Biochemical Engineer

Oxford, South West

An exciting new opportunity to join our clients as a Biochemical Engineer. As Biochemical Engineer in the Bioprocessing team, you will be tasked with developing the manufacturing process to produce tissue on a large scale.

Your duties will include:

Design, set up and operate end-to-end bioprocess at the bench-scale to enable efficient expansion, differentiation, and harvest of mammalian cell cultures
Develop process and implement enabling technologies that facilitate enhanced volumetric productivity
Design, plan, and execute R&D experiments that optimise unit operations and develop the over-arching bioprocess (from raw materials to final product), ensuring that deliverables are successfully met within the timeline
Analyse, summarise, record, and communicate experimental results.
Supervise and mentor junior engineers and scientists
Document research findings clearly in an electronic lab book
Along with team members, provide routine laboratory maintenance, including participating in equipment upkeep, cleaning rotas and laboratory consumables stock management
Ensure that laboratory and workshop health, safety and quality procedures are followed
Select, follow, and adapt experimental protocols and generate laboratory SOPs
Support the preparation of laboratory risk assessments and maintenance of health and safety protocols
Participate regularly in group meetings and prepare and deliver presentations to the project team and internal stakeholders

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Chemical Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, Biotechnology, or related field.

Essential Experience:

BSc with 6 or more years experience or PhD with 2 or more years experience in bioprocess development in an industrial or academic setting
Experience in designing, developing, and operating bioreactors up to 20L
Supervising junior engineers and scientists
Experience with downstream bioprocess technologies (e.g., filtration, centrifugation)
Substantial experience in aseptic cell culture, ideally with stem cells

Desirable experience:

Experience with adherent cell cultures is highly desirable
Experience with statistical software and DoE (design of experiments)
Line-management experience
Appreciation of Quality by Design principles
Ability to develop mechanical designs, PFD, P&IDs, HAZOP and SOPs
Experience with CAD (e.g., Autodesk) and CFD (e.g., Ansys Fluent) software packages
The ability to use a programming language (e.g., MATLAB, R) would be a bonus

About you

Advanced problem-solving skills
Excellent communication skills both written and spoken
Good time management and organisational skills
Able to multitask
Initiative
Happy in a growing team

Salary: £35000 - £45000 PA

Date Posted: 22/06/2022

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