Scale-Up Team Manager
Fast-paced, early-stage industrial biotech company is seeking a proactive self-driven Team Manager to oversee scale-up and pilot operation of novel biomaterials processes. Ideal candidates will have managed research and development teams in late stage and scale up projects in the Industrial Biotechnology field, and be familiar with managing both research scientists and R&D Operators as well as with troubleshooting and improving first generation prototype equipment and processes.
Ecovative is an exciting biotech company based in New York. Our founders are TED talk alumni and have been recognized as innovative entrepreneurs on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list. Our work has been featured in The New York Times, Fast Company, Wired, Forbes and on CNN.
What You’ll Love About Us:
- Fantastic Team Culture. Innovative team with diverse interests (from race cars to off-grid living).
- Excellent Benefits. Health, dental, vision, retirement, EAP, PTO, tuition reimbursement
- Time to Connect. Earth Day community work, retreats, holiday events, pie day, costume competitions, pumpkin carving, outings, food, etc.
Ecovative’s Scale Up Team Manager will:
- Bring newly discovered and developed processes out of the lab and into pilot scale operation, where their reliability and commercial viability will be challenged and analyzed.
- Work closely with and serve as a link between Ecovative’s R&D Lab Community Manager and Commercial Operations Manager.
- Manage and develop a team of process oriented Research Scientists and R&D Operators who will be responsible for routine operation of Pilot Scale processes for the purposes of evaluating reliability, providing sample materials to test business opportunities, proving out technical specifications, developing critical to quality measures, and identifying and acting on opportunities to improve process and equipment.
Minimum Qualifications and Competencies
Bachelor’s degree in biological science with a minimum three years’ experience managing teams within industrial biotechnology. Must have a strong understanding of the unique requirements of industrial biotechnology, such as aseptic techniques and processes, designing for biological sources of variability, and development to commercial timelines typical of industrial applications versus food or pharmaceutical.
Preferred Qualifications and Competencies
Experience operating microbiological systems such as fermentation equipment in a research environment. Quality Control training such as Six Sigma and Statistical Process Control, especially in industrial biotechnology. Experience with the elements of transitioning a process from the research stage into routine practice including validation, development of critical to quality measures, implementation of training plans, checklists, and full documentation.
Qualified applicants must submit a resume and cover letter.
Ecovative is an Equal Opportunity Employer.