Working cross-functionally with strain engineering, analytical development, formulation, and external manufacturing partners, the successful candidate will play a key role in advancing laboratory-scale processes to commercial production. Advanced knowledge of microbial physiology, fed-batch fermentation, bioprocess scale-up, and downstream processing, with hands-on experience in one or more production hosts including Escherichia coli, Komagataella phaffii (Pichia pastoris), Bacillus subtilis, or filamentous fungi.