VIE - Research & Innovation Engineer

An Air Liquide Healthcare company, subsidiary of the Air Liquide group, Seppic has been designing, manufacturing, and marketing unique ingredients for over 75 years. These ingredients are used by consumers, patients, and professionals.

Worldwide, a vast team of talented women and men serve customers for health, well-being, and beauty of all. At Seppic, our vision is to help everyone enjoy a healthy life in a healthy environment.

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

At R&I in Seppic, we are more than 110 people dedicated to innovation for Cosmetic, Nutrition and Pharmaceutical markets. We all work with passion in the field of chemistry, biotechnology, physical chemistry and biology to create new products bringing performance to our customers. We are all located in France, mostly in Castres (Tarn) and we have the objectives to build a new structure, dedicated to biotechnology and more specifically to fermentation in the USA to benefit from Air Liquide’s implantation in Delaware. We aim also to create a local network with key players in North America.

As a scientist, you will work in the laboratory dedicated to white biotechnology and more specifically to fermentation. During this period you will run experiments using the bioreactors in place, under strict safety conditions. This laboratory will be based within the ICD (Innovation Campus Delaware) of Air Liquide in the USA. 

You will contribute to this mission by…

• Running fermentation experiments for the different projects (Upstream and Downstream Processes) according to the strategic objectives defined by the direction.

• Analysing the products (HPLC) obtained through the biotech above mentioned processes. 

• Participating in the laboratory's life (HSE, internal meetings…) .

• Writing the reports including all the experiments data.

• Communicating structured results to the project team. 

Why Join Us?

You will be able to learn more about Biotechnology, project management. You will also contribute to the development of SEPPIC R&I overseas !

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Are you a MATCH?

Education: 

• Master’s Degree in biotechnology or biology

• Knowledge in chemistry (separation and purification of compounds)

• Specialization in aerobic fermentation. Some experience with bacteria (BSL-1) culture would be considered as a plus. 

Soft and Hard Skills:

• Strong knowledge in Biotechnology and fermentation 

• Knowledge in Project management 

• Good communication skills

• Rigorous and organizational skills

• “Entrepreneurial” state of mind  

Languages:

English fluency is Must have

Please send your CV and motivation letter in English! 

Our Differences make our Performance

At Air Liquide, we are committed to build a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.