Colorifix Careers

Role description:
Colorifix Ltd. is in the process of implementing ISO 9001:2015, so this is an exciting time to join the Quality team as a QA Coordinator supporting the development, implementation and organisation of the Quality Management System. You will liaise with various departments in a busy and dynamic environment, so we’re looking for someone adaptable, approachable and able to communicate with a wide range of people.

As a QA Coordinator, you will be involved in:
● Planning and conducting internal audits to ISO 9001 standards, reporting on non-conformance and working collaboratively to resolve
● Assisting in defining and drafting quality documentation to ensure effective and efficient performance across business processes
● Supporting the various departments to establish and maintain a documentation control system
● Maintaining accurate records relating to compliance and quality throughout the design and development process.
● Report on the effectiveness of the quality system and the need for improvement

Essential skills and experience:
● An undergraduate degree and/or experience in a relevant field
● Experience of working with Quality Management System ISO 9001:2015
● A keen eye for detail and efficiency in the way that they work
● Excellent written and verbal English language skills
● Knowledge of CAPA and quality problem-solving tools

Desirable skills
● Knowledge of other management systems including ISO14001; ISO45001 would be an advantage

Title: QA Coordinator
Reports to: CTO
Location: Cambridge (with occasional travel to Norwich site)
Remuneration: £27,000 – £35,000
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.

The closing date for applications is 9th December 2022

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

Role description:
At Colorifix, data is our most valuable asset, our scientists produce vast amounts of it and the progress of our research depends on organising the data neatly for further analysis. We are looking for a data scientist to join our team and help us with establishing best practices in data collection, organisation, and analysis. We also have many scientific questions we would like the successful candidate to help us answer by the power of statistics.
Your role will be a bridge between the software development team and the rest of the company. Therefore, you might expect working in close collaboration with scientists, technicians, bioinformaticians, developers and other teams.

Informatics is a small but rapidly growing division at Colorifix. Apart from providing support on the data management front, we are working on bringing the best digital tools into the company to help it run more efficiently. 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 data-science-heavy but there will be plenty opportunities to engage with other activities of the team and contribute to how the company functions.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
● Support the wider company with the implementation of rigorous statistical analyses: fitting models, conducting statistical tests.
● Applying mathematical models to answer scientific questions, e.g. predicting properties of our pigments based on the existing data, optimising fermentation recipes.
● Advising on experimental design, data collection and sampling.
● Data migration, cleanup and organisation
● Building automated ELT, data analysis and visualisation pipelines
● Routine number crunching and report generation
Role Requirements:
Essential
● Degree in mathematics, statistics, computer science, physics or related quantitative discipline
● Strong programming skills and must be proficient in Python. Familiarity with common data analysis libraries e.g. scikit-learn, pytorch, numpy, scipy, pandas, matplotlib
● Demonstrated expertise in database management
● Experience in setting up and running machine learning pipelines
● Experience in data management and visualisation
● Ability to convey data in a clear and concise manner to technical and non-technical audiences
● Familiarity with version control using git
● Familiarity with basic DevOps tools for collaborative work
● Competent working with Linux and MacOS
● Demonstrated expertise in applying mathematical models to solve complex problems
Desirable
● Familiarity with Perl, Julia, Java, MATLAB, Bash languages
● Experience in analysing biological datasets
● Experience in data-driven process optimisation
● Experience with graph databases such as Neo4j
● Able to build state of the art machine learning models
Title: Data Scientist
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 that you are applying for in the subject line.

Closing date for applications is 30th November 2022

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

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 the R+D facility in Norwich or the 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: CEO
Location: Innovation Centre NRP, Norwich, NR4 7GJ or 9 Nuffield Road, Cambridge, CB4 1TF
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 30th November 2022

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

Role description:
Reporting to the Head of Finance, our business if growing fast, and you will be responsible for the purchase ledger processing for the company. Our head office is in Norwich but you will be dealing with people from all departments and locations, national and international. This role would ideally suit someone with experience of working with purchase ledger who has strong attention to detail and good organisational skills.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
● Logging invoices and updating the accounts payable ledger
● Reconciling purchase orders to invoices received
● Reconciling company card payments
● Dealing with supplier finance queries
● Preparing monthly supplier statement reconciliations
● Assisting with preparation of payment runs
● Key Finance contact for all new suppliers.
● Other ad-hoc tasks as needed.

Role Requirements:
● Accountancy qualifications preferred but not necessary (we can support accountancy qualifications if needed)
● Knowledge of Xero or similar accounts package advantageous
● Good working knowledge of Excel
● Knowledge of currency variance preferable
● 2nd language would be beneficial
● Good organisational skills
● Willing to work using initiative and show problem solving skills

Title:​​Purchase Ledger Admin
Reports to: ​Head of Finance
Location: ​Norwich
Remuneration:​£20-22,000pa
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.

