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