Director of EU Bioprocess Development & CDMO Management
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OathMicrobial Sciences
Europe, CETFull-TimeDirector
Salary not disclosed
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Job Details
- Experience
- 7+ years
- Required Skills
- JiraConfluenceGoogle WorkspaceSlackAsanaR
Requirements
- Advanced degree (Ph.D. or MS or equivalent experience) in Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, or a related field
- 7+ years of experience in liquid fermentation process development (PD), downstream processing (DSP) development, and scale-up
- Proven track record of effective technical project management and leadership
- Proven track record of delivery of scalable technical innovations
- Proven track record of productive management of relationships with external process development and/or manufacturing partners
- Experience with Bacillus-like sporulating strains, Streptomyces, and diverse soil-based microbial strains is a plus
- Strong working knowledge of Google Suite
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft365
- Strong working knowledge of project management software (e.g., Jira or Asana)
- Strong working knowledge of LIMS (e.g., Benchling or R2DIO)
- Strong working knowledge of work messaging apps (Slack or Teams)
- Strong working knowledge of documentation tools (e.g., Confluence or OneNote)
- Strong working knowledge of data visualization and statistical analysis tools (e.g., Spotfire or JMP or R)
- Strong working knowledge of AI tools (e.g., Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini)
- Strong cross-functional communication, alignment-building, and interpersonal skills
Responsibilities
- Apply effective project management tools and approaches for clear planning, tracking, coordination, scheduling, task assignments, and documentation.
- Collaborate with colleagues and CDMOs to ensure timely delivery of product samples.
- Oversee experimental designs and data analyses for fermentation process development (liquid and solid-state).
- Oversee the development of lab and pilot processes for complex downstream workflows, including formulation, drying, milling, and blending.
- Lead technical relationships, develop work plans, and coordinate scheduling for development activities and piloting with CDMOs.
- Establish and manage the minimum-viable-product (MVP) stage-gate process.
- Help develop blending processes that are rigorously validated for homogeneity.
- Plan and coordinate monitoring of shelf life for Technical Grade Active Ingredients (TGAI) and Finished Products (FP).
- Coordinate technology development for various alternative soil and plant application formats, including On-Seed (OS) application technology.
- Collaborate closely with upstream R&D teams and commercial, field sciences, manufacturing, and supply chain teams.
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