Scientist - Bioprocessing Jobs

The Role

Macro Oceans is looking for an innovative Scientist to work on our bioprocessing technology platform and product pipeline. You will be part of our Science & Engineering team, based at our pilot facility in West Sacramento.

As a Scientist, your initial responsibilities will be:

• Conceptual design of biorefinery processes including relevant documentation such as PFDs, P&IDs, BOMs, and layouts
• Construct, commission, startup, and optimize lab scale and engineering scale unit operations
• Developing novel seaweed-based products based on an extensive literature review and wet lab experiments
• Working closely with engineering and product development teams to develop product formulations to meet our customer’s specifications

This position is perfect for a recent Masters graduate or post-doc looking for an opportunity to develop cutting edge technology at a fast-paced, mission-driven startup.

Your Technical Qualifications

• Experience with biomass conversion techniques including chemical extractions, fermentation, separation and purification
• Masters or PhD in Chemistry, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Biochemistry, or another relevant field
• Good working knowledge and practical experience of wet-lab (bio)chemistry

Your Job Qualifications

• You are a self-starter, motivated and accountable for your own work
• You can analyze complex data to produce insights and conclusions
• You can design and execute your own experiments with a high degree of conviction, precision, and speed

Awesome if you have these too

• Biofermentation techniques
• Carbohydrates separation and purification techniques such as chromatography
• Startup experience
• Experience with techno-economic modeling and life cycle analysis

How to Apply

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 and we’ll get some time set up to talk about all things seaweed!

About Macro Oceans

• 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.
• 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

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