Food R&D Laboratory Technician

at  Memphis Meats

ABOUT US:

Based in Berkeley, CA, UPSIDE Foods grows meat, poultry, and seafood directly from real animal cells. These products are not vegan or vegetarian—they are delicious meat, made without the need to raise and slaughter billions of animals. In doing so, the company aims to address some of the most pressing environmental, animal welfare, and public health challenges, while still giving people the meat they love.
Founded as the world’s first cultivated meat company in 2015, UPSIDE Foods (formerly Memphis Meats) has achieved numerous industry-defining milestones, including being the first company to produce multiple species of meat (beef, chicken, and duck) and to sell a cultivated meat product in the United States. The company believes that people shouldn’t have to choose between the foods they love and a thriving planet, and is working to build a better food system with access to delicious, humane, and sustainable meat, poultry, and seafood.
UPSIDE Foods has won various industry awards, including New York Times’ Good Tech Awards, FastCo’s Next Big Thing in Tech and World Changing Ideas Awards, and the Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in the Nation by the National Association for Business Resources. UPSIDE Foods has raised a total of $608 million, including from the Abu Dhabi Growth Fund (ADG), Baillie Gifford, Bill Gates, Cargill, John Doerr, John Mackey, Kimbal and Christiana Musk, Norwest, Richard Branson, Softbank, Temasek, Threshold, Tyson Foods, and others.

• The main responsibility of the Laboratory technician is to operate GC-MS and GC-O equipment in support of Food R&D projects.
• Perform routine maintenance on chromatography instruments, ensuring they are clean and functioning at peak performance.
• Calibrate instruments following GLP protocols and document all calibration activities.
• Follow SOPs with a moderate degree of independence to perform a diverse range of lab tasks, from routine to complex, ensuring utmost accuracy and efficiency
• Prepare reagents, analytical standards, and other solutions with a high level of precision. Maintain a comprehensive log of chemical standard preparations, including reagent lot numbers, concentration calculations, and expiration dates.
• Adhere strictly to quality control measures and safety guidelines, demonstrating advanced understanding and application of proper PPE usage and maintaining a safe working environment
• Exhibit an in-depth understanding of all materials, equipment, and items vital to the laboratory. Lead in organizing and maintaining the lab space, including efficient inventory management and suggesting improvements for lab operations
• Collect, organize, and analyze data in a proficient manner
• Proactively monitor the working environment and processes, using your expertise to identify, report, and escalate any changes, inconsistencies, or concerns to the supervisor and relevant users promptly
• Maintain clear and effective communication with all team members and supervisors, often serving as a point of contact for the implementation of analytical assays and safety