Colorifix Careers

Role description:
The Junior Fermentation Scientist will be part of a team supporting research and development and day-to-day operations of Colorifix’s proprietary processes, involving fermentation at its pilot scale site in Cambridge. As part of the Colorifix cross-site Fermentation Team this role will involve excellent communication of plans, results and tech transfer to colleagues across sites. The role requires a sound knowledge of fermentation processes (batch, fed-batch, continuous), high competency in aseptic technique and the handling and management of Class 1 genetically modified bacteria and yeast. The Junior Fermentation Scientist will also be responsible for the coordination of experiments using small scale fermenters. The position will require close working with other Divisions to coordinate fermentation derived work packages in active projects.

Assigned tasks will include, preparation and characterisation of working/master cell banks and seed trains, all aspects of running a fermenter and data collection, underpinned with quality control measures. The Junior Fermentation Scientist will also contribute to the maintenance and efficient running of the fermentation suite, with good laboratory practice. The nature of the work will mean that from time to time this may include working over a weekend and with flexible hours and occasionally at Colorifix’s Norwich site.


Essential skills and experience:
● BSc in Biological sciences, bioprocess engineering or similar
● A PhD in a Fermentation related activity OR 3-5 years relevant technical work experience in a microbiological laboratory environment
● First-hand experience of running lab-scale fermenters (0.5 – 5L).
● An excellent understanding of microbiology and working with aseptic technique.
● Experience in the use of conventional laboratory equipment (e.g. centrifugation, microscope, spectrophotometer, pH meter).
● Excellent communicator: report writing, presentations and verbal communication skills are a necessity.
● Flexible team player that is committed to the success of the team as a whole.
● Ability to follow standard operating procedures and continuously improve lab operations.
● Good organizational skills. Practiced in timely data analysis and report writing.
● Experience of working on multiple projects at once.

Desirable skills and experience:
● Experience of preparing master/working cell banks or seed trains.
● Experience of running large scale fermenters (25-300L+)
● Experience of the use of electronic lab books, attention to detail for record keeping
● Experience in troubleshooting and problem solving.
● Writing SOPs and implementing quality control measures
● Working with quality control templates for data analysis
● Experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams

Title: Junior Fermentation Scientist
Reports to: Head of Fermentation
Location:Cambridge
Remuneration: £31-34,000 DOE
Holidays: 25 + BH + Birthday
Benefits: Pension scheme, EMI share options, mental health support and employee wellbeing budget, company social events and annual retreat
 
Apply: Please submit your CV and cover letter to recruitment@colorifix.com stating the role that you are applying for in the subject line. Applications without specific cover letters will not be considered.

The closing date for applications is 14th May 2023

Colorifix is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Role description:
The role of the Senior Lab Technician will be to support the day-to-day running of the DNA assembly pipeline within the Microbial Engineering Division at Colorifix. This involves construction of biosynthetic pigment pathways and genetic tools that are the basis of Colorifix’s colourful microorganisms. The role will comprise a range of molecular biology and microbiology techniques such as cloning, PCR, bacterial transformation and plasmid DNA extraction- performed both manually and with the aid of automated laboratory equipment. The role will also involve organisation and maintenance of a library of DNA parts. The candidate will be expected to carry out tasks independently once training has been given, and on occasion may be required to work flexibly to provide support to other services within the team. The technician will work closely with a team of research scientists and lab technicians within the Microbial Engineering Division.

Essential skills and experience:
● BSc in biological sciences or relevant work experience in a biological sciences/molecular biology discipline
● An understanding of molecular biology techniques (e.g., cloning, PCR, miniprep)
● An understanding of basic microbiology techniques (e.g., aseptic techniques and bacterial culture growth)
● Good communicator and flexible team player that is committed to the success of the team
● Able to follow standard operating procedures and continuously improve operations in the laboratory
● Good organisational skills with a high attention to detail
● 1 years’ experience in a lab-based role

Desirable skills and experience
● MSc/MRes in biological sciences/molecular biology
● 3 years’ experience in a lab-based role
● Experience with automated laboratory workflows
● Experience working in industry
● Experience in troubleshooting and problem solving
● Experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams

