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