Biomanufacturing Insect Technician

Ready to be the foundation of innovation? Every scientific breakthrough starts with a perfectly managed fly population Changing the world—one fruit fly at a time We’ve developed a novel insect-based expression platform to enable bio-products across humanity’s most critical verticals. We’re unleashing the next biorevolution At Future Fields, we are continually learning and evolving. We know we don’t have all the answers, but we try to ask all the questions. We believe in “failing forward” and leveraging our mistakes to help us grow. We never want our team to feel constrained by the status quo and we don’t judge ideas based on where they come from. We actively work to foster a culture of collaboration, innovation and psychological safety through transparency, structure, and open communication. We know it sounds cliché, but every employee really is a valued and equal member of the Future Fields team. Come find your purpose with Future Fields We are a rapidly growing venture-backed startup (with support from awesome investors including Bee Partners, Y Combinator, BDC Climate Tech, R7 Partners, Toyota Ventures and Amplify Capital). We’ve even had a shoutout from Ironman himself! Joining our team now means you’ll have the opportunity to shape our culture and products, to lead others, and to influence the direction of our company. Perhaps most importantly, you’ll be joining a team that is genuinely energized by this work and the meaningful potential of biotech to change the world. About the role The Biomanufacturing Insect Technician plays a critical role in supporting our most important asset—fruit flies! Yep, you read that right. We farm fruit flies (in our super cool custom-built Insect Rearing Facility, Instar 1.0). This is a full-time, hourly position, with a 5-day work schedule (3 weekdays, 2 weekend days).  The primary mission of this role is to keep our insect rearing operations running like clockwork. This role will have varied responsibilities including fly rearing, preparing fly media, sampl