Our client, a leading innovator in the microbial animal feed space, is seeking a Senior Bioprocess Scientist with extensive experience in fermentation process development and scale-up.
Our client's proprietary technology identifies novel microbes with the potential to profoundly impact animal health and productivity. A key component of this technology is a scalable fermentation, formulation, and stabilization process, which the Senior Bioprocess Engineer will be responsible for implementing at the manufacturing scale.
Major Responsibilities:
- Cross-departmental collaboration with the fermentation research team to design, execute, and analyze bench-scale experiments to de-risk the scale-up of fermentation processes in novel microbial isolates.
- Overseeing capital projects required to enable processes with CMO Partners
- Transferring and support of production processes at contract manufacturing site(s).
- Identifying and implementing opportunities to improve commercial processes to reduce the cost of goods sold and enhance product quality.
Required Qualifications:
- B.S. in Chemical, Mechanical, or Biological Engineering and 8+ years’ experience in fermentation process engineering
OR
- M.S. in Chemical, Mechanical, or Biological Engineering and 5+ years’ experience in fermentation process engineering.
- Strong Knowledge in US food/feed GMP and FSMA requirements
- Excellent understanding of microbiology is required
- Proven skill and experience in microbial fermentation scaleup and scaledown methods
- Demonstrable aptitude in automated fermentation data acquisition and visualization
Preferred Qualifications:
- Previous experience with downstream unit operations such as filtration, centrifugation, spray drying, and freeze-drying is preferred.
- Experience with SuperPro or similar bioprocess modeling software preferred.
- Experience with live microbial formulation and stabilization processes is a plus.
- Experience with aerobic and obligate anaerobic strain cultivation processes is a plus.
- P.E. licensure is a (small) plus.
Other Requirements
- May be required to travel up to 25% of the time.
- Should be capable of walking, bending, and prolonged sitting and/or standing during work hours.
- Job is located in San Diego, CA. Relocation will be considered.
Excellent Medical/Dental/Vision Benefits + Matched 401(k) + Relocation Package + Bonus
Interested?
Apply here or send your resume to dani@pavetalent.com