Biologist Bioengineer Lab

Requirements of the position: 

Bachelor or Master Science degree in Biology/Microbiology or a related field (e.g., Biochemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering).
Direct experience with the running bioreactors, analyzing samples from bioreactors using analytical equipment.
Candidate must have a valid driver’s license.
 

The ideal candidate will have experience in assessing health and safety hazards and controls as well as QA/QC, and in writing Environmental Health and Safety plans for research projects.

If you or anyone you know is interested, qualified and immediately available please send an updated resume to rjepsen@financialstaffers.biz for immediate review and consideration.  Resumes of interested candidates must be received by Thursday, 6/25/26 to be considered and be prepared for a quick screening call by our agency.

Duties of the position: 

• Daily experimental activities in a lab environment.
• Conduct literature search and review, and report findings
• Maintain and operate bioreactors, such as fermenters for production of fuels and products from organic waste streams, degradation of polymer samples in receiving environments, and bioleaching of critical minerals
• Conduct analyses of samples collected from bioreactor and fermenter operations at lab-scale and pilot-scale
• Isolate DNAs from collected samples for qPCR and metagenomic analyses
• Conduct analysis of slurry and water samples using spectrophotometry and other regular laboratory equipment
• Operate manual and automatic lab instruments and equipment
• Analytical techniques such as FT-IR, UV-VIS, GC and HPLC.
• 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.
• Use analytical equipment including: gas chromatograph (GC), high pressure liquid chromatograph (HPLC), inductively coupled plasma (ICP)

Weekly team meeting. 

·        Compile experimental data share the results with the team.