Senior Fermentation Scientist - Bioprocess Innovation

CIBUS LIMITED; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 128,000; Full time

Job summary

Cibus is seeking a Scientist, Fermentation in San Diego, CA to join a cross-functional team advancing fermentation processes for high value specialty ingredients. The role focuses on yeast and bacterial strains, developing scalable and cost-efficient methods for cosmetic, nutrition, or flavor and fragrance applications.

Required education includes a PhD/MS/BS in relevant fields and 3–5+ years of fermentation experience.

Qualifications

• Design and execute fermentation experiments to maximize product titer and specification goals.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute fermentation experiments to maximize product titer and specification goals.
• Develop and implement procedures to increase fermentation reproducibility and throughput.
• Conduct data analysis to understand key factors affecting fermentation results and provide DOE recommendations.
• Maintain fermentation lab, equipment, instruments, and supplies.
• Interact with Strain Development, Downstream Processing, and Analytical teams for iterative refinement of all processes.

Skills

Fermentation

Fermentor operations

Experimental design

Data analysis

Aseptic techniques

Microbiology

DoE

Bioprocess data

Team collaboration

Education

B.S./M.S./Ph.D. in Bio/Chemical Engineering or related field

Tools

BioFlo 320

Job description

Cibus is seeking a Scientist, Fermentation in San Diego, CA to join a cross-functional team advancing fermentation processes for high value specialty ingredients. The role focuses on yeast and bacterial strains, developing scalable and cost-efficient methods for cosmetic, nutrition, or flavor and fragrance applications.

Required education includes a PhD/MS/BS in relevant fields and 3–5+ years of fermentation experience.