Downstream Processing Technician (M/F)

Bon Vivant is France’s pioneering fermentation-based dairy products company. Our mission is to accelerate transition to a greener and more human tomorrow. Thanks to our technology we can create tasty, nutritious, and functional dairy products without using animals.

We are building an international team of dairy products lovers that want to reinvent the food industry. We are looking for a Downstream Processing Technician to join our team in Lyon.

This person will work on the development of purification processes for proteins produced by fermentation (USP).

What you will be doing

• Carry out protein purification tests on all scales.
• Perform analyses according to project requirements.
• Participate in the maintenance of production equipment.
• Complete monitoring documents and reports activities in the laboratory notebook.
• Participate in equipment qualification, validation or revalidation.
• Participate in the management of the laboratory ( monitoring and maintenance of equipment, listing orders etc) .
• Use laboratory equipment for in-process analyses (pH meter, conductivity meter, etc.).
• Respect the application and monitoring of procedures.

About you

• You are passionate about Bon Vivant’s mission.
• You have +2 years of experience in purification and downstream processing.
• You have knowledge of unit purification operations, as well as routine equipment. (chromatography, TFF, NFF, high-pressure homogenization, etc.).
• You are curious , rigorous and like to work with people.
• Technical english both written and spoken.

What we offer

• A competitive salary and participation in Bon Vivant’s ESOP (Employee Stock Option Plan)
• A caring company culture with a dual mission i) to build the future of the dairy industry ii) to attract and develop exceptional people

In concert with our culture, Bon Vivant includes everyone and that means embracing the strengths of diversity, connectedness, and inclusion. Through conscientious efforts, we celebrate cultures, perspectives, and experiences from all over the world to support our platform that is built for all regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, neurodiversity, disability status, citizenship, veteran status or any other aspect which makes an individual unique or protected by laws and regulations in the locations where we operate. Thus, Bon Vivant is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace, and we commit to continue this throughout our processes for recruitment, compensation, benefits, performance, promotion, and all other conditions and terms of employment.