Culture's mission is to simplify and accelerate bioprocess development to enable our customers to bring their biopharmaceutical products to market faster. The company has developed a unique platform that merges products, services and data management that can be applied to mammalian, microbial and viral vector production processes. This platform enables high-throughput process development projects to be rapidly and seamlessly executed directly by our customers in their own facilities, in our service laboratories, or both, all driven by our cloud-connected web application, accessible from anywhere, for designing, managing and analyzing experiments.
Requirements
- Experience using Python and tools like Docker and Infrastructure as Code
- Understanding of sensors, actuators, pumps, and data acquisition systems relevant to process automation
- Ability to bridge biological workflows with hardware/software implementation to enable scalable automation
- Experience developing software that interfaces with hardware systems, such as working with embedded code, PLCs, or integrating sensors and instruments
- Familiarity with laboratory or pilot-scale bio-process equipment (e.g., bioreactors, fermenters, or cell culture systems), or strong interest in learning
- Exposure to bio-process data (e.g., pH, DO, temperature, feed strategies) and an ability to apply domain knowledge—or a willingness to grow in this area—to automation software
- Comfortable with development best practices such as continuous integration
Responsibilities
- Design, build, test, and maintain software solutions, tools and scripts to run physical automation systems
- Implement feedback control loops, data smoothing algorithms, and graceful failure modes
- Develop process-aware automation workflows tailored for bioreactor and upstream cell culture systems
- Quickly prototype proof-of-concept systems and evaluate technical feasibility
- Balance technical performance, complexity, and reliability
- Work cross-functionally to develop and maintain automation systems, including user testing and feedback, training, and documentation
- Collaborate with end-users, other software engineers, and mechanical engineers to understand design requirements and implement feedback
Other
- 8+ years overall experience with a combination of working in bio-process system development and software engineering
- 5+ years of software engineering experience building enterprise or cloud software
- Strong communicator interested in working in a small, collaborative, multidisciplinary team
- Passionate about up-leveling yourself and those around you through curiosity, mentorship, and fostering a collaborative and inclusive team environment
- Awareness of regulated or quality-driven environments (e.g., GLP/GMP, ISO), or interest in learning about compliance considerations in life sciences automation