Title: Senior Lab Technician (Microbiology)
Reports to: Head of Microbial Engineering Division
Location: Innovation Centre, Norwich Research Park, NR4 7GJ NORWICH
Remuneration: £24,000 to £27,000.
Benefits: Pension scheme, EMI share options, mental health support and employee wellbeing budget, company social events and annual retreat
Local Amenities: On-site cafes, on-site nursery, parking

Apply: Please submit your CV and cover letter to recruitment@colorifix.com. Closing date for applications is the 14th May 2023 – Note that application without a cover letter will not be considered.

Colorifix is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Role description:
Colorifix pilot scale site in Cambridge is looking for a Laboratory assistant. This role will be key to support the fermentation team. The assistant will be responsible for preparing solutions and media, carrying out laboratory tests when needed, ordering, and organising supplies, maintaining equipment records and daily work logs and discussing and answering any questions regarding the results obtained.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
● Proactive behaviour on assisting the day-to-day routine in the laboratory including hazard waste disposal.
● Routine maintenance of equipment and ensuring the laboratory is always clean and tidy.
● Know how to follow standard protocols and guidelines to prepare samples, reagents, media, solutions.
● Be able to maintain inventory tracking, accurate record keeping, and following Standard Operating Procedures for assigned tasks.
● Flexible team player that is committed to the success of the team.
● Excellent oral and written communication skills: report writing, and verbal communication skills are a necessity.

Role Requirements:
● Bachelor’s degree with scientific discipline or 1-2 years’ experience.
● Experience in the use of conventional laboratory equipment (e.g. centrifugation, microscope, spectrophotometer, pH meter).
● Some understanding of microbiology and working with aseptic technique.
● Experience with quality control templates for data analysis.
● Experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams.
● Experience of strain management.

Title: Laboratory Assistant
Reports to: Fermentation Manager
Location: Cambridge
Remuneration: £23-26,000
Holidays: 25 + BH + Birthday
Benefits: Pension scheme, EMI share options, mental health support and employee wellbeing budget, company social events and annual retreat

Apply: Please submit your CV and cover letter to recruitment@colorifix.com stating the role that you are applying for in the subject line.

The closing date for applications is 14th May 2023

Colorifix is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Role description:
We are looking for a committed and enthusiastic full time C-Level assistant to join our growing team to support the Chief Commercial Officer in a fast paced and ever evolving environment, acting as their gatekeeper. You will have excellent time management and communication skills and be able to act without guidance. We have a unique product and process, and whilst we grow so will your role and knowledge base. Your role will be busy but diverse, including (but not limited to)…

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
● Diary and inbox management
● Travel arrangements – direct and via agent
● Some liaison with lawyers
● Point of contact for execs, team, clients and partners
● Collation and formatting of information for internal and external presentations
● Other ad hoc administrative duties e.g. expense claims, meeting minutes, catering arrangements

Essential Skills:
● Excellent English, reading, written and spoken
● Previous, recent, experience in a similar role
● Office365, Calendar and Mail Client skills as well as adaptable to company specific software
● Flexible approach to working hours (when needed)

Desirable Skills:
● An interest in and awareness of environmental sustainability
● Previous exposure to the fashion or textiles industry
● Any other spoken languages
● Occasional travel nationally and internationally

Role open only to EU citizens.
Title: Executive Assistant
Reports to: Chief Commercial Officer
Location: Jesufrei, Vila Nova De Famalicao (Braga)
Remuneration: €25-30,000pa
Holidays: 22 + BH + Birthday
Benefits: Lunch Vouchers

Apply: Please submit your CV and cover letter to recruitment@colorifix.com stating the role that you are applying for in the subject line.

