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