Director/ Sr. Director, Head Of Commercial Technical Operations

Orbillion Bio offers the only truly scalable cell-cultured premium beef that is delicious and ultra-sustainable.  They are committed to becoming one of the biggest meat producers in the world - starting with premium cell-cultured beef. With several global patent filings, their world-leading high-yield cell culture platform, OrbiScale, enables them to be the first company to achieve price parity with conventional beef. Orbillion can deploy their production anywhere in the world and set up a production run in 95% less time and 50% less cost than anyone else. Orbillion's cell-cultured meat production requires 75% less water, 95% less land and produces 92% less emissions than conventional beef production.

Orbillion is led by CEO Patricia Bubner, PhD , CTO Gabriel Levesque-Tremblay, PhD , and COO Samet Yildirim, MSc, MBS . Together, our three founders have more than 30 years of combined experience in rapid development and scale-up of mammalian cell culture as well as business and product development. 

We're proud to have an all-star advisory board, which includes high-profile food and biotech experts such as Matt Croughan (ex-Genentech, ex-Sapphire Energy, ex-KGI), Greg Hiller (ex-Pfizer), Guy Crims (Master Wagyu Butcher at Niku Steakhouse, the best steakhouse in SF), and Jay Keasling (UC Berkeley professor and entrepreneur).  

Major investors in Orbillion are The Venture Collective, Y Combinator, At One Ventures, Venture Souq, FoundersX Ventures, and Metaplanet.

The Head of Commercial Technical Operations plays a pivotal role in advancing Orbillion Bio's cell-cultured meat products into the market. As a key member of the Operations leadership team, this position oversees the technical staff within manufacturing and engineering, spearheading critical functions such as technology transfer, scale-up, process qualification/validation, supply chain management and facilities. Reporting directly to the COO, the incumbent will collaborate with internal and external partners, leveraging extensive knowledge of cell culture manufacturing, GLP, GMP regulatory expectations, and effective people management skills. This role is located in San Francisco Bay Area, CA and requires a minimum 3 days of in-office work.

 

      Direct leadership of manufacturing, supply chain, engineering, facilities, and business systems.

      Manage the production of cultivated meats ensuring efficiency, quality, and scalability.

      Develop, optimize, and trouble-shoot bio-manufacturing processes.

      Exercise independent judgment and apply technical, regulatory, and project experience to develop and implement global manufacturing and supply chain strategy.

      Build high-performing teams and provide technical leadership and strategic oversight to scientists and engineers.

      Apply scientific and engineering criteria to design and build pilot/manufacturing capacity, identify, and execute process improvement/optimization strategies, and ensure successful scale-up for all products.

      Assist in analyzing the long-term growth and change objectives of the company and predict the engineering activities that will be necessary to achieve these objectives. Offer suggestions to the senior management about the cost and schedule implications of various engineering alternatives.

      Identify and manage external third parties, ensuring close partnership through open and transparent communications, scientific and strategic understanding, and attention to Orbillion Bio's priorities.

      Foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement in Technical Operations, staying abreast of advancements in cultivated meat technology.

      Develop and maintain strong internal partnerships with cross-functional colleagues.

      Lead cross-functional initiatives with a broad impact to the organization.

      Author and review technical and regulatory documents.

      Hire, build, train and maintain a team of scientists and engineers at different levels of experience.

      Prepare and manage budgets, timelines, work plans, and KPIs for Process Development

      Up to 20% travel.

 

      B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in chemical engineering, life sciences, or equivalent with at least 15 years (B.S., M.S.) or 10 years (Ph.D.) of biopharmaceutical industry experience in mammalian cell culture processing and manufacturing.

      Knowledge in supply chain management, designing and/or building biomanufacturing capacity and process engineering is plus.

      Extensive experience in scaling up and transferring cell culture processes to pilot and commercial scale, including multi-site/CMO interactions and demonstrated business acumen.

      Experience tracking tasks and achieving milestones in a timely manner.

      Experience with statistical design of experiments, advanced data analysis, and process validation

      Experience with cell-cultured meat development is helpful, but not required.

      Knowledge of the current technology trends required.

      Experience in authoring regulatory submissions

      At least 5 years of experience supervising technical staff.

      Proven track record of excellent communication, both verbal and written, and the ability to build and maintain relationships with partners, and collaborators.

      Growth mindset, curiosity, and ability to learn quickly and work independently as a self-directed problem solver.

      Desire to work as a team player and build a diverse, collaborative, and kind work environment.

      Strong organizational skills to prioritize and deliver against timelines and competing priorities.

      A positive attitude that embraces the challenges and opportunities of a dynamic and multidisciplinary startup environment

Exciting opportunity to contribute to and work with a small, talented, and fun team.

Competitive base salary, commensurate with experience, and benefits package.

Flexible work week.

Room for growth within the company.

Drinks, snacks, and happy hours with the team.

The opportunity to taste the future of meat.

At Orbillion, we believe everybody should have the opportunity to live and work as their whole, authentic selves. And we know that as a company we're stronger because of it. We encourage people of all races, ethnicities, genders, ages, sexual orientations, religious and spiritual beliefs, national origins, abilities, neurotypes, experiential backgrounds (including veteran status), and cultural identities to consider a career at Orbillion. We look forward to meeting you.