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Cataya Bio (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. is a product company powered by an advanced engineering biology platform and biomanufacturing. We engineer microbes and develop clean fermentation processes to manufacture products of high purity, at low cost, and in a sustainable way. We strive to help the world to transition away from petroleum and address important global issues in environmental preservation, carbon emission and climate change.


We are a highly experienced team with our founders having a combined 40+ years of industrial experience in developing bio-based products. With world-class R&D and scale-up capabilities and a manufacturing plant under construction, we are building an end-to-end business going from technology development to manufacturing and commercialization.

Board members

Our board is comprised of dynamic and experienced leaders who embody the mission, guide the growth and shape the future of Cataya.

Dr. Lishan Zhao has over two decades of experience in engineering biology and a proven track record of developing and commercializing bio-based technologies and products. Prior to founding Cataya, Dr. Zhao served as Vice President of Research and Development at Amyris from 2008 to 2021. During his tenure there, he helped develop a world-class synthetic biology platform and bring more than ten products from lab to market. He also led a successful effort in building its business in China. Before joining Amyris, Dr. Zhao worked at Diversa Corp, where he discovered and engineered enzymes for various industrial applications. Dr. Zhao holds a BS and a MS in chemistry from Fudan University, Shanghai, and a Ph.D. in biological chemistry from University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.
Our focus

Our Technology--the engine for new products

We have established core capabilities in areas including strain engineering, enzyme engineering, miniaturized fermentation and data sciences to address current bottlenecks in engineering biology R&D.

Our Manufacturing--the path to sustainability

We are building top-notch manufacturing facilities to rapidly scale up products in China and leveraging its best manufacturing infrastructure in the world for cost advantages.

Our Products--the way to impacts

We have a diverse pipeline of products targeting three highly growing markets - Personal Care, Food & Nutrition and Pharmaceutical Ingredients.

What Differentiates Us

End-to-end capabilities

  • A highly efficient engineering biology platform
  • First-class scale-up capability

A global company

  • A talented team with global experience, resources and view
  • Partners and customers in Asia, Europe and US

Direct access to the largest market

  • The largest and fastest-growing market in the world
  • Deep roots, wide network and cost advantage
Careers

Our values

We care
We collaborate
We can be trusted
We strive to be the best
We hold ourselves accountable
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Job Description
Brand strategy and management
• Develop and execute comprehensive B2B-focused marketing strategies to help the company's brands establish a leading position in the skincare and fragrance ingredient sectors, enhance brand awareness, and drive revenue growth and profitability.
• Create compelling brand content to highlight our unique value proposition to corporate clients.
• Ensure brand recognition and consistency across all marketing and sales channels.
• Closely monitor market trends, competitor strategies and customer needs, optimize brand positioning and implement through R&D and sales to identify innovation and growth opportunities and maintain market competitive advantage.
Promote demand discovery and business growth
• Explore market demand through content marketing, digital marketing and key customer marketing.
• Work closely with the sales team to develop marketing materials to assist in customer acquisition and retention .
• Create marketing content such as white papers to establish the company's professional credibility and thought leadership in the industry.
• Amplify brand impact through partnerships, co-marketing campaigns and influencer collaborations within the skincare and fragrance industries .
• Establish good relationships with key industry players, suppliers and distributors to increase market share.
Marketing performance management
• Use data analysis to track marketing performance, optimize marketing activities, and improve marketing return on investment (ROI).
• Manage website content and user experience to increase website traffic and conversion rates.
Leadership and Team Management
• Efficiently manage marketing budgets to ensure resources are invested in the most cost-effective projects.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as sales, R&D, and production to promote collaborative marketing efforts.
Job requirements
• Degree in Marketing, Business, Communications or related field.
• 3 or more years of experience in marketing management positions, with B2B skincare and fragrance industry experience preferred.
• In-depth understanding of B2B marketing strategies, including demand generation, content marketing, and digital advertising.
• There are real cases of successful brand awareness enhancement and business growth in the B2B consumer goods industry (with a priority on skincare and fragrance).
• Ability to translate business objectives into effective marketing strategies.
• Excellent communication, client interaction and collaboration skills.
• Creative thinking, innovative spirit, and love of brand storytelling.
• Possess excellent project management skills.
The ideal candidate will also be able to travel as business demands require.