The closing date for applications is 23rd April 2023

Colorifix is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Role description:
As a Machine Operator you will operate equipment at our commercial site in Cambridge.
You will be energetic and detail-oriented, willing to learn and develop. If you are able to perform these tasks, we want to make you part of our team.
We offer:
● Complete on-the-job training
● Comprehensive benefits
● Opportunity for growth and advancement
● Compensation commensurate with knowledge, skill, and experience

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
● Operate dyeing and finishing equipment
● Weighing chemicals, transferring fermentation liquors
● Maintain quality to customer specifications
● Contribute to a clean environment
● Maintain regular, punctual attendance and behaviour in a respectful and professional manner
● Maintain work areas and equipment
● Maintaining stock levels in the pilot plant

Role Requirements:
● Manual handling with use of pallet truck
● Safely lift to 25kg
● Understand basic maths and measuring skills
● GCSE level of education

Desirable skills and experience
● Previous experience working in a team
● Experience in record keeping and logging of work in a timely manner.
● Experience in working in multi-disciplinary teams.

Title: Machine Operator
Reports to: Dyehouse Manager
Location: 9 Nuffield Road, Cambridge, CB4 1TF
Remuneration: £23,000-25,000
Holidays: 25 + BH + Birthday
Benefits: Pension scheme, EMI share options, mental health support and employee wellbeing budget, company social events and annual retreat

Apply: Please submit your CV and cover letter to recruitment@colorifix.com stating the role that you are applying for in the subject line.

The closing date for applications is 31st March 2023

Colorifix is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Role description:
We seek to hire a highly motivated Protein Scientist to join the Microbial Engineering Division at Colorifix. The successful candidate will be a pivotal member of a multidisciplinary, creative, and dedicated team focused on the development of heterologous natural pigment pathways in industrially relevant microorganisms for application at scale in the textile industry. You will bring your knowledge and experience in protein biology to strengthen the colour development pipeline. The Microbial Engineering team is looking for a candidate who enjoys multi-disciplinary teamwork, taking on challenges, shows creativity, flexibility, enthusiasm, and excellent communication skills.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
● Bring extensive protein engineering experience to the optimisation of the catalytic activity and/or protein solubility or stability of key rate-limiting enzymes in natural pigment pathways
● Apply rational and directed enzyme evolution processes to enhance TYR (titer, yield, rate) in production microbial chassis
● Lead the design, production and testing of complex proteins including multi-domains and fusion proteins
● Implement combinatorial approaches to protein engineering to diversify the biosynthesis of natural pigments
● Collaborate both within the team and with other Divisions to ensure continuity in the development, characterisation, and optimisation of rate-limiting enzymes
● Report accurately experimental results and communicate them effectively, both in written and verbal form

Role Requirements:
● MSc, PhD or equivalent recognized degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant lab experience in protein engineering, structural biology or relevant field
● Great understanding of protein structure biology and its application in protein engineering of biocatalysts
● Knowledge or hands-on experience with enzymology and development of protein screening assays
● Extensive experience in leading and troubleshooting recombinant protein delivery
● Computational protein structure analysis – Visualisation platforms such as Molstar, PDB or related
● Computational enzyme design – molecular docking, molecular dynamics simulation
● Proven record of rational or directed evolution for improved TYR, protein solubility or stability
● Strong attention to detail and good problem-solving skills
● Strong interpersonal and communication skills and a high level of organisation
● A strong desire to learn and build on the role.

Desirable skills
● Knowledge or hands-on experience with natural products (CYP450s)
● Knowledge or hands-on experience with bacterial and fungal microorganisms
● Computational approaches based on machine learning
● Knowledge of mass spectrometry and other relevant protein characterisation techniques
● Experience in chemical engineering or microbial fermentation

Title: Protein Scientist
Reports to: Head of Microbial Engineering
Location: Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7GJ
Remuneration: £37,000-41,000
Holidays: 25 + BH + Birthday
Benefits: Pension scheme, EMI share options, mental health support and employee wellbeing budget, company social events and annual retreat
Local Amenities: On-site cafes, on-site nursery, parking

Apply: Please submit your CV and cover letter to recruitment@colorifix.com stating the role that you are applying for in the subject line. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

The closing date for applications is 16th April 2023

Colorifix is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Role description:
Colorifix has a unique operation and business model. Therefore, we like to build our own bespoke software tools to help the business run. We are looking for a back-stack developer to join our team and help us build data and content management platforms.
You will be working in collaboration with data scientists, engineers and the implementation team to develop simple and flexible solutions for interaction with our clients and staff.