The closing date for applications is 30th November 2022

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

Role description:
As part of Implementation team, the junior implementation specialist will work together with our customers, bringing solutions to them and helping them to establish Colorifix technology on each site. They would be involved in the fermenter commissioning, demonstration tests (fermentation plus dye) at customers’ sites and client’s training onboarding on both laboratory and full-scale fermentation plus dye processes. They would also be responsible for knowledge capturing at the full-scale production in each site, to bring back the important inputs for the new strain development scientists and dye development at Colorifix’s R&D level.
The future junior implementation specialist will be expected to travel to client’s sites and to have good communication, practical troubleshooting experience and recording skills to be able to build the bridge between Colorifix development and the customers application.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
● Work close to customers, building strong and trustful relationships with them.
● Share information between the Colorifix development team and the customers.
● Assist on trials for new products and new customers onboarding, on both laboratory and industrial procedures.
● Report to Colorifix team the trials, travel outcomes and challenges faced.
● Assist on the troubleshooting initiatives on solving any challenges brought by the customers on the technology application.
● Assist on training new onboarding customers on the Colorifix technology.
● Work with the technical transfer documentation and industrial project implementation.
● We expect you to be a team player eager to connect to fellow professionals in the various scientific competence areas within Colorifix as well as to those from external parties.

Role Requirements:
● You are a Microbial Physiologist, Biotechnologist, Chemical or Biochemical Engineer by training, preferably at Master level or Bachelor’s degree with 2 years of experience.
● You have experience with fermenter operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting at any scale.
● Willingness to travel internationally on a regular basis
● You have experience in working together with customers and/or people outside your organization.
● You have experience with running fermentation (E.coli, Yeast & Fungi) process, preferably in an industrial context.
● You have knowledge of bio-process principles such as different modes of operation, up- and down-scaling (through to pilot plant and full production), and/or bioprocess data processing.
● Ability to work across multiple projects.
● You have high quality standards.
● You have a customer focus and are open to share knowledge with your colleagues.
● You combine solid problem analysis with practical judgment and creativity.
● Good communication skills in English are required.
● Your personality can be described as collaborative, entrepreneurial, proactive, responsible, result-driven and flexible.
● Full driving license and own transportation required.
● Role open to only EU citizens.

Title: Junior Implementation Specialist
Reports to: Head of Implementation
Location: Braga, Portugal
Remuneration: €30-32,000
Holidays : 22 + BH + Birthday

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: November 10th 2022

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

Job description and role:
As part of the Analytical team, the Analytical Chemists will play an integral role in supporting the day-to-day operations in Norwich, UK. The ideal candidate should be looking for a new challenge in a fast-moving, collaborative environment and has significant experience in developing a broad spectrum of analytical methods, particularly with optical and LC-MS equipment. This exciting role will be cross-disciplinary, working with synthetic biologists, fermentation scientists, analytical scientists and informaticians. Colorifix is looking for a candidate who enjoys multidisciplinary teamwork, taking on challenges, shows flexibility and strong attention to detail.
● Running our in-house analytical methods that will ensure the quality and safety of our products and processes with a particular focus on natural pigments, sugars, amino acids and fermentation products
● Perform these methods with a high degree of accuracy and precision
● Performing sample analysis on experimental samples and on our prototype and market-ready products
● Discuss and present an interpretation of analytical results in collaboration with the Informatics team
● Working closely with other teams to ensure that the analytical chemistry results are most effectively used to improve our processes and products

Essential skills and experience:
● MSc in Analytical Chemistry, Biochemistry or related areas with a focus on analytical methods or quality control
● A minimum of 2-4 years of experience preferably in industry
● Experience carrying out analytical methods according to QC protocols particularly HPLC, but also involving spectrophotometers and LC-MS
● You are highly organised with a strong attention to detail
● Ability to deliver high-quality work under constraints of time
● Ability to work closely in an interdisciplinary and multicultural team
● Ability to manage several requests simultaneously

Desirable skills and experience:
● Experience with extraction and analysis of natural pigments and fermentation products
● Experience with method development
● Experience with Waters HPLC systems and Empower Software

Title: Analytical Chemist
Location: Innovation Centre, Norwich Research Park, Colney, Norwich.
Remuneration: £31-37,000 depending on experience
Holidays: 25 + BH + Birthday FTE
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 in the title

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 Synthetic Biologist to join the Microbial Engineering Division at Colorifix as a Research Scientist. The successful candidate will be a pivotal member of the team, supporting the development of industrial pigment-producing microorganisms. You will join a creative, dedicated team and with your knowledge you will help to bring a sustainable and affordable process to the textile dyeing industry. 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.

