(Junior) Downstream Process Engineer/Scientist, Research and Development

at  Onego Bio Ltd

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN REVOLUTIONIZING THE FOOD SYSTEM BY PRODUCING SUSTAINABLE FOOD INGREDIENTS WITH CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGY AND WITH SUPERB COLLEAGUES WHO ARE TOP EXPERTS IN THEIR FIELD? ONEGO BIO MIGHT BE JUST THE PLACE FOR YOU.

Onego Bio is a Finnish leading food-biotech company producing animal-free egg protein with precision fermentation. The company’s award-winning technology has placed them at the forefront of the industry, having cracked the code to producing bioidentical egg proteins that provide the same taste, functionality, and nutrition but without the poor efficiency and harmful impacts of animal agriculture. Onego Bio is launching its first product Bioalbumen® as an ingredient for the food industry and transforming the food system to meet the urgent sustainability requirements of the world. The company is focused on scaling precision fermentation to industrial scale with the superior Trichoderma reesei production platform.
Founded by alternative protein pioneer Maija Itkonen (CEO) and precision fermentation trailblazer Christopher Landowski (CTO), Onego Bio is a spin-off that salutes the remarkable work done by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland for the next level cellular agriculture products and applications. In April 2024 Onego raised a $40M Series A funding round (one of the largest in the Nordics) for fueling scale up and go-to-market in the US. Similarly, in July 2024 Onego secured €14M / $15.2M new funding from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator Program and additional Series A investors. In 2024 Onego Bio has successfully raised altogether €50.5M / $55M, bringing the company’s total funding to € 65M / $70.8M. Since launching, the company has received massive international recognition, including being selected as a winner of Fast Company’s 2023 World Changing Ideas Awards. Onego Bio is a founding member of Precision Fermentation Alliance US and Food Fermentation Europe. Get to know us better by exploring our webpage www.onego.bio/about-us

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WITH:

• A completed degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Biotechnology or other relevant technical discipline (MSc)
• Knowledge of downstream processing, including different filtration technologies, centrifugation and column purification
• High working standards
• Good scientific reporting skills
• Good written and spoken English skills

• Internal bioprocess development project work with filamentous fungi, focusing on downstream process development and optimization with other R&D teams aiming to high ovalbumin recover and purity. Work will include planning, execution of hands-on lab work, data collection, analysis and reporting of internal laboratory and pilot scale DSP development trials.
• Collaboration with the protein, food, and manufacturing teams to ensure successful product development and manufacturing of Bioalbumen®
• Work to scale up developed downstream processes to semi-industrial pilot scale and eventually up to manufacturing scale
• Participation and contribution to commercial scale Bioalbumen® production factory design to ensure high performing and efficient downstream process implementation.