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Cellcraft

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United Kingdom

By harnessing the power of cell growth, we are creating state-of-the-art technology that you can use to cultivate real meat outside animal bodies – with no need for slaughter. We are creating a scalable cultured meat manufacturing system to empower food producers to make their own meats locally.

We are looking for a COO / Head of R&D to join our team! You will be responsible for leading the operations of our scientific team and managing their research and development work. We are a growing company, and we are looking for someone to collaborate with both the company's leadership (Directors) and team members to bring us to the next level. You will coordinate our team of high-performing professionals to be efficient, effective and productive. You excel in product and people management. You are an independent problem solver who likes to take the initiative and enjoys bringing ideas to fruition.

## Tasks

**Product Strategy**

*   Execute and help develop the product roadmap aligned with market needs, technology trends, and business objectives.

**Leadership:**

*   You will be primarily responsible for leading laboratory operations and guiding the research and development activities of the company
*   You will help set the scientific strategies and research direction.
*   You will be the liaison across a cross-functional team, ensuring the proper execution of plans to deliver high-quality products within defined timelines.

**Product Development:**

*   Collaborate and coordinate between R&D, engineering, and design teams to bring innovative products from concept to launch.
*   You will help drive scientific innovation and ensure that the company stays at the forefront of scientific advancements.

**Team Management:**

*   You will manage, help recruit, and lead the day-to-day activities of the scientific team, including researchers, scientists, computational scientists, engineers and technicians. You will be the bridge between the Company leadership and technical team, responsible for the scientific/engineering vision as well as planning, and the scientific team in the labs that will be executing and delivering on those plans.
*   Support and mentor team members, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence.

**Intellectual Property and Regulatory Affairs:**

*   You will often be involved in managing intellectual property, such as patents, and ensuring that the company's end product complies with regulatory requirements.
*   You will implement quality by design, control and quality assurance measures to maintain scientific rigour and reproducibility in research and development processes as well as production.

**Scientific Collaboration:**

*   You will help build and maintain collaborations with academic institutions, research organizations, and industry partners to advance the company's scientific objectives.

## Requirements

*   Relevant PhD or equivalent work experience in a relevant subject such as BioProcess Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, Natural Sciences, Biotechnology, or Chemical Engineering
*   Strong understanding and significant hands-on experience in cell line development, iPSC culture, media development, bioprocess development, bioreactor development, mammalian cell culture, tissue engineering and biomaterials/scaffolding development.
*   Significant experience with Bioreactor operation, process development and scale-up.
*   Proven experience (4+ years) in product management or a related role within the bioprocessing, biotechnology, or pharmaceutical industry.
*   Demonstrated success in leading cross-functional teams and delivering products from conception to market.
*   Experience taking new biotechnology products from lab to market
*   Excellent communication, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills.
*   A resilient and can-do mindset to inspire and lead the team.
*   Ability to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment, adapting quickly to changing needs and priorities.
*   Strong interpersonal skills to build relationships and teamwork skills
*   Ability to deliver on established plans and grant projects as well as goals set by the Directors even if the plans didn't come from you

## Benefits

💰 Competitive salary

🏝 26 holidays (not including bank holidays) and pension plan

⏱ Flexible hours

📈 Highly competitive stock option plan

🧙‍♀️ Potential for excellent career progression

🥩 Contribute to the development of cutting-edge technologies and working with the leaders in the field.

🏛 Work in facilities at the world-renowned, historical University of Cambridge which has produced the most Nobel Laureates.

We are on a mission to bring sustainable, slaughter-free meat production lines to tackle some of the world's largest challenges, such as global warming and save 90 Billion lives a year. Through our efficient, slaughter-free food system, we want to make cultivated meat production possible for food producers across the globe. If you share our values, we hope you join us on this intellectually stimulating, professionally rewarding and altruistic mission to make the world a kinder place.

**OUR VALUES**

🥩 _COMPASSIONATE DRIVE_

We put people at the core of our push for change. Focusing on the needs of sentient beings and our planet. We embody this without compromise, every single day - whether it is sharing vegan meals, having a cycle-to-work scheme or volunteering together for the less fortunate.

👩‍🔬 _INVENTIVE VISION_

We foster a highly innovative environment, accelerating creativity and novel ideas which deliver inventive and refreshing solutions for good. We're going against the grain: advocating visionary ideas which disrupt the status quo. We endorse revolutionary thinking and doing.

🔬 _SCIENTIFIC RIGOUR_

Science is the pursuit of the uncompromising truth, and so this is where we have set the bar in all aspects. At our company, scientific rigour isn't just a value - it's a superpower. Our attention to detail and meticulous testing is the secret sauce that makes our technologies so mouthwateringly good.

🧬 _POLYMATH SPIRIT_

Our work demands myriad skills and expertise, enabling us to deliver impact to our partners holistically, across their complex value chains. We value the insights arising from different backgrounds, and our current team comprises members from eight different nations with expertise across multiple disciplines - from bioelectronics to fluid dynamics.

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer. We are committed to creating inclusive teams and providing a work environment that allows all to be themselves.