If interested, please contact hr@cataya.com.
Job Description
Mainly responsible for the overseas market sales of synthetic biology products, including cosmetic raw materials, nutritional health additives, pharmaceutical intermediates and other products.
Market development and sales
• Develop and implement market development plans for the company's synthetic biology products in specific overseas regions (such as Europe, America, and some Asian countries), explore potential customer resources, establish and expand sales networks, and achieve personal and team sales performance goals.
• Participate in international industry exhibitions, seminars and other professional activities to showcase the company's products and technologies, enhance the company's visibility in the international market, collect potential customer information, and establish initial business contacts with potential customers.
• Analyze industry trends, competitor dynamics, and customer demand characteristics in the target market, report market information to the company regularly, and provide data support and suggestions for the company's product development and market strategy adjustments.
Customer relationship maintenance and development
• Develop and manage agents, and collaborate to complete corresponding market development and customer service.
• Responsible for daily communication and maintenance with overseas customers, deeply understand customer needs, provide customers with professional product solutions, answer customers' questions about product applications, technical parameters, etc., and ensure customer satisfaction and loyalty.
• Handle customer feedback and complaints promptly, collaborate with the company's internal R&D, production, after-sales and other departments to quickly respond to and resolve customer issues and maintain the company's good brand image.
• Provide full-chain technical support and empowerment, and collaborate with agents to provide customers with efficient and professional technical service guarantees.
Product promotion and technical support
• Accurately convey the technical advantages, application scenarios and value of the company's synthetic biology products to overseas customers, and provide customized product promotion plans based on customer needs.
• Assist customers with product trials and evaluations, provide technical guidance and support, ensure customers use the products correctly, promptly collect customer opinions and suggestions during the trial process, and provide feedback to relevant departments of the company to help optimize and upgrade products.
• Based on the characteristics of overseas markets, work with the marketing department to develop localized product promotion materials and publicity plans, such as product manuals, promotional videos, online promotional copy, etc., to enhance the promotion effect of products in overseas markets.
Sales process management
• Responsible for the full process management of overseas sales orders, including order receipt, review, follow-up of production progress, coordination of logistics and distribution, etc., to ensure that orders are delivered to customers on time, in accordance with quality and quantity.
• Work with the finance department to be responsible for the management of accounts receivable from overseas customers, follow up on the collection of payments in a timely manner, reduce financial risks, and ensure the stability of the company's cash flow.
Job requirements
Education and major
• Bachelor degree or above, majoring in biology, bioengineering, biotechnology, biopharmaceuticals, international trade, marketing, etc. is preferred.
Work experience
• 1-3 years of sales experience, excellent fresh graduates accepted. Prior experience in sales of cosmetic raw materials, personal care products, flavor and fragrance raw materials, and related industries is preferred.
• Familiar with overseas market sales channels and models, with successful cases of developing international markets and maintaining overseas customer relationships, able to complete sales tasks independently, and possess certain market planning and promotion capabilities.
• Agency cooperation and management experience is preferred.
Professional skills
• Have excellent English listening, speaking, reading and writing skills, and be able to use English fluently for business negotiations, technical exchanges, customer communication, etc. Other foreign language skills (such as French, German, Japanese, etc.) will be an advantage.
• Be familiar with international trade rules, import and export business processes and related policies and regulations, and be able to independently handle various trade matters in international sales business, such as customs declaration, inspection, freight arrangement, foreign exchange settlement, etc.
• Master basic sales skills and customer relationship management methods, be able to use data analysis tools to analyze sales data, and have certain market insight and adaptability.
Personal qualities
• Have good communication and coordination skills and team spirit, and be able to communicate effectively with customers, partners and internal team members from different cultural backgrounds and establish good cooperative relationships.
• Be proactive and responsible, have strong stress tolerance and self-motivation, be able to work independently in a complex and changing international market environment, and be brave enough to challenge sales targets.
• Have strong learning ability and innovative consciousness, be able to quickly master new knowledge and technologies in the field of synthetic biology, and continuously explore innovative sales models and methods to improve sales performance.
• Be honest and trustworthy, have good professional ethics and business ethics, strictly abide by the company's rules and regulations, and keep the company's business secrets.

If interested, please contact hr@cataya.com.
Job Description
Core responsibilities of the position:
Responsible for the pilot development and process optimization of chemical synthesis routes;
Lead the pilot-scale scale-up and production transfer of synthetic processes, and solve engineering problems during the scale-up process (such as mass transfer, heat transfer, and equipment adaptability);
Analyze process anomalies in production (such as decreased yield, excessive impurities) and propose improvement plans.
Communicate effectively with all relevant departments within the company to ensure smooth process optimization and scale-up.
Job requirements
Professional Background:
Master degree or above in organic chemistry, applied chemistry, chemical engineering and technology or other related majors (excellent undergraduates require more than 5 years of relevant experience).
Core skills and experience:
More than 3 years of experience in chemical synthesis process development, proficient in organic synthesis, product separation and purification, and structure identification;
Have experience in pilot-scale process scale-up and be familiar with engineering issues during scale-up;
Familiar with chemical production equipment (reactors, filtration systems, drying systems, automatic control instruments, etc.) and able to match processes and equipment;
Ability to transfer technology, write production procedures and solve on-site problems.
Priority conditions:
Familiar with fine chemical production processes and equipment, and those with practical operation experience are preferred;
Candidates who are familiar with catalysis-related processes in chemical synthesis and have practical operation experience are preferred.

