Job opening
Bioengineer or Chemical Engineer Bioreactor/bioprocessing
Filed under IT Services and IT Consulting
Full job description
100% ONSITE NORTH CHICAGO IL
Pay: $50-$55/hr
REQUIRED:
Degree in Chemical Engineering or Bioengineering with BS and typically 5+ years of experience, MS and typically 2+ years of experience, or PhD and typically 0+ years of experience in industry
TheSkincare Aesthetics Bioprocess Innovation Center (SABIC) is located in North Chicago and is a joint effort between Skincare Aesthetics R&D and Bioprocess Engineering R&D towards bioprocess discovery related to clients cell-based technologies for topical skincare.
The incumbent will help develop and optimize protocols for 3D bioreactor cell culture work using a human adherant primary cell line coupled with microcarriers as well as more traditional 2D cell culture. This role will focus on bioprocess optimization and secretome characterization.
Responsibilities:
Conduct laboratory experimentation for cell culture and bioprocess development, optimization, and scale-up in a quest to innovate new cell-based active materials and processes.
Pay: $50-$55/hr
REQUIRED:
Degree in Chemical Engineering or Bioengineering with BS and typically 5+ years of experience, MS and typically 2+ years of experience, or PhD and typically 0+ years of experience in industry
- Bioreactor/bioprocess experience
- Cell culture experience
- Bioassay experience
- Scale-up experience
- Chemical engineering or bioengineering education (BS+4, MS+2, PhD+0)
TheSkincare Aesthetics Bioprocess Innovation Center (SABIC) is located in North Chicago and is a joint effort between Skincare Aesthetics R&D and Bioprocess Engineering R&D towards bioprocess discovery related to clients cell-based technologies for topical skincare.
The incumbent will help develop and optimize protocols for 3D bioreactor cell culture work using a human adherant primary cell line coupled with microcarriers as well as more traditional 2D cell culture. This role will focus on bioprocess optimization and secretome characterization.
Responsibilities:
Conduct laboratory experimentation for cell culture and bioprocess development, optimization, and scale-up in a quest to innovate new cell-based active materials and processes.
- Stirred-tank bioreactor bioprocess development and optimization
- Support scale-up from 100 mL to 15+L cultures
- Evaluate and optimize feeding process, including continuous perfusion feed system
- Daily checks and maintenance through bioprocess experiments (like glucose/lactate monitoring, viability and proliferation tracking etc)
- Perform bioassays to characterize secretome product (like ELISA, flow cytometry, immunofluorescent imaging etc)
- Assist with sample prep and working with collaborators for secretome characterization
- Assist in analysis and interpretation of proteomic, lipidomic, and metabolomic data
- Regular updates through oral presentations and written technical reports
- Degree in Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, discipline with BS and typically 5+ years of experience, MS and typically 2+ years of experience, or PhD and typically 0+ years of experience in industry
- Must have strong fundamentals in cell biology
- Must have hands-on experience with cell culture
- Desirable to have experience working with bioreactors, process optimization, and scale-up
- Proven ability to adjust accordingly in response to shifting priorities
- Proven ability to design and carry through multiple experiments in parallel