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By harnessing the power of cell growth, we are creating state-of-the-art technology that you can use to cultivate real meat outside animal bodies – with no need for slaughter. We are creating a scalable cultured meat manufacturing system to empower food producers to make their own meats locally.
We are looking for a COO / Head of R&amp;D to join our team! You will be responsible for leading the operations of our scientific team and managing their research and development work. We are a growing company, and we are looking for someone to collaborate with both the company&#39;s leadership (Directors) and team members to bring us to the next level. You will coordinate our team of high-performing professionals to be efficient, effective and productive. You excel in product and people management. You are an independent problem solver who likes to take the initiative and enjoys bringing ideas to fruition.
<h2 id="tasks">Tasks</h2>
Product Strategy
<ul>
<li>Execute and help develop the product roadmap aligned with market needs, technology trends, and business objectives.</li>
</ul>
Leadership:
<ul>
<li>You will be primarily responsible for leading laboratory operations and guiding the research and development activities of the company</li>
<li>You will help set the scientific strategies and research direction.</li>
<li>You will be the liaison across a cross-functional team, ensuring the proper execution of plans to deliver high-quality products within defined timelines.</li>
</ul>
Product Development:
<ul>
<li>Collaborate and coordinate between R&amp;D, engineering, and design teams to bring innovative products from concept to launch.</li>
<li>You will help drive scientific innovation and ensure that the company stays at the forefront of scientific advancements.</li>
</ul>
Team Management:
<ul>
<li>You will manage, help recruit, and lead the day-to-day activities of the scientific team, including researchers, scientists, computational scientists, engineers and technicians. You will be the bridge between the Company leadership and technical team, responsible for the scientific/engineering vision as well as planning, and the scientific team in the labs that will be executing and delivering on those plans.</li>
<li>Support and mentor team members, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence.</li>
</ul>
Intellectual Property and Regulatory Affairs:
<ul>
<li>You will often be involved in managing intellectual property, such as patents, and ensuring that the company&#39;s end product complies with regulatory requirements.</li>
<li>You will implement quality by design, control and quality assurance measures to maintain scientific rigour and reproducibility in research and development processes as well as production.</li>
</ul>
Scientific Collaboration:
<ul>
<li>You will help build and maintain collaborations with academic institutions, research organizations, and industry partners to advance the company&#39;s scientific objectives.</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="requirements">Requirements</h2>
<ul>
<li>Relevant PhD or equivalent work experience in a relevant subject such as BioProcess Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, Natural Sciences, Biotechnology, or Chemical Engineering</li>
<li>Strong understanding and significant hands-on experience in cell line development, iPSC culture, media development, bioprocess development, bioreactor development, mammalian cell culture, tissue engineering and biomaterials/scaffolding development.</li>
<li>Significant experience with Bioreactor operation, process development and scale-up.</li>
<li>Proven experience (4+ years) in product management or a related role within the bioprocessing, biotechnology, or pharmaceutical industry.</li>
<li>Demonstrated success in leading cross-functional teams and delivering products from conception to market.</li>
<li>Experience taking new biotechnology products from lab to market</li>
<li>Excellent communication, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills.</li>
<li>A resilient and can-do mindset to inspire and lead the team.</li>
<li>Ability to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment, adapting quickly to changing needs and priorities.</li>
<li>Strong interpersonal skills to build relationships and teamwork skills</li>
<li>Ability to deliver on established plans and grant projects as well as goals set by the Directors even if the plans didn&#39;t come from you</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="benefits">Benefits</h2>
💰 Competitive salary
🏝 26 holidays (not including bank holidays) and pension plan
⏱ Flexible hours
📈 Highly competitive stock option plan
🧙‍♀️ Potential for excellent career progression
🥩 Contribute to the development of cutting-edge technologies and working with the leaders in the field.
🏛 Work in facilities at the world-renowned, historical University of Cambridge which has produced the most Nobel Laureates.
We are on a mission to bring sustainable, slaughter-free meat production lines to tackle some of the world&#39;s largest challenges, such as global warming and save 90 Billion lives a year. Through our efficient, slaughter-free food system, we want to make cultivated meat production possible for food producers across the globe. If you share our values, we hope you join us on this intellectually stimulating, professionally rewarding and altruistic mission to make the world a kinder place.
OUR VALUES
🥩 COMPASSIONATE DRIVE
We put people at the core of our push for change. Focusing on the needs of sentient beings and our planet. We embody this without compromise, every single day - whether it is sharing vegan meals, having a cycle-to-work scheme or volunteering together for the less fortunate.
👩‍🔬 INVENTIVE VISION
We foster a highly innovative environment, accelerating creativity and novel ideas which deliver inventive and refreshing solutions for good. We&#39;re going against the grain: advocating visionary ideas which disrupt the status quo. We endorse revolutionary thinking and doing.
🔬 SCIENTIFIC RIGOUR
Science is the pursuit of the uncompromising truth, and so this is where we have set the bar in all aspects. At our company, scientific rigour isn&#39;t just a value - it&#39;s a superpower. Our attention to detail and meticulous testing is the secret sauce that makes our technologies so mouthwateringly good.
🧬 POLYMATH SPIRIT
Our work demands myriad skills and expertise, enabling us to deliver impact to our partners holistically, across their complex value chains. We value the insights arising from different backgrounds, and our current team comprises members from eight different nations with expertise across multiple disciplines - from bioelectronics to fluid dynamics.
We are an Equal Opportunities Employer. We are committed to creating inclusive teams and providing a work environment that allows all to be themselves.

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