Head of Process Development

Nūmi is a bioproduction platform harnessing human mammary cells to produce key ingredients with proven health benefits across all stages of life. More specifically, it is the first European cultivated breast milk company aiming to produce human milk constituents to better match the ideal nutrition for babies. We are an early-stage, VC-backed biotech based in the heart of Paris (Hôpital Cochin, Paris 14th) and supported by world-class investors and scientific partners. ⚖️ Nūmi's Values ☀️ Positivity : At Nūmi, we cultivate positivity every day. Our mission drives us to communicate with passion and energy, always keeping the bigger impact in sight. We celebrate quick wins, but never lose track of our ultimate goal. 🤸 Excellence : At Nūmi, excellence starts with dedication and a commitment to constant improvement. We embrace challenges as opportunities to learn and push ourselves to deliver high-quality results. Through effort, attention to detail, and integrity, we grow both individually and collectively as a team. 💙 Team-Work and Pedagogy : At Nūmi, we believe that teamwork makes us stronger. We encourage knowledge-sharing, open feedback, and mutual respect. Each Nūmiz is here to lift others up, ensuring that the collective succeeds. 🚀 Ambition : At Nūmi, we set ambitious goals and challenge ourselves to think big. Nūmi is driven by bold ideas and relentless determination, always aiming for the stars to create real impact. Why this role matters 🌟 As we move from proof-of-concept to first industrial batches and prepare for scale-up beyond pilot, we are seeking a senior leader to own Nūmi's industrialisation strategy end-to-end. This role is mission-critical for Nūmi's development and path to market. You will be the technical spine of our Bioprocess organisation, translating our science into a robust, scalable and cost-effective platform , from cell line management through upstream, downstream and formulation, all the way to first commercial supply. Reporting to our CTO Eugénie, you will build and lead a talented technical team (Senior DSP Engineer, Lead of Upstream Bioprocess), define the scale-up roadmap, own capital expenditure decisions on facility and equipment, and act as the internal voice for what needs to happen technically to bring Nūmi to first commercial launch. You will interface daily with our CMC Lead, our Reg & QC Implementation Lead and our Preclinical & Bioactivity Lead to ensure that every industrial decision is defensible in the regulatory dossier and consistent with the functional profile of our ingredients. Key Responsibilities 🏭 Industrialisation Strategy & Roadmap Ownership Define, own and continuously refine Nūmi's industrialisation roadmap, from current pilot scale to first commercial supply. Make the critical strategic decisions on the scale-up trajectory : bioreactor sizing, single-use vs stainless, in-house facility vs CDMO tech transfer, etc... Track and report on industrialisation milestones,…