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Lab Team Leader Fermentation - Industrial Biotechnolgy (m/f)

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Job Field: Research & Development
Location: Ludwigshafen, DE
Company: BASF SE
Job Type: Permanent
Job ID: EN56682219_ONLE_1

We are the world's leading chemical company because we offer intelligent solutions for our customers and for a sustainable future. We connect and develop people with diverse talents all over the world. For you, this means a variety of ways to advance. Not only your performance but also your personality matter to us, without regard to gender, age, origin, sexual orientation, disability or belief. At BASF, careers develop from opportunities.

Ludwigshafen is the world's largest integrated chemical complex and home to BASF Group headquarters. Located in the heart of Europe's Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region, you will find this to be an attractive place for both work and leisure time.
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What you can expect

As a Lab Team Leader Fermentation - Industrial Biotechnology (m/f) in our Fermentation Products Research, you will head a research lab with focus on fermentation process development from lab scale to pilot scale.

  • Together with your team you will drive innovation for the fermentative production of chemicals and enzymes by fermentation.
  • You will organize and optimize workflows within the lab, ensure compliance with occupational health, safety and environmental policies and procedures, and support projects in our pilot facility.
  • As part of a global interdisciplinary project team, you will represent your team internally and externally and establish a network with business units and academic partners.
  • You will monitor market trends, relevant scientific developments as well as competitor activities and initiate new research projects.

What we expect

  • You possess a Ph.D. degree in biology, biotechnology, process engineering or a related field with excellent final grades. Post Doc or initial professional experience in the field of industrial biotechnology/bioprocess engineering are a plus.
  • You have extensive practical experience in the development and optimization of microbial fermentation processes at various scales; additional experience in downstream processing is welcome.
  • Solid knowledge of bacterial and/or fungal physiology and of modern molecular biology and analytical methods complete your professional profile.
  • You have experience working as part of interdisciplinary teams, you are fluent in English, and have strong communication skills and a high level of determination and orientation toward goals.
  • You are a proficient user of standard IT applications and impress us with your innovative ideas and customer-oriented and entrepreneurial mindset.

We offer

  • Responsibility from day one in a challenging work environment and "on-the-job" training as part of a committed team.
  • Support of all employees by using different measures to ensure the balance of professional and private life.
  • Competitive compensation including attractive benefits as well as excellent career opportunities in an international company.

Join the best team with more than 110,000 other minds to connect with globally. Explore your BASF career options at on.basf.com/mycareer.

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