Bachelors degree
Bachelors degrees are traditionally offered by liberal arts colleges and universities. In some areas community colleges offer bachelors degrees in technical areas of biotechnology.
Agricultural Technician
Agricultural Technicians work to support the production and use of agricultural materials. They may perform agricultural research and / or work as field technicians, collecting and ...
Biofuel Technician
Biofuel technicians carry out work involved in producing biofuels such as ethanol and biodiesel.
Biomanufacturing Technician - Downstream
Downstream processes are those in which the products are harvested, tested, purified and packaged.
Biomanufacturing Technician - Upstream
Upstream processes are those in which biological materials are either obtained from an outside source or inoculated and grown in culture, under controlled conditions, to ...
Cell Culture Technician
Cell culture technicians grow living cells in culture flasks, bioreactors, plates and other kinds of containers. The types of cells they grow can come from plants, animals, fungi ...
Clinical Research Associate
Clinical Research Associates conduct studies to examine the safety and efficacy of new drugs in human patients. These studies are known as clinical trials. They follow GCPs (Good ...
Compliance Specialist
Compliance Specialists manage their organization's need to obey regulations such as grant requirements, or local, state or federal laws regulating the industry. This person may be ...
Food Sample Inspector
Food inspectors provide inspections of organizations that handle and prepare food, including restaurants, supermarkets and even slaughterhouses. