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