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