Pilot Production Lead

At Bosque Foods, our vision is to accelerate the world’s transition to an environmentally sustainable, equitable, and animal-free food system.

Our mission is to create the next generation of meat alternatives, starting with whole-cut meat products grown naturally from fungal mycelium. We aim to create better-than-meat products that deliver on the entire taste experience, nutrition, and price of traditional meat without compromise.

Founded in 2020, Bosque Foods is the first European fungi-based meat alternative company focusing entirely on the whole-cut meat segment. After graduating from the world’s leading biotech accelerator program, IndieBio in New York City, we have now opened our lab in Berlin, Germany.

If you are a dynamic professional with a knack for optimizing industrial bioprocesses, maintaining fruitful relationships, and navigating challenges with ease, we invite you to apply for this rewarding position of Pilot Production Lead.

Role & Responsibilities:

• Ensure the successful tech transfer of our bioprocess from lab to Pilot and from Pilot to commercial stages of production.
• Take ownership and responsibility for the overall success of the pilot trials, operating autonomously and making decisions to contribute to the company’s overall success.
• Manage and supervise pilot runs, including feedstock preparation, loading, harvesting, and control of environmental conditions.
• Take responsibility for achieving Bosque Foods’ production KPIs
• Identify accessible analytical tools to ensure precise monitoring of fermentation parameters during both pilot and scaled-up production.
• Ensure adherence to established protocols and quality standards during pilot production.
• Devise and implement effective contamination prevention strategies. Analyze results from pilot runs and provide insights and recommendations for process improvement and optimizing production efficiency and yield.
• Work closely with CMOs to ensure seamless tech transfer, adherence to quality standards, and successful implementation of the production process.
• Collaborate with research and product development teams, providing insights and recommendations for improvements in process, product, and production efficiency and yield.

Requirements:

• Hold a Bachelor, Master’s Degree, or PhD in Biotechnology, Bioprocess Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, or related technical field.
• Proven track record demonstrated by at least 4 years of hands-on experience in successfully scaling up food-grade fungal fermentation processes involving edible filamentous fungi.
• In-depth understanding of mycology and effective measures for preventing and managing contamination.
• Proficient in procuring and handling industrial quantities of feedstock.
• Proven ability to build and maintain a network of relevant stakeholders in the industry.
• Hands-on with a proactive and problem-solving mindset.
• Must be available to be onsite (Berlin, Germany).
• Willing to travel up to 50% of the time.
• Fluent in English, German is a plus.
• Proven capabilities to achieve tangible outcomes in alignment with established objectives.
• Versatile and open-minded, adaptable to high-pressure environments, and adept at navigating unfamiliar scenarios and challenges.

Great-to-have:

• Bring an established network within the large-scale food-grade fungal fermentation industry, including connections with key stakeholders, experts, and professionals in the field.
• Demonstrated expertise fostering growth in the fungi sector and facilitating technology transfer.
• QA/QC knowledge in the food sector.

• Work in a brand new lab in the center of Berlin within walking distance of many cafes, restaurants, bars and parks, and travel to our Pilot location in the EU.
• Opportunity to work with a dynamic and diverse mission-driven team with minimal hierarchy and sky-high ambitions to build the future of food!
• Chance to shape and co-create the scientific strategy at an early-stage start-up.
• Flexible work culture, encouraging remote work when possible.
• Last but not least, employee discount for Urban Sports Club membership and regular team events.

Application Instructions:

If this description sounds like your dream job, please reach out to us!

• Application deadline is April 25th.
• Submit a CV and Cover Letter via Join or LinkedIn.
• In your application materials, please include your earliest start date, German work permit status, and salary requirements.

We're looking forward to receiving your application and shaping the next generation of meat alternatives together with you!

Disclaimer: We value diversity and therefore welcome all applications - regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/worldview, disability, age as well as sexual orientation and identity