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