Engineer I - Elkton Virginia

Company: Joul--
Location: Elkton, Virginia
Posted On: 04/26/2024

Job Title: Engineer I
Location: Elkton, VA
Hours/Schedule: Mon- Fri, 8am- 5pm
Type: Contract

Responsibilities Characterize proteins, VLPs and constituent components with a variety of analytical techniques
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


Requirements A bachelor's degree in a relevant scientific discipline (biochemistry, chemistry, biology), life sciences, Engineering
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


Preferred Experience and Skills: Experience working with analytical instrumentation (plate readers, densitometers, thermocyclers, cIEF, UV/Vis spectrophotometers, HPLC/ UPLC systems)
Experience working with tangential flow filtration processing - microfiltration/ultrafiltration
Experience working with protein purification
Experience working with column chromatography and AKTA/Unicorn systems
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 working in GMP and GLP environments
Experience with laboratory operations
Experience with facility operations
Experience working in an industry environments
Experience conducting laboratory scale process characterization studies
Experience troubleshooting technical issues (experimental, equipment-related issues)
Experience with material characterization
Experience working with enzymes and peptides
Experience in method development and method transfer
Experience with six sigma, 5S principles



Benefits
System One offers eligible employees health and welfare benefits coverage options, including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life insurance, voluntary plans, and participation in a 401(k) plan.

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