Job Details
Posted 22 September, 2026
Job Id: 631137
Contract Fermentation Scientist
Job Description
Key Responsibilities
- Design, execute, and optimize E. coli fermentation processes at bench and pilot scales.
- Drive process improvements to increase yield, consistency, and scalability.
- Develop clear experimental plans; analyze and interpret data; generate thorough technical documentation and reports.
- Generate documentation to support downstream GLP studies and potential technology transfer to external partners.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams across biology, analytics, and process development.
Required Qualifications
- PhD in a relevant field.
- Significant hands-on experience with bacterial fermentation and bioreactors
- Strong experimental design and data analysis skills.
- Excellent communication and technical writing skills.
- Comfortable working in a cross-functional environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience scaling processes from bench to pilot or manufacturing scale.
- Molecular cloning and construct design experience is a plus.
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