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Job Description
Develop usable, tangible products, using knowledge of biology, chemistry, or engineering. Solve problems related to materials, systems, or processes that interact with humans, plants, animals, microorganisms, or biological materials.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 17-2199.01
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Biochemical Engineers”.
Also Known As…
- Biochemical Engineers
- University Extension Specialist
- Research Scientist
- Research Greenhouse Supervisor
- Research Engineer
- Research Associate
- Process Engineer
- Engineering Director
- Yield Improvement Engineer
- Yield Engineer
- Sustain Engineer
- Stack Yield Engineer
- Research Fellow
- Process Development Engineer
- Process Development Associate
- Pharmaceutical Scientist
- Pharmaceutical Engineer
- Nanotechnologist
- Fermentation Engineer
- Bioprocess Engineer
- Bioprocess Development Engineer
- Bioengineer
- Biochemical Engineer
- Biochemical Development Engineer
Tasks for “Research Fellow”
- Prepare technical reports, data summary documents, or research articles for scientific publication, regulatory submissions, or patent applications.
- Direct experimental or developmental activities at contracted laboratories.
- Read current scientific or trade literature to stay abreast of scientific, industrial, or technological advances.
- Design or direct bench or pilot production experiments to determine the scale of production methods that optimize product yield and minimize production costs.
- Devise scalable recovery, purification, or fermentation processes for producing proteins or other biological substances for human or animal therapeutic use, food production or processing, biofuels, or effluent treatment.
- Participate in equipment or process validation activities.
- Design products to measure or monitor airborne pollutants, such as carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, or particulate matter.
- Develop processes or products, such as natural recovery monitoring, in situ capping or treatment, or sediment removal, to treat contamination of subaqueous sediment.
- Collaborate with manufacturing or quality assurance staff to prepare product specification or safety sheets, standard operating procedures, user manuals, or qualification and validation reports.
- Communicate with suppliers regarding the design or specifications of bioproduction equipment, instrumentation, or materials.
- Design processes to manufacture synthetic molecules for applications such as pharmaceuticals or pesticides.
- Advise manufacturing staff regarding problems with fermentation, filtration, or other bioproduction processes.
- Communicate with bioregulatory authorities regarding licensing or compliance responsibilities.
- Confer with research and biomanufacturing personnel to ensure the compatibility of design and production.
- Develop biocatalytic processes to convert biomass to fuels or fine chemicals, using enzymes of bacteria, yeast, or other microorganisms.
- Develop recovery processes to separate or purify products from fermentation broths or slurries.
- Review existing manufacturing processes to identify opportunities for yield improvement or reduced process variation.
- Develop statistical models or simulations of biochemical production, using statistical or modeling software.
- Design or conduct studies to determine optimal conditions for cell growth, protein production, or protein or virus expression or recovery, using chromatography, separation, or filtration equipment, such as centrifuges or bioreactors.
- Prepare piping or instrumentation diagrams or other schematics for proposed process improvements, using computer-aided design software.
- Collaborate in the development or delivery of biochemical manufacturing training materials.
- Develop methodologies for transferring procedures or biological processes from laboratories to commercial-scale manufacturing production.
- Develop alternative processes to produce crude oil, such as extraction from diatoms or thermochemical conversion of manure or other wastes.
- Lead studies to examine or recommend changes in process sequences or operation protocols.
- Review existing biomanufacturing processes to ensure compliance with environmental regulations.
- Modify or control biological systems to replace, augment, or sustain chemical or mechanical processes.
- Create simulations or models to predict the impact of environmental factors, such as pollutants, climate change, or environmental remediation efforts.
- Consult with chemists or biologists to develop or evaluate novel technologies.
- Prepare project plans for biochemical equipment or facility improvements, including time lines, budgetary estimates, or capital spending requests.
- Maintain databases of experiment characteristics or results.
- Develop toxicological or environmental testing processes to measure chemical toxicity or environmental impact.
- Recommend biochemical process formulas, instrumentation, or equipment specifications, based on results of bench or pilot experimentation.
- Develop bioremediation processes to reduce pollution, protect the environment, or treat waste products.
- Develop experiments to determine production methods that minimize pollution or waste.
- Design or conduct follow-up experimentation, based on generated data, to meet established process objectives.
Related Technology & Tools
- High pressure liquid chromatographs HPLC
- Rheometers
- Nuclear magnetic resonance NMR spectroscopes
- Fluorospectrometers
- Microplate spectrophotometers
- Total organic carbon TOC analyzers
- Camcorders
- Fast protein liquid chromatographs FPLC
- Laminar flow hoods
- Freeze dryers
- Refractive index detectors
- Gas chromatographs GC
- Ion trap mass spectrometers
- Microbial fermenters
- Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ELISA plate readers
- Contact angle goniometers
- Centrifuges
- Aerosol generators
- Protein gel electrophoresis
- Extruders
- Plant photosynthesis meters
- X ray diffractometers
- Ion exchange purification systems
- Differential scanning calorimeters
- Oxygen meters
- Quadrupole mass spectrometers
- Flash point detectors
- Flow cytometers
- Liquid handling robots
- Optical particle counters
- Thermal cyclers
- Sugar analyzers
- Condensation nuclei counters CNC
- Fourier transform infrared FTIR spectrometers
- Chemiluminescence analyzers
- Viscometers
- Electroblotting apparatus
- Automatic titrators
- Ion chromatographs
- Capillary electrophoresis systems
- Gel documentation systems
- Carbon dioxide CO2 incubators
- Low-pressure impactors
- Tensionmeters
- Scanning electron microscopes SEM
- Autosamplers
- Aerosol analyzers
- Real-time polymerase chain reaction PCR equipment
- Flame ionization detectors FID
- Analytical balances
- Autoclaves
- Ultraviolet spectrometers
- Digital cameras
- Inverted light microscopes
- Microplate readers
- Fluorescence microscopes
- Particle size classifiers
- Personal computers
- pH meters
- Enzymatic membrane reactors
- Orbital shakers
- Confocal laser scanning microscopes
- Toxic gas detectors
- Surface area analyzers
- Dissolved oxygen probes
- Cell culture bioreactors
- Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA synthesizers
- Digital luxmeters
- Environmental growth chambers
- Ultraviolet spectrophotometers
- Ellipsometers
- Automated particle counters
- Bomb calorimeters
- Microsoft Word
- Bioreactor Design
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Polymath Software POLYMATH
- AspenTech HYSYS
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- UNIX
- Intelligen SuperPro Designer
- Microsoft Excel
- Minitab
- Wolfram Research Mathematica
- ApE A Plasmid Editor
- Maplesoft Maple
- SAS
- SAS JMP
- Thomson Reuters EndNote