Jobs
Our team is small yet passionate. We are committed to making an impact on the overall climate situation collectively. We bring together knowledge and experience from diverse fields to create innovative solutions: bioprocess, data, and machine engineers work alongside software developers and customer experience experts. To take the next step, perhaps you are the team player we are searching for! Please send your application to jobs@foom.de – we look forward to hearing from you!
Junior Bioprocess Engineer
You will handle day-to-day lab operation in microbiology (mono-cultivation and scale-up of hydrolytic microorganisms) and in bioprocessing (operation, sampling and maintenance of a food waste digester & digestion samples analysis). Furthermore, you will research and build test series to further develop the microbial composition together with the team.
- Masters degree in microbiology, bioprocess engineering, biotechnology or equivalent
- First working experience as a bioprocess engineer
- Good knowledge and experience in general biotechnology engineering, conceptual process design and bioprocess research
- Confident in handling of bioprocess development at different levels of scale
- Hands-on, entrepreneurial, problem solving mindset
- Passionate for innovative circular solutions and sustainability
Senior Bioprocess Engineer
You will lead day-to-day lab operation in microbiology (mono-cultivation and scale-up of hydrolytic microorganisms) and in bioprocessing (operation, sampling and maintenance of a food waste digester & digestion samples analysis). You will be responsible to continuously optimize the digestion process conditions, lead the decision-making process through literature research to target microbial selection and build relevant experimental plans, to set the basis for the scaling of microbe production. Growth strategies and responsibilities with key partners may require some travel within the role.
- Ph.D. or Masters degree in microbiology, bioprocess engineering, biotechnology or equivalent
- Working experience as a bioprocess engineer, ideally in the biotechnology or waste management industry
- Very good knowledge and experience in general biotechnology engineering, conceptual process design and bioprocess research
- Confident handling of bioprocess development at different levels of scale
- Strong knowledge around different manufacturing technologies and application areas of the respective machining processes
- Planning and adherence to development budgets and product costs
- Good knowledge and experience in the selection of suitable materials in biotech
- Experience with regulatory requirements involved
About us
We are experienced founders with a passion. After more than a decade in e-commerce it was time for us to refocus our entrepreneurial energy. Not least our children give us food for thought again and again with their questions about the state of the planet. We believe in the power of innovation - and that only through innovation our climate problem can be solved. With our entrepreneurial strength, we want to make a contribution to this. Reducing the CO₂ footprint by focusing on resource-saving circular economy, by strengthening of local thinking and by enhancing the biodiversity of our lands - that is foom - circular on spot!
Stephan Thönnißen
Sustainable company and organizational growth are Stephan's professional passion. As CCO and COO, he has helped build fast-growing e-commerce companies in recent years, including a unicorn exit with the Berlin Brands Group. During the subsequent parental leave with parallel business angel activity, his focus shifted more and more to impact topics.
Stephan lives in Berlin with his partner and son and when he is not exploring one of Berlin's many playgrounds, he likes to ride his racing bike or play soccer.
Dr. Anike von Gagern
After years of apprenticeship in a management consultancy, Anike founded and built up tausendkind together with Kathrin, a leading online shop in the DACH area for baby and children's supplies. An appreciative discussion culture and hard nuts motivate her, as do new ideas that inspire.
Anike is married and a mother of two children. She enjoys being out in nature with her family or baking a cake.
Dr. Kathrin Weiß
Kathrin's professional passion is innovation and entrepreneurship. Over the past 20 years, she has been involved with them at various levels: As a student and PhD student with a scientific lens, as a consultant at McKinsey with a focus on product development and for the World Economic Forum she has analyzed the emergence of innovation clusters. Together with Anike she founded and built tausendkind in 2010.
Kathrin is married and a mother of four children, and when she's not looking for the lost Pokémon card or making a princess crown, she loves to do sports.