What are the responsibilities and job description for the Engineer I Upstream Processing position at Pyramid Consulting, Inc.?
Job Details
Immediate need for a talented Engineer I Upstream Processing. This is a 08 months contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in Elkton, VA (Onsite). Please review the job description below and contact me ASAP if you are interested.
Job ID:25-62054
Pay Range: $30 - $36.50/hour. Employee benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave (depending on work location).
Key Responsibilities:
- Participate in/drive fermentation and/or purification of proteins/VLPs at lab and pilot scale.
- Provide support for execution of process development activities and manufacturing investigations.
- Perform laboratory scale studies.
- Design and troubleshoot experiments.
- Employ excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Author laboratory notebooks and technical documents.
- Work both independently and within multidisciplinary team.
- Produce high quality work against firm deadlines.
- Maintain good sample handling practices.
- Balance and prioritize competing deliverables.
- Commit to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace.
Key Requirements and Technology Experience:
- Key Skills:Automation, Bioreactors, Upstream processing, Fermentation .
- A bachelor s degree in a relevant scientific discipline (biochemistry, chemistry, biology), life sciences, Engineering.
- TOP**Experience with Bio Reactor and or Micro fermentation experience. Any automation (Client v system) experience great asset. Aseptic technique experience
- Wet chemistry laboratory skills (pipetting, buffer preparation, filtration, dilution, stoichiometry)
- Proficiency with technical writing and laboratory records (laboratory notebooks, chemical inventory, data management)
- Excellent collaborative and team-working skills
- Strong technical problem-solving abilities, data interpretation and presentation competence.
- Experience performing fermentation or cell culture studies at the labs scale
- Experience performing fermentation or cell culture studies using shake flasks
- Knowledge of yeast fermentation and metabolism
- Experience with laboratory operations
- Experience with facility operations
- Experience working in an industry environment
- Experience conducting laboratory scale process characterization studies
- Experience troubleshooting technical issues (experimental, equipment-related issues)
- SHIFT- 3-2-3 Day/Night 6a-6pm, 6p-6a rotating shift schedule .
Our client is a leading Pharmaceutical Industry, and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions. If you are interested in this position, please apply online for immediate consideration.
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