UPSIDE Foods

Research Associate II, Media Development/RMQ

UPSIDE Foods • $76K — $90K *
Emeryville, CA 94608In-Person
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • BS in cell biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, bioengineering or closely related science with 2+ years of research laboratory experience
  • Desired: MS with 1+ years of post-graduate research and development experience in the biopharmaceutical or similar industry
  • Working knowledge or hands-on experience of cell culture processes
  • Competent with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word
  • Strong written and oral communication skills
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving, and cross-functional environment
  • Fosters a team environment collaborating scientifically with team members

Responsibilities

  • Perform mammalian cell culture tasks including thawing and freezing cells
  • Set up, execute, and analyze experiments independently or with minimal guidance
  • Conduct troubleshooting for scalability of media components and formulations
  • Manage and interpret data proficiently
  • Provide experimental design input based on data analysis
  • Work with traditional and high-throughput cell culture platforms
  • Prepare media, including dry powder media manufacturing
  • Conduct benchtop studies on raw materials for cell culture media

Benefits

  • Stock options for all full-time incoming team members
  • 83-100% employer-paid healthcare premiums for medical, dental, and vision
  • Pet insurance for your furry family members
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Company-sponsored learning and development opportunities
Full Job Description
About this job:

We are seeking a Research Associate II to support our Cell Culture Media (CCM) team. This role will directly support the media development (MD) and Raw Material Qualification (RMQ) workflows. You will be responsible for running experiments to assess the functionality of cell culture media components and formulations to ensure robust manufacturability and functionality. This role will be required to work cross-functionally to support cell culture testing as well as media manufacturing. Our ideal RA II is someone who can work independently to execute experiments in the lab and bring creative suggestions to improve the team's workflows. We hope to find a researcher with a background in cell culture who constantly seeks out new skills and methods to enhance their knowledge.

Responsibilities include:

  • Mammalian cell culture, including thawing, subculturing, freezing, and aseptic execution
  • Set up, execute, record, and analyze experiments - done independently or with minimal guidance from team/project lead
  • Perform troubleshooting experiments and assess the scalability of cell culture media components and formulations
  • Proficient data collection, management, and interpretation
  • Provides input for further experiments based on data and objectives
  • Works across traditional and high-throughput cell culture platforms at multiple scales
  • Media preparation including liquid hydration and manufacturing of Dry Powder Media (DPM) through milling processes
  • Benchtop studies involving the setup and execution of experiments to characterize and qualify raw materials used in cell culture media

About you:

  • BS in cell biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, bioengineering or closely related science with 2+ years of research laboratory experience
  • Desired: MS with 1+ years of post-graduate research and development experience in the biopharmaceutical or similar industry
  • Working knowledge or hands-on experience of cell culture processes
  • Competent with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word.
  • Strong written and oral communication skills
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving, and cross-functional environment
  • Comfortable developing scientific knowledge base by learning new methods from peers, seminars and scientific literature.
  • Fosters a team environment collaborating scientifically with team members
  • Maintains laboratory notebooks with detailed experimental designs and results, which can be presented at team meetings


Desirable skills:

  • Mammalian cell culture, adherent and suspension
  • Cell culture media preparation and media formulation
  • Understanding of Design of Experiment (DoE) and familiarity with statistical software like JMP, Minitab, R.

Who you'll work with:

  • This role will heavily participate in projects within Cell Culture Media and will collaborate closely with multiple teams within R&D

Key Contributions in First Year:

  • Contribute to multiple projects that support the development of cell culture media and processes
  • Development and implementation of new processes and assays associated with cell culture media development


Compensation Range: $76,000 - $90,000*

*Pay may vary depending on factors including job-related knowledge and skills.

UPSIDE Benefits!

  • Stock options for all full-time incoming team members!
  • 83-100% employer-paid healthcare premiums for team members (medical [including HSA and FSA], dental, and vision)
  • Pet insurance for your furry family members!
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Company-sponsored learning & development opportunities


About UPSIDE Foods

Upside Foods is a food technology company headquartered in Berkeley, California aiming to grow sustainable cultured meat. The company was founded by Uma Valeti, Nicholas Genovese, and Will Clem. Valeti was a cardiologist and a professor at the University of Minnesota. The company plans to produce various meat products using biotechnology to induce stem cells to differentiate into muscle tissue, and to manufacture the meat products in bioreactors. In February 2016, Memphis Meats published a video of a cultured meatball and in March 2017, they published a video of cultured chicken and duck dishes. In February 2017, the company indicated its goal was to produce at 60 euros per kilogram and enter the market by 2020. In August 2017, Memphis Meats announced that it had raised a $17 million Series A funding round. The round was led by DFJ and also included investment from Bill Gates, Richard Branson, Suzy and Jack Welch, Cargill, Kimbal Musk, and Atomico. Initially, the production cost of the cultured beef was $18,000 per pound, and the production cost of the cultured poultry was $9,000 per pound. As of June 2017, the company had reduced the cost of production to below $2,400 per pound. The company said it anticipated cost reductions and commercial release of its products by 2021.
Learn more about UPSIDE Foods
Industry
Food & Beverages
Founded
2015
* Ladders Estimates

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