Senior Metabolic & Biomanufacturing Process Engineer

About the role

We are seeking a highly motivated metabolic and bioprocess engineer to contribute to a team focused on engineering microbial metabolic pathways and optimizing biomanufacturing processes, including upstream and downstream processing. As part of the Biological Sciences Group, in the Research Exploratory Development Department, you will be at the forefront of APL's mission to provide impactful contributions to critical challenges.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and characterize recombinant metabolic pathways in microbial organisms.
• Design, implement, and optimize biomanufacturing processes.
• Lead projects and teams for both internally funded and externally funded efforts in the research areas mentioned above.
• Support new business development activities to expand program scope within the Research and Exploratory Development Department and other business areas across APL, including concept development, proposal writing, and project execution.
• Work with a technical team providing leadership in the development of new opportunities and support internal initiatives, driving technical innovation and growth in areas relevant to APL sponsors.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with external sponsors.

Requirements

• PhD in Biological Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Molecular Biology or a similar field.
• Extensive wet lab experience manipulating the metabolism of microbes and in scaling metabolite synthesis and downstream processing.
• Experience with analytical chemistry techniques and equipment including: HPLC, GC/MS, or LC/MS.
• Proficiency in molecular biology techniques, including DNA manipulation and plasmid construction, qPCR, protein analysis, plate-reader assay development, microscopy techniques, and microbial cell culture.
• Experience designing, executing, and troubleshooting a wide range of biological assays.
• Strong leadership skills, including excellent written and verbal communication skills, demonstrated through a combination of publication record, teaching, and professional experience.
• Able to obtain an Interim Secret level security clearance by your start date and can ultimately obtain a TS/SCI level clearance.

Qualifications

• Have experience working with non-lab adapted or anaerobic microbes, including such as Rhodopseudomonas palustris and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
• Have experience with yeast, plant, algae, or microbiome systems.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

Minimum Rate $105,000 Annually
Maximum Rate $290,000 Annually

Schedule

Not specified.