Indigo improves grower profitability, environmental sustainability, and consumer health through the use of natural microbiology and digital technologies. Utilizing beneficial plant microbes and agronomic insights, Indigo works with growers to sustainably produce high quality harvests. The company then connects growers and buyers directly to bring these harvests to market. Working across the supply chain, Indigo is forwarding its mission of harnessing nature to help farmers sustainably feed the planet. The company is headquartered in Boston, MA, with additional offices in Memphis, TN, Research Triangle Park, NC, Sydney, Australia, Buenos Aires, Argentina, and São Paulo, Brazil. http://www.indigoag.com/

The role of Scientist, Bioprocess Analytics will develop, implement and execute new assays to support bioprocessing and formulation goals.

Responsibilities:

• Design and leading execution of bench-scale process development experiments for characterization of microbial cultures and production parameters
• Development of reliable quantitative biological assays to monitor microbial kinetics and downstream processing methodologies
• Development of targeted biological metabolite production assays
• Work collaboratively with project management, microbial analytics and quality assurance to build Indigo’s capabilities
• Provide critical feed-back on experimental progress to team and manager and provide timely recommendations for further advancing Indigo's technology

Competencies:

• Competency in molecular purification
• Effective communication to team and management
• Able to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Ability to learn new technologies quickly

Qualifications:

• M.S. or PhD in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Biochemistry or related field
• Proven track-record of methods development
• Expertise in designing wet-lab analytical methods
• Expertise in general biochemistry
• Experience in executing and analysis of data from some forms of the following; HPLC, GC, Mass Spec
• Familiarity with metabolic expression drivers
• Familiarity with fermentation