Informatics is a small but rapidly growing division at Colorifix. Each member of the team is an expert in their own field and we do our best to create a collaborative environment where everyone can work flexibly, grow into the role and learn from each other. We value initiative, desire to learn and a drive for exploration. Although the whole company is growing fast, it still has a start-up vibe. The role will be development-heavy, but there will be plenty of opportunities to engage with other activities of the team and contribute to how the company functions as a whole.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
● Writing, documenting, testing and reviewing Python code
● Participating in software architecture design and advising on API development
● Writing automation scripts to support every aspect of the business

Role Requirements:
Essential –
● Excellent Python skills and familiarity with ASGI frameworks and toolkits, e.g. Starlette, FastAPI, Starlite
● Experience with Python database toolkits and object-relational mapping, e.g. SQLAlchemy, neomodel
● Familiarity with REST API, HTTP, Websockets
● git
● MacOS, Linux

Desirable
● Experience with graph databases, e.g. Neo4j
● Experience working with headless content management systems

Title:Back-End Developer
Reports to: Head of Informatics
Location: Norwich or Cambridge, but remote/hybrid is also an option
Remuneration: £50,000 – £55,000
Holidays: 25 + BH + Birthday
Benefits: Pension scheme, EMI share options, Life Insurance, Health Cash Plan, mental health support and employee wellbeing budget, company social events and an annual retreat

Apply: Please submit your CV and cover letter to recruitment@colorifix.com stating the role that you are applying for in the subject line.

Colorifix is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Role description:
Colorifix has a unique operational and business model. Therefore, we like to build our own bespoke software tools to help the business run. We are looking for a full-stack developer to join our team and help us build data and content management platforms.

You will be working in collaboration with data scientists, engineers and the implementation team to develop simple and flexible solutions for interaction with our clients and staff.

Informatics is a small but rapidly growing division at Colorifix. Each member of the team is an expert in their own field and we make our best to create a collaborative environment where everyone can work flexibly, grow into the role and learn from each other. We value initiative, desire to learn and a drive for exploration. Although the whole company is growing fast, it still has a start-up vibe. The role will be development-heavy but there will be plenty opportunities to engage with other activities of the team and contribute to how company functions as a whole.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
● Writing, documenting, testing and reviewing Python and JavaScript code
● Participating in software architecture design and advising on API development
● Writing automation scripts to support every aspect of the business
Role Requirements:

Essential
● Excellent Python skills and familiarity with ASGI frameworks and toolkits, e.g. Starlette, FastAPI, Starlite
● Experience with Python database toolkits and object relational mapping, e.g. SQLAlchemy, neomodel
● Familiarity with REST API, HTTP, Websockets
● Excellent client-side JavaScript skills
● Experience working with Vue.js and Quasar frameworks
● git
● MacOS, Linux

Desirable
● Experience with graph databases, e.g. Neo4j
● Experience working with headless content management systems

Title: Full-Stack Developer
Reports to: Head of Informatics
Location: Cambridge, Norwich with option for blended working from home
Remuneration: £50-55,000 DOE
Holidays : 25 + BH + Birthday
Benefits: Pension scheme, EMI share options, mental health support and employee wellbeing budget, company social events and annual retreat

Apply: Please submit your CV and cover letter to recruitment@colorifix.com stating the role in the title

Colorifix is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

We offer three month internships for PhD students undertaking a PIPS Placement. If you’re interested in our mission to make colour more sustainable for all and want to make a real impact during your three-month project, get in touch!

 
Our internships occur within one of our R&D Teams. We’re looking for the following experience and interest:

Informatics: Confident in Python and with a background in bioinformatics, bioengineering, chemoinformatics, data visualisation, or computer science.

Coloration: Material science, biomaterials, or surface chemistry.

Microbial Engineering: Natural products, synthetic biology, molecular microbiology, analytics, or fermentation.

Please send a CV and cover letter to recruitment@colorifix.com