R&D Technician - Fermentation & Biotechnology
R&D Technician - Fermentation & Biotechnology
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Job Description
- The individual will support the Fermentation & Biotechnology Team working from the Glenview R&D facility 40 hours per week on site.
- This position offers the candidate an excellent opportunity to learn alongside the innovative and disruptive Fermentation and Biotechnology team and will be instrumental in delivering new research platform initiatives across client product categories.
- The candidate will primarily support the natural preservation team performing microbiology benchwork.
- This individual must have a proven strong technical background intellectual curiosity problem solving and project management skills.
- He or she will progress internal research initiatives while supporting external research collaboration programs.
- Work with scientists to understand needs of upcoming experiments prepare microbiological media and other items necessary to complete experiments
- Assist with experiment planning setup and teardown of scientific equipment including bioreactors
- Run and maintain analytical equipment to analyze experimental outputs
- Record and report data generated through bench and pilot experiments
- Conduct bench top and pilot plant trials to explore and optimize formulations and processes.
- Assist scientists in keeping the lab clean and organized
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- High school diploma required B.S. in Microbiology Food Science Biochemistry Molecular Biology or related fields preferred
- Strong organization verbal and written communication and data recording skills
- Ability to learn quickly and work independently
- Ability to prioritize multitask and manage complexity in a fast-paced environment
- Strong out of the box thinker on solving technical problems
- Demonstrated record of conducting research projects either individually and or in collaboration with other teams
- Demonstrate ability to deal with ambiguity
- Possess technical /intellectual curiosity
- 1 3 years of prior microbiology laboratory experience
- Demonstrated strong work ethic and enthusiasm for hands-on research
- Local candidates only relocation assistance is not available for this position
Employment Type
Full-time
