What are the responsibilities and job description for the Fermentation Scientist III position at Pivot Bio?
About Pivot Bio :
Fueled by an innovative drive and a deep understanding of the soil microbiome, Pivot Bio is pioneering game-changing advances in agriculture. Our first commercial product harnesses the power of naturally-occurring microbes to provide nutrients to crops. We are dedicated to providing new sustainable ways for farmers to improve yield as they work to help feed the world's growing population. Read / Hear more about Pivot Bio on Forbes or PBS News Hour.
Pivot Bio is seeking an experienced Fermentation Scientist III to help tackle one of agriculture's most pressing challenges : Reducing synthetic nitrogen use through innovative biological nitrogen-fixing alternatives. Reporting to the Senior Scientist, Fermentation, the candidate will be responsible for development of industrially scalable fermentation processes for a diverse range of Gram-negative nitrogen-fixing bacteria with an aim of improving product quality and shelf-life, reducing manufacturing cost, as well as enhancing nitrogen-use efficiency in cereal crops.
Key Responsibilities :
- Leads the development of industrially scalable and cost-effective fermentation protocols for production of non-model nitrogen-fixing soil bacteria.
- Manages the development, optimization, and hands-on operation of Pivot Bio's fermentation process development platform in service of mapping growth space of our microbes, designing scalable fermentation processes for current product and new candidate strains, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives involving fermentation.
- Mentors, coaches, and provides direction to junior members of the Fermentation and Formulation teams.
- Works cross-functionally with high-throughput screening, downstream process development, manufacturing, and other relevant teams to design and validate streamlined bioprocesses for delivering high-quality microbes from fermenter to field.
- Works with the Scientific Computing and Data Science teams, and LIMS power-users to ensure alignment with best practices in data stewardship, transparency, and statistical rigor.
- Applies technical fermentation expertise in accordance with company objectives to solve complex problems in creative and effective ways. Independently identifies opportunities for improvement and driving innovation in the Fermentation and Formulation department and beyond.
- Acts as a TPL (Technical Project Lead) or high-impact IC (Independent Contributor) responsible for high complexity and high priority projects.
- Works within Environmental, Health & Safety guidelines and identifies and leads implementation of opportunities for improvement.
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What we offer :
The salary range for this Berkeley, CA based position incorporates a premium for the cost of labor in this area. If this role is hired remotely, contact us for the lower range for National Benchmark. Following employment, growth beyond the hiring range is possible based on performance.
Hiring Compensation Range
136,215.51-$170,269.39 USD
Salary : $136,216 - $170,269
