Specialist in Enzyme Production and Applied Biotechnology

Your mission

We are looking to incorporate a new team member into our Biotechnology Department, within the Technologies area.

You will take part in projects (from preparation to execution) as a Researcher or as a member of a Research Group in the field of Biotechnology, carrying out tasks such as:

• Identifying project ideas (your own or those proposed by clients).
• Preparing project proposals.
• Executing and coordinating projects.
• Drafting project reports and technical documentation.
• Providing consultancy services to clients in the field of biotechnology.
• Preparing technical reports.
• Conducting visits and meetings with clients.
• Participating in dissemination activities or national and international events.
• Taking part in training and outreach activities related to your area of expertise.

High analytical skills, organisation, planning, initiative, creativity, leadership, flexibility, adaptation to changes, customer orientation, teamwork and vocation for people (cooperation and empathy) are elements that we look for in any position at AIMPLAS.

• University degree (Master’s level preferred) in Biology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, or related fields
  .

• Master’s Degree in Polymeric Materials and Composites Technologies
  .
• High proficiency in English and Spanish
  , both written and spoken (must be demonstrable).

• Enzyme production
  , preferably in an industrial or laboratory environment.
• Isolation and characterization of microorganisms with specific enzymatic capabilities.
• Fermentation processes
  , ideally related to the production of enzymes or other biotechnological products.
• Production of bioplastics from renewable materials, ideally through enzymatic or fermentative processes.
• Valorization of organic waste through the production of value‑added products such as enzymes or bioplastics.
• Bioinformatic analysis
  , particularly involving genomic and proteomic data.
• Use of bioinformatics tools for the identification and characterization of hydrolytic enzymes.

We firmly believe that Diversity and Inclusion management provides us with different approaches, perspectives and complementary points of view, encouraging each person to develop their full potential, contributing the best of themselves and allowing us to be a more innovative and sustainable company.

Applications from people with a certificate of disability equal to or greater than 33% will be positively assessed, in compliance with the General Law on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and their Social Inclusion (LGD).