Job Qualifications

• You can execute detail oriented tasks with a high degree of precision and speed
• You are curious and motivated to learn
• You can work autonomously in a dynamic environment
• You are a self-starter, accountable for your own work

If you are from an underrepresented group, we would love to talk to you and really encourage you to apply or to reach out directly. Send us an email ([email protected]) and we’ll get some time set up to talk!

About Macro Oceans

• We are pioneering technologies to transform seaweed into a wide array of low-carbon chemicals for materials, food, cosmetics and more
• We are a seaweed biotechnology startup based in Sacramento
• We are practical idealists on a mission to accelerate the transition to a cleaner bio-based economy and help to restore the vitality of our oceans.

Read about us in Fast Company or find out more at www.macro-oceans.com or in Macro Oceans News