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