Process Engineering Associate

Bio-Techne • Minneapolis, MN

1d • $55,600 - $91,450

About The Position

By joining Bio-Techne, you’ll join a company with a powerful and positive purpose of enabling cutting-edge research in Life Sciences and Clinical Diagnostics. Bio-Techne, and all of its brands, provides tools for researchers to further treat and prevent disease worldwide. Pay Range: $55,600.00 - $91,450.00 Position Summary: This Process Engineering Associate position is a >75% bench based position that will initiate and execute testing of Luminex assays supporting Product Support investigations. Position will also have significant work on raw material equivalence testing across multiple immunoassay platforms including Luminex, ELISA Quantikine, QuicKit, and DuoSet products. Evaluate and research the issues, plan and perform appropriate experiments, and report final conclusions with little or no supervision. This position functions collaboratively with multiple departments. This position will also support addressing post-launch manufacturing, QC, marketing, and customer issues to include troubleshooting problems and enhancing or improving products or processes. The Process Engineer will join a strong and fun multidisciplinary team of biologists, chemists and engineers focused on developing breakthrough solutions, with great opportunities to develop your technical and intellectual skill sets in a highly dynamic and interactive environment. We are looking for an individual who is motivated, organized, with a positive can-do attitude, and the flexibility to support a diversity of company activities and projects.

Requirements

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree and 2-5 years of relevant experience; Or, Master’s degree in a related field and 0-2 years of relevant experience.
• Must possess a demonstrated working knowledge of scientific principles.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel are required.
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment, multi-task, and have good communication skills, both verbally and in writing.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with bead-based immunoassays and / or plate-based assays is desirable.
• Computer entry and/or typing skills are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Perform testing for Luminex, Quantikine, QuicKit and DuoSet immunoassays.
• Prepare reports and summaries of experiments.
• Maintain lab equipment (plate washers, Luminex instruments and spectrophotometers).
• Maintain compliance with quality training and documentation.
• Effectively prioritize and complete goals on time via demonstrated proficiency with planning and multi-tasking.
• Collaborate with biologists, chemists and engineers across Development, Operations, Quality Control and Process Engineering teams
• Develop presentations and communicate technical results to internal and external groups
• Follows company policies and practices as outlined in Handbook and follow guidelines regarding safety as outline in the AWAIR, Chemical Hygiene and Exposure Control manuals in accordance to the job.
• Performs additional duties as assigned.

Benefits

• We offer competitive insurance benefits starting on day one: medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, long-term disability, pet, and legal and ID shield.
• We invest in our employees’ financial futures through 401k plans, an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), Health Saving Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and Dependent Care FSA.
• We empower our employees develop their careers through mentorship, promotional opportunities, training and development, tuition reimbursement, internship programs, and more.
• We offer employee resource groups, volunteer paid time off, employee events, and charity drives to build a culture of caring and belonging.
• We offer an accrued leave policy with paid holidays, paid time off, and paid parental leave.
• We foster a culture of empowerment and innovation, where employees feel valued and encouraged to bring their new ideas to the table.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level