Director, Membrane Engineering & Scale-Up

Polymer; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and equity packages

Job summary

Osmoses is seeking a Director of Membrane Engineering to lead a team of scientists and engineers focused on advanced membrane technologies for gas separation. The role combines deep technical expertise with people leadership, program management, and hands-on problem solving in a fast-paced environment.

You will establish research priorities, develop team capabilities, and drive execution of critical technology programs while collaborating across functions to translate scientific advances into

Qualifications

• 5+ years of membrane development for gas separations.
• Hands-on end-to-end membrane product development from permeators to modules.
• Hollow fiber gas separation experience strongly preferred.
• Experience translating R&D advances into robust fabrication processes.
• Proven leadership of scientists and engineers.

Responsibilities

• Direct Membrane Engineering Team and act as technical authority.
• Drive technology development from research through scale-up and commercialization.
• Build and develop a high-performing team with clear expectations and growth.
• Own technical execution with rigorous experimental design and data integrity.
• Collaborate with Chemistry and Implementation to scale membranes for commercial use.
• Advise Leadership on priorities, risks, and opportunities.

Skills

Membrane development

Hollow fiber experience

Leadership

Scale‑up & manufacturing

Troubleshooting

Strong communication

Education

PhD (preferred)

Job description

Osmoses is seeking a Director of Membrane Engineering to lead a team of scientists and engineers focused on advanced membrane technologies for gas separation. The role combines deep technical expertise with people leadership, program management, and hands-on problem solving in a fast-paced environment.

You will establish research priorities, develop team capabilities, and drive execution of critical technology programs while collaborating across functions to translate scientific advances into