Fermentation Scientist

Energy Drink for cows to reduce enteric methane emission. Own Fermeta’s fermentation science. Ruminant nutrition has surprisingly little fermentation expertise; you bring classic biotech fermentation depth to design and optimize our postbiotic product.

Responsibilities

Design, run, and iterate fermentation processes (strain and substrate selection, upstream and downstream, scale-up) for our postbiotic feed product; Translate lab-scale results into commercially producible recipes with our contract manufacturer (first 3,500 kg batch already in production); Run and interpret rumen simulation experiments (Menke method, in-vitro), improving bioactivity and reproducibility; Collaborate with University and our science lead on validation and the patented mode of action; Feed structured results back to the data team to sharpen the rumen model

Requirements

Degree in biotechnology, microbiology, or bioprocess engineering; Genuinely hands-on fermentation experience: you have run fermenters yourself; Comfort in an early-stage lab where you build processes from scratch; Fluent English

Nice to have

PhD; ruminant nutrition; postbiotics; feed or food industry; scale-up experience