Fermentation 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 Fermentation Technician to join our team in Lyon.

This person will be responsible to carry our R&D fermentation experiments on the various projects in close collaboration with the USP Engineer.

What you will be doing

• Set up and prepare culture trials in fermenters ( from 2L to 40 L).
• Daily management of fermentation in progress both in the laboratory and on the pilot.
• Monitore culture parameters and samples.
• Report activities in the laboratory notebook.
• Participate in the management of the laboratory ( monitoring and maintenance of equipment, listing orders etc) .
• Respect the application and monitoring of procedures.

About you

• You are passionate about Bon Vivant’s mission.
• You have a Bac+2 in biotechnology or biochemistry.
• You have +2 years of experience in a similar position in the pharmaceutical or food industry.
• You have great knowledge of fermentation and microbiology.
• You have experience on use of fermenters (2 to 40 L).
• You have experience on biological analyses: OD, pH, sugar analysis, 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.