Senior Scientist - Microbial Upstream

Senior Scientist - Microbial Upstream Process Development Darlington Permanent 34,500 - 46,500About the Role We are seeking a Senior Scientist with experience within Microbial Upstream process development to join a growing bioprocessing team, providing technical leadership across customer-facing biologics development projects. This is a senior scientific role focused on technical project leadership rather than line management. You''ll lead and coordinate microbial upstream process development activities, working closely with customers, project managers, commercial teams, and scientific colleagues to deliver innovative biologics programmes. The ideal candidate will bring strong expertise in microbial fermentation, process development, and scale-up, alongside the ability to work across functions and confidently engage with external stakeholders. What You''ll Be Responsible For:Microbial Upstream Process DevelopmentLead the design, development, optimisation, and scale-up of microbial upstream processes for biologics productionSupport the development of processes for products such as: Recombinant proteinsAntibodies and biologic productsOther microbial-expressed therapeutic moleculesApply expertise across microbial fermentation, strain development, and bioreactor operations Technical Project LeadershipAct as the technical lead for small to medium-sized development projectsCoordinate activities across scientific, project management, and commercial functionsEnsure technical work ..... full job details .....