Responsibilities:
● Actively participate in the Pigment Development workflow
● Develop creative technical solutions to make the Pigment Development workflow better streamlined and more efficient
● Design existing and novel natural pigment pathways in industrial microbial chassis
● Apply genetic and metabolic engineering techniques to increase titre, yield, rate of pigment-producing microbial strains for deployment in industrial bioprocesses
● Collaborate both within the team and with other Divisions to ensure continuity in the development, characterisation and optimisation of pigment-producing microbial strains
● Report accurately experimental results and communicate them effectively, both in written and verbal form

Essential skills and experience
● Educational background in synthetic biology, bioengineering, biotechnology, or any related field – PhD preferred.
● 5+ years of lab-based experience in research, industrial preferred.
● Strong background and experience in biochemistry, enzyme engineering, metabolic engineering, and microbiology (bacterial and/or fungal systems)
● Excellent communication skills – Flexible team player who is committed to the success of team as a whole
● Passion for science together with a ‘can-do’ problem-solving approach
● Comfortable working in a fast-paced and interdisciplinary environment
● Good organisational skills with a high attention to detail
● Respect for confidentiality and integrity

Desirable skills and experience
● Experience with natural product biosynthesis
● Experience in fermentation or bioprocessing
● Experience with lab automation and/or DOE
● Experience in molecular docking
● Experience in omics studies.

Title: Synthetic Biologist
Reports to: Head of Microbial Engineering
Location: Norwich Research Park, Norwich
Remuneration: £37-42,000, depending on level of experience
Holidays: 25 + BH + Birthday
Benefits: Pension scheme, EMI share options, health cash plan, mental health support and employee wellbeing budget, company social events and annual retreat
Local Amenities: On-site cafes, nursery, parking

Apply: Please submit your CV and cover letter to recruitment@colorifix.com stating the role in the title. Applications without cover letter will not be considered.

Deadline: We consider applications on a rolling basis but the deadline for submission for this role is 31st October 2022.

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:
The 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 R&D site in Norwich. As part of the Colorifix cross-site Fermentation Working Group this role will also 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 Fermentation Scientist will also be responsible for the design and coordination of experiments using small scale fermenters. The position will require close working with other Divisions to help coordinate fermentation derived work packages in active projects.

Assigned tasks will include, support and characterization of working/master cell banks and fermentation seed trains, media preparations and fermentor set up, running and data collection, underpinned with quality control measures. The Fermentation Scientist will also be expected to 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 Cambridge site.

Essential skills and experience:
● MSc in Biological sciences, bioprocess engineering or similar, or a PhD in a Fermentation related activity AND 3-5 years relevant technical work experience in a microbiological laboratory environment
● First-hand experience of running lab-scale fermenters.
● An excellent understanding of microbiology culturing techniques 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 operations in the laboratory.
● Good organizational skills. Practiced in data analysis, report writing and in communication of results.

Desirable skills and experience
● Experience of preparing master/working cell banks or seed trains.
● Experience of the use of electronic lab books and 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: Fermentation Scientist
Reports to: Chief Technical Officer
Location: Innovation Centre, Norwich Research Park, NR4 7GJ, NORWICH
Remuneration: £35,000 to £42,000 depending on experience.
Holidays: 25 + BH + birthday
Benefits: Pension scheme, EMI share options, health cash plan, 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 in the title

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.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
● Administration of all Master Shades both in sample copy and colour data.
● Visual and instrumental analysis of all shade production.
● Accurately communicate colour management to all divisions
● Assist in the general operation of the pilot dyehouse, including machine monitoring, compilation of reports,

Role Requirements:
● Expert colour vision
● 3+ years experience in colour management
● Very good knowledge and experience in instrumental colour measurement and assessment.
● Understanding of dyeing and finishing of textiles would be advantageous.
● You are highly organised with strong attention to detail, with the ability to plan, design and have fixed deadlines.
● Experience in problem-solving skills and the ability to manage several tasks simultaneously.

Title: Colour Management Technician
Reports to: Head of Coloration Division
Location: Cambridge
Remuneration: 24-26k Dependant on experience
Holidays: 25 + BH + Birthday
Benefits: inc. (but not limited too), Health Cash Plan, Life Insurance, Employee Wellbeing Budget, Social Events and Annual Retreat 8% Pension Contribution, EMI Share Options

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.

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