The MicroByre team makes pets out of bacteria. The vast majority of prokaryotes on the planet are not currently considered cultivable, let alone genetically modifiable. MicroByre domesticates and then genetically engineers otherwise reluctant, recalcitrant, and rebellious bacteria. We get them to eat out of our hands.
With friends like these, who needs petroleum? Newly cooperative bacteria will help us replace ancient biomass (petrochemicals) with renewable biomass (such as lawn clippings) efficiently and economically.
This is not the synthetic biology you’ve read about. We do not design genetic circuits in yeast or E. coli. We engineer naturally cool but standoffish bacteria to be cooperative, and thus even cooler.
As a member of the Business Development Team
You are the Bacteria Facilitator. You will direct and oversee development and commercialization projects where our domesticated bugs go to thrive and create the value that our customers desire. You’ll directly interact with industry-leading companies that are seeking our expertise, either to tame their unruly strains, find something that will eat their process wastes, or better yet, create climate-friendly products with our stable of bacteria to help support their sustainability initiatives. No one will support the commercialization development of a broader selection of bacteria!
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MicroByre considers factors such as responsibility and scope of the role, experience, education and/or training, key skills, as well as location, business and market considerations before extending an offer.
As an Employer
MicroByre is a biotech startup in the Berkeley/Oakland Bay Area. We recently closed a round of funding and are growing fast!
We offer competitive benefits:
We offer a professional and intellectually stimulating work environment with plenty of opportunities to train up.
We take a lesson from the diversity evident from the study of ecology: it takes a lot of different kinds of skills working together with mutual respect to make a dent in the world. We are committed to maintaining a work environment free of harassment and discrimination. All recruitment, salary, & promotion decisions are based on business need, qualification, and job requirements with no regard to race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, family or parental status, veteran or disability status, religion or belief, or age. MicroByre is not sponsoring work visas or reimbursing relocation expenses for this position.