We're looking for a Bioprocess Technician to join our awesome team.

You will join a vibrant and ambitious team working alongside scientists, engineers and technicians to support our mission of large-scale production of cultivated fat.

At every step, you’ll play a huge role in shaping the future of a young and dynamic startup.

As a Bioprocess Technician, you will support the day-to-day running of routine bioreactor production and R&D activities in a pilot-scale manufacturing facility. This is a hands-on role: you’ll prepare, clean and maintain process equipment, fluid transfer systems and production areas to ensure safe, consistent and efficient operation. Your attention to detail, reliability and collaborative mindset make you a vital part of our success.

What you’ll do

• Assemble and prepare fluid transfer systems (tubing, sterile connectors, single-use assemblies) and other related bioreactor components following established diagrams and SOPs.

• Clean and maintain production equipment, vessels, work-areas and tools — ensuring hygiene and safety standards are met.

• Support CIP (Clean-in-Place) and sterilisation cycles for bioreactors, tanks and related systems.

• Manage consumables stock and log usage.

• Complete process documentation and logs.

What we’re looking for

• No degree required; technical, vocational or on-the-job experience in manufacturing, laboratory, or process environments is preferred.

• Comfortable working with pipes, hoses, valves, pumps and cleaning equipment.

• Ability to follow written instructions, diagrams and SOPs accurately.

• High attention to detail and strong commitment to cleanliness and safety.

• Team-oriented, reliable with good communication skills.

• Physically capable of performing cleaning, assembly and manual handling tasks.

Bonus points for experience with

• Familiarity with tools (e.g. power drills, belt sanders).

• Clean environments such as laboratories.

Why join us

• We’re tackling real-world problems through cutting-edge bioreactor technology and sustainable solutions. Join us, and you won’t just be doing a job—you’ll be shaping the future of food and biotech sustainability.

• Work alongside expert bioprocess scale-up, production, hardware and software teams to implement a novel bioreactor platform for food and biotech. We don’t just work together—we grow together.

• Join a fast-paced startup culture that values collaboration, integrity, and shared success.

The benefits:

💰 Highly competitive salary (£36k)

📈 Stock option plan

🏛️ Beautiful lab and office in Old Street

🥳 Weekly socials and events

🏡 Pension plan (matching up to 5%)

❤️‍🩹 Private health insurance

🏖️ 25 days' holiday + bank holidays

👐 Supportive and collaborative environment

💪 Being part of something amazing

About Hoxton Farms

Hoxton Farms grow cultivated pork fat, a healthy and delicious ingredient for the food industry. Cofounded in 2020 by Max Jamilly and Ed Steele, we are building the world's most scalable and cost-effective tech stack for mammalian cell biomanufacturing – and we’re monetising it with a premium B2B ingredient. Hoxton Farms are a team of 50 based in London. We have raised from investors including Founders Fund, Collab Fund, FSV/F-Prime and Global Brain.

• Healthy fats. B2B cultivated fat is fast to market and will dominate a premium niche. Compared to traditional fat, cultivated pork fat is healthier and more scalable. Hoxton Farms have commercial traction with meat/CPG companies including some of the largest food companies in Asia.

• Cost and scale. Hoxton Farms have patented scalable, low-cost, high-yield bioreactors for mammalian stem cells. We opened a pilot production facility in London in 2023.

• Team. Hoxton Farms have a brilliant and friendly team including world-class talent from the cultivated meat, biotech and engineering industries – all under one roof in central London.

Hoxton Farms is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces inclusion, diversity and belonging.

If you believe you would add value to our company but don’t meet all the criteria, we would still love to hear from you. We especially encourage applications from female+, LGBTQIA+, disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, as these groups are underrepresented in the tech industry.