Director of Manufacturing

Dispersa is a start-up specializing in the development of biosurfactants for use across various industries, as part of our greater mission to decarbonize the chemical industry. We are recruiting a Director of Manufacturing to lead the scale-up of our bioprocesses, oversee commercial manufacturing operations, and build a strong, high-performing manufacturing function aligned with our technical and commercial objectives.

RESPONSIBILITIES

As the Director of Manufacturing at Dispersa, you will be responsible for:

Bioprocess Scale-Up and Engineering

• Improve the commercial transferability of bioprocesses from pilot-scale to commercial-scale production, including upstream and downstream optimization
• Lead the scale-up of fermentation processes from approximately 1,000 L to 50,000 L+ reactor volumes
• Apply deep expertise in submerged (liquid) fermentation

Commercial Manufacturing Operations

• Overse...