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