Biochemical Engineer Job Description
Biochemical engineer
provides support to Manufacturing with main focus on troubleshooting Equipment and Automation issues, and supporting/leading Process Equipment Investigations.
Biochemical Engineer Duties & Responsibilities
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May also be used as an internal resource by Manufacturing / QC when difficult problems arise in production
Develops cell manufacturing methods, including scale-up, yield optimization, and control strategies for anchorage dependent cells
Develops protein purification/concentration processes of complex biological solutions
Develops and/or assist in the development of drug delivery formulations
Develops alternative methods to remove and/or inactivate viruses in biological solutions
Designs, executes, and analyzes experimental results to define process variability and critical process parameters
Writes formal development reports for use in FDA regulatory submissions
Authors formal technology transfer plans for the transition of processes and methodologies to the manufacturing department
Maintains current training on the company’s manufacturing Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s), practices, and specifications
Cultures and evaluates new cell line as candidates for future production
Biochemical Engineer Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Education for Biochemical Engineer
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the biochemical engineer job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Engineering, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, Bio-Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Manufacturing, Science, Microbiology
Skills for Biochemical Engineer
Desired skills for biochemical engineer include:
Analysis and presentation
Biologics manufacturing process equipment and supporting utility systems
Biotech
Cellular transfections and molecular biological techniques
Fermentation principles relevant to bioprocess development
Graphing software
Large scale manufacturing equipment and automation
Medical device and hemodialysis industries
Microsoft Office applications
Pharmaceutical
Desired experience for biochemical engineer includes:
Experience with bioprocess design and fermentation
Experience with experimental design and process optimization
Experience in the scale-up of processes from lab to commercial
4+ years industry experience including lab work, automation, LC, LCMS
Maintain and operate bioreactors, such as fluidized bed reactor and microbial fuel cells for production of fuels and products from waste streams
Conduct analyses of samples collected from bioreactor and membrane filtration operations at lab-scale and pilot-scale
Biochemical Engineer Examples
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Biochemical Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of biochemical engineer. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for biochemical engineer
- Maintains proper documentation of all experimental procedures and results
- Prepares presentations of ideas, data, conclusions, processes, and outcomes for discussion with team
- Works closely with the R&D and regulatory departments to achieve company goals
- Scales-up cell culture processes
- Explores alternative methods of scalable, cell culture processes
- Troubleshoots ongoing manufacturing processes
- Developing process piping, valving and tankage to support the manufacturing processes
- Maintaining and improving system design and ensure compliance with applicable regulations
- Developing and executing equipment and process validations related to Mix System components and processes
- Conducting quality investigations and troubleshoot complex issues based on expertise
Qualifications for biochemical engineer
- Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Bioprocess, Biochemical, Chemical Engineering or related discipline of study
- Demonstrated track record of working cross functionally with diverse business partners to achieve goals
- Five or more years of relevant research/engineering experience in industry setting
- Operate manual and automatic lab instruments and equipment
- Conduct techno-economic analysis and design of processes and plants
- Analytical techniques such as FT-IR, UV-VIS, GC and HPLC
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Biochemical Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a biochemical engineer. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for biochemical engineer
- Directly training or participating in the training of technical personnel
- Cooperatively working with other department representatives, lead persons, engineers, and any others to improve shift effectiveness, increase productivity, reduce costs and maintain regulatory compliance
- Communicating shift/project reports and statuses to Department Head
- Providing engineering support to mixing department as when needed
- Identifying, suggesting, recommending improvements, and implementing modifications to increase productivity and reduce costs
- Notify Primary Components Manager and Engineering Manager of any unusual problem
- Responsible for managing research projects in areas of strategic importance to the company
- Develop, optimize and implement new methods for development and implementation of technology transfer of new products and must be able to create and maintain comprehensive project documentation
- Participate in analyzing bioanalytical samples (blood, plasma, serum) and must accurately perform, document, and report experiments in a timely manner
- Development of a novel blood purification technologies for removing substances from the blood products associated with transfusion related adverse events
Qualifications for biochemical engineer
- Manage lab activities, including the analysis of health and safety hazards, the preparation of suitable health and safety plans, and the maintenance of a neat, clean and organized environment in the lab
- Manage sample collection, archives, and analytical data files
- Considerable skills in oral, written and presentation communications
- Experience with the running bioreactors, analyzing samples from bioreactors using analytical equipment
- Experience in techno-economic analysis and modelling of processes, proficiency with Excel and Matlab, and process simulation software (Aspen or ChemCAD)
- Process simulation and design experience
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Biochemical Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for a biochemical engineer. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for biochemical engineer
- Managing research projects in areas of strategic importance to the company
- Developing, optimizing and implementing new methods for development and implementation of technology transfer of new products and must be able to create and maintain comprehensive project documentation
- Contribute to project teams with internal and external partners
- Develop assays utilizing technologies such as PCR, NGS, and ELISA
- Develop nucleic acid extraction methods on our automated platform
- Work collaboratively in a cross-functional team of biologists, biochemists, and engineers
Qualifications for biochemical engineer
- Experience in assessing health and safety hazards and controls QA/QC, and in writing Environmental Health and Safety plans for research projects
- Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Biochemical Engineering or related discipline with 3+ years of industy experience in a laboratory environment
- Strong aptitude and desire for labwork
- Self-motivated, organized with an aptitude for scientific investigation and rigorous analytical thinking
- Ability to act independently while being eager to collaborate and work with multidisciplinary teams
- Basic understanding of protein expression and cell physiology, and familiarity with related literature is preferred
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Biochemical Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is hiring for a biochemical engineer. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for biochemical engineer
- Creation and evaluation of biochemical and chemical assays
- Experience with or basic understanding of requirements for interdepartmental technology transfer
- Aseptic technique and proper handling of human tissue and cell specimens
- Keen understanding of protein biochemistry and analytical techniques
- Understanding of microbiology, virology and other adventitious agents
- Familiarity with development and commercialization of biologic products
Qualifications for biochemical engineer
- PhD with 2+ years of experience, Master’s (MS) degree with 4+ years of experience in Life Sciences or Biochemical Engineering/ Molecular Biology
- GMP controlled therapeutic manufacturing environment is a plus
- Experience growing and maintaining primary, anchorage-dependent anchorage-independent cells
- Experience with instrumentation for assessing growth rates and quantitating the viability and health of cells
- Experience scaling-up cell culture and investigating various cell culture technologies
- Experience with cell culture instrumentation
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Biochemical Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a biochemical engineer. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for biochemical engineer
- Master’s degree 3+ years of directly related experience OR
- Associate's degree and 10 years of Process Development experience OR
- High school diploma/GED & 12 years of Process Development experience
- Able to apply engineering principles and statistical analysis, including design of experiments, in-order to solve processing issues and evaluate opportunities for process improvements
- Demonstrated ability to work under moderate direction
- Able to analyze and interpret data
Qualifications for biochemical engineer
- Insight to proprietary approaches to research
- Understanding of mass spectrometry, density gradient centrifugation, various forms of non-traditional analytical techniques
- Cell analysis by flow cytometry
- Execute on technology transfer projects, resolve processing issues, and conduct technical assessments on process/product impact due to changes in equipment, scale, and raw materials
- Be responsible for providing on-the-floor support during clinical and validation runs, and the compilation and presentation of relevant process data
- Provide technical support and troubleshoot clinical and commercial drug substance manufacturing