Job Details
Overview:
The Tufts University Center for Cellular Agriculture (TUCCA) is an interdisciplinary center of excellence advancing cellular agriculture education, research, and innovation. With 90+ members across five schools and eleven departments, TUCCA is responsible for creating educational infrastructure (e.g., curriculum, degree programs), fostering collaborative research, engaging in public engagement, and working alongside industry stakeholders to translate early-stage innovations to impactful technologies.
The Cellular Agriculture Commercialization Lab was founded within Tufts Office of Innovation to actualize the potential of cellular agriculture by fostering early-stage, high-impact technologies from proof-of-concept through to commercial deployment. Led by Tufts alumni and scientific experts in the field, the labs primary aim is to advance and scale-up inventions with demonstrated potential to address cost, scale, and/or quality challenges. Key efforts are focused on technical development and de-risking via intellectual property, regulatory, and commercial strategies.
What You'll Do:
The Program Coordinator with work closely with The Cellular Agriculture Commercialization Laboratory and other members of TUCCA to apply for and execute on a number of opportunities to advance the centers education, research, and innovation goals. The position will be physically based on the Boston campus and has optionality for hybrid remote work. This role will primarily consist of co-leading the logistics and operations for a number of initiatives within The Cellular Agriculture Commercialization Laboratory and TUCCA more broadly.
Specific responsibilities include:
Fulfill objectives for a recently secured grant related to cellular agriculture for future space food technologies
Write grant applications to support TUCCA programs related to cellular agriculture biomanufacturing infrastructure
Support the Commercialization team with project strategy, operations, and logistics
General responsibilities include:
Provide advanced support and coordination for Commercialization programs/projects
Coordinate teams to execute on program/project objectives
Facilitate program/project assessment, such as compiling data and annual reports on impact
What We're Looking For:
Basic Requirements:
Bachelors degree and 2+ years of relevant experience
Experience with wet lab research including cell and tissue culture
Experience in cellular agriculture and alternative proteins
Fundraising experience
Demonstrated leadership skills
Strong organizational skills
Excellent communication skills
Microsoft Office Suite
Preferred Qualifications:
Cultivated meat cell line development experience
Strong grant writing skills
Management experience