Associate Scientist, Upstream Process Development

Job overview

The Associate Scientist, Upstream Process Development role is remote-first with periodic in-person collaboration; the listing location is Kansas City, MO, and the posting says the ideal candidate is in the Midwest. Salary is $90,000–$115,000 per year. The role sits within the Supply Chain and Operations team at a science-first company developing probiotic and live microbial products. The scientist develops and scales fermentation processes from laboratory work through commercial production, serving as a technical bridge between research and development and manufacturing partners. The work helps make live culture products scalable, reproducible, and commercially viable.

What you'll do

• Develop and optimize microbial fermentation processes from shake flask through pilot and manufacturing scale
• support technology transfer to CMO/CDMO partners
• author transfer packages and troubleshoot deviations
• design DOE studies to characterize process parameters
• author SOPs, batch records, and technical reports for GMP manufacturing
• support downstream processing
• collaborate with R&D, Quality, and Supply Chain.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

associate scientist

upstream process development

remote-first

kansas city mo listing

dsc resources

microbial fermentation

process scale-up

technology transfer

gmp manufacturing

$90k–$115k

no visa sponsorship

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Remote-first with periodic in-person collaboration; candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future visa sponsorship.

About the employer

DSC Resources is hiring for this role. Industry: Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology). Sector: 54.