Senior Plant Biologist

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This position is a hybrid of office/remote working locations:
United States of America - California - San Diegotime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todaytime left to apply:
End Date:
February 6, 2026 (20 days left to apply) job requisition :
RQ100375
** Entity:
** Technology
* * Job Family Group:
** Research & Technology Group
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* Job Description:

** Join us in creating, growing, and delivering innovation to reimagine energy for people and our planet. The Technology team develops, and scales low carbon technologies needed to meet the world’s energy demand whilst simultaneously decarbonizing bp’s operations and products.
** Job Description
** The Fuels and Low Carbon Technology (F&LCT) is a team of over 300 technologists, scientists and engineers who provide pioneering solutions to support bp’s Fuels, Refining, Bioenergy and Hydrogen businesses. We also support the Technology group through Innovation Management, Modelling, Digital Science and our academic research programmes.

The Bioenergy & Hydrogen Technology team (B&HT) will bring together scientists and engineers dedicated to delivering low carbon energy solutions that align with bp’s strategy while also supporting the technological needs of our oil and gas projects. The team works across many bp’s businesses supporting areas such as novel feed stocks, biofuels and advanced biofuels, and hydrogen.
** The opportunity
** The opportunity is for a Senior Plant Biologist which will act as technical expert in feed stocks, feedstock decomposition/deconstruction, and will work closely with the B&HT teams and other collaborators across the bp businesses on bioenergy projects.

The successful candidate will provide technical expertise to support the scientific and technology projects to investigate and implement feedstock insights and solutions in the bioenergy space. The post holder will support projects involving feedstock conversion to bioenergy products. Additionally, they will serve as an interface between bio-feed stocks production opportunities and conversion strategies.
** Key accountabilities
*** As the SME for feedstock composition to conversion, apply technical expertise and know-how to see opportunities and provides guidance on priority feed stocks selection and downstream deconstruction process development.
* Work closely with enzyme development and bioanalytical teams in experimental design and results interpretation to inform feedstock selection and conversion process development to improve efficiency
* Evaluate feed stocks potential for upgrading (based on the cost, quantity, quality, agronomic performance, biomass recalcitrance, etc.).
* Support economic and sustainability evaluations for a range of feedstock options in the production of bioenergy.
* Provide technical expertise through:  + Knowledge of plant biology, plant physiology, and/or structural biology  + Experience in approaches to assess biomass quality traits and improved conversion efficiency, including pre-treatments, enzymatic hydrolysis, pyrolysis, and biological decomposition etc.  + Knowledge in environmental conditions, genetic x environment interactions, and crop management strategies that can affect compositional traits in bioenergy crops.  + Experience in feedstock composition and/or biological mechanisms that regulate important plant processes and impact growth and development desired.  

+ Assist with plant sample sourcing, testing and selection.  + Understanding of growing climate threats such as drought events or adverse precipitation patterns, decreases in biodiversity and loss of fertile soils on the future of bio-feed stocks  + Support technology strategy and roadmap directions to B&HT research and innovation programs on bio-feed stocks to ensure alignment with bp’s strategy.  + Collaborate with other teams in bp including other groups in Applied Sciences Technology, Trading & Shipping, Customers & Products, Gas & Low Carbon Energy, Strategy, Sustainability & Ventures, and Production & Operations.
** Essential criteria and qualifications**:
* MA/MS/PhD in subject areas such as Plant Biology, Botany, Plant…