If interested, please contact hr@cataya.com.
Job Description
Mainly responsible for the market of synthetic biology products, including cosmetic raw materials, nutritional health additives, pharmaceutical intermediates, etc.
Achieve sales results:
- Develop sales plans and implement them according to the company's annual development goals to efficiently achieve monthly, quarterly and annual sales;
- Develop and execute strategic customer plans by leveraging internal and external resources;
- Be familiar with the efficacy, function, application range and price of the company's products, and provide customers with fast, accurate and professional sales services;
- Understand customer needs, promote products in a targeted manner, properly solve customer problems, provide customers with overall solutions, and promote customer transaction;
New Business Development:
- Accelerate new business growth through new customer development and new product promotion;
- Mobilize resources and collaborate across departments to expand the company's new businesses in personal care products, cosmetic raw materials, and flavors and fragrances.
Maintaining customer relationships:
- Strengthen customer intimacy through effective customer visits to build win-win and sustainable relationships;
- Identify and support customer needs to improve business efficiency, customer intimacy and satisfaction.
Cross-departmental collaboration:
- Work with the supply team to ensure the quantity and timing of customer orders;
- Manage customer complaints with technical team in a timely manner;
- Provide market and competitive intelligence support to the company, providing comprehensive feedback on market threats and opportunities;
- Cooperate with the finance department to collect payments from customers according to the contract.
Job requirements
- Bachelor degree or above, majoring in chemistry, biology, food, flavors and fragrances, pharmaceuticals, etc.
- 1-3 years of sales experience, excellent fresh graduates accepted. Prior experience in sales of cosmetic raw materials, personal care products, flavor and fragrance raw materials, and related industries is preferred;
- Proactive and customer-oriented, with strong communication skills and attention to detail;
- Motivated, mature, and able to work independently;
- Passionate about sales, goal-oriented, resilient, able to withstand high work pressure,
- Ability to travel as required by business needs.

If interested, please contact hr@cataya.com.
Job Description
1.formula innovation and development
• collaborate with the company''s raw material r&d, production and commercial teams.
• keep abreast of formulation advancements and trends in the personal care ingredient space, contribute to the company''s innovative product pipeline, and propose innovative formulations that deliver new or enhanced benefits to the company''s personal care ingredients. for example, combining the company''s personal care ingredients, pre-dispersing them, encapsulating them in carriers, and other new forms to achieve new skincare benefits and enhance stability.
• leads and manages the formulation development efforts for the company''s innovative product pipeline in the personal care ingredients space.
• lead and manage the development of personal care product formulation prototypes to demonstrate the value and suitability of the company''s personal care ingredients in personal care products to customers and other groups. for example, the prototypes are designed to improve skin health, enhance ingredient solubility, optimize the skin feel of the final product, or target specific regional markets.
• lead and manage the company''s formulation testing to provide performance evidence, such as stability, compatibility, or other key indicators that demonstrate formulation performance.
2.customer support and customer innovation
• assist customer r&d teams to answer formulation questions related to the company''s personal care ingredients and resolve formulation issues encountered by customers.
• work closely with customer innovation teams on joint development projects involving the company''s personal care ingredient formulations.
• provide training to customers on the company''s personal care ingredient formulations when necessary.
3.knowledge transfer and training
• serve as a knowledge resource for formulation innovation and formulation technology expert to support the company''s sales, marketing, raw material r&d, regulatory and production teams.
• participate in the training of the company''s sales team and other related teams on the company''s personal care raw material formulas.
• maintain technical documentation related to the company''s personal care ingredient formulations, including documentation that can be shared with customers.
4.partners and teamwork
• manage the network of external formulation partners that provide formulation services to the company, including managing the associated budgets.
• collaborate effectively within cross-functional teams including commercial, ingredient development, regulatory and production.
Job requirements
(1) educational background
• bachelor degree or above, majoring in fine chemicals, applied chemistry, biochemistry, pharmacy, cosmetic science and technology, etc. master degree or above is preferred under the same conditions.
(2) work experience
• more than 3 years of experience in cosmetic raw material application and formula development. candidates with experience working for well-known cosmetic companies or raw material suppliers are preferred.
• familiar with the cosmetics production process and have an in-depth understanding of the characteristics, application scope and regulatory requirements of various cosmetic raw materials. have experience in independently conducting cosmetic raw material application testing, formula design and optimization, and be proficient in using relevant experimental equipment and analysis software.
(3) professional skills and comprehensive qualities
• possess a solid technical foundation in cosmetic chemistry, skin biology, etc.
• familiar with the regulations and policies of the cosmetics industry, and able to accurately interpret the regulatory requirements on raw material use and apply them to actual work.
• be proficient in using various cosmetics r&d tools and experimental equipment, and understand the efficacy evaluation methods of cosmetics raw materials.
• possess good english reading and writing skills, be able to fluently read foreign professional literature, and track the latest research results in the field of international cosmetic raw materials; those with certain english oral communication skills are preferred, and can conduct technical communication with international customers and suppliers.
• possess keen market insight and innovative awareness, be able to accurately grasp the market trends and consumer demands of cosmetic raw materials, and actively explore the application of new raw materials and new technologies in cosmetics.
• work rigorously and meticulously, have a strong sense of responsibility, be highly responsible for experimental data and product quality, pay attention to details, and ensure the accuracy and reliability of work results.
• possess excellent communication and coordination skills and teamwork spirit, able to collaborate efficiently with cross-departmental teams (such as r&d, production, sales, quality control, etc.) to jointly advance project progress; able to establish good cooperative relationships with customers, effectively understand and meet customer needs.
• possess strong learning and problem-solving abilities.

if interested, please contact hr@cataya.com.
Job Description
1. Complete the pilot test and scale-up transfer of each project according to the company's plan;
2. Complete the optimization and improvement of the process of each project according to the department plan;
3. Ensure safety and environmental protection during pilot testing and scale-up transfer according to product categories;
4. Keep records during the pilot test and scale-up transfer process;
5. Keep good test records for process optimization and improvement tests of each project;
6. Make statistics on raw materials, auxiliary materials, power, various commonly used tools and equipment during the pilot and scale-up transfer process;
7. Complete other related tasks assigned by the leadership
Job requirements
1. Education: Bachelor degree, and associate degree is acceptable for outstanding candidates;
2. Major: Chemical Engineering, Biology, or Medicine;
3. Experience and skills:
Familiar with various unit operations for small molecule purification, such as membrane filtration, ion exchange, extraction, column chromatography, spray, distillation, crystallization, etc.;
Familiar with various pilot and production equipment for small molecule purification, such as ceramic membranes, nanofiltration, multi-effect concentrators, falling film concentrators, plate and frame centrifuges, disc centrifuges, distillation towers, spray dryers, crystallization kettles, centrifuges, vibrating screens, drying ovens, continuous chromatographs, chromatographic columns, etc.
At least 1 year of relevant work experience, preferably with experience as a team leader or technician;
Experience in handling various hazardous chemicals is a plus;
Experience in clean area operations is a plus;
Experience in various management systems is a plus, such as GMP, ISO9000, ISO14001, HACCP;
Understand the industry standards and requirements of daily chemicals and food additives;
4. Others:
Able to endure hardships and work overtime or shifts when necessary

if interested, please contact hr@cataya.com.
Job Description
(1) Personnel management
1. Responsible for the recruitment of key positions such as production, quality control, and workers, maintaining channels, organizing interviews, and building a talent pool;
2. Organize new employee induction training, promote GMP/EHS and other special training, and track the results;
3. Calculate salaries, handle social security and provident fund, and manage attendance;
4. Assist in building a performance appraisal system, organize assessments and promote improvements;
5. Handle employee relations (entry, transfer, departure, archives, disputes) and organize employee activities.
(2) Administrative management
1. Manage the office environment (facility maintenance, 5S inspection), and ensure logistics (dormitory/canteen/security/vehicle);
2. Responsible for the procurement of office/labor protection supplies and inventory management;
3. Handle the sending, receiving and archiving of documents, organization of meetings (notification/records) and reception of visitors;
4. Assist in implementing administrative area security (fire protection/access control) and handling company qualification certificates (annual inspection/change).
Job requirements
1. College degree or above, major in Human Resources/Administration/Business Administration is preferred;
2. More than 3 years of human resources and administration experience, experience in biopharmaceutical companies is preferred;
3. Familiar with labor laws and regulations, able to independently carry out personnel module work, understand administrative processes, and have office skills;
4. Strong communication and coordination skills, strong execution ability, able to withstand pressure, adapt to the pace of start-ups, and pay attention to details.

if interested, please contact hr@cataya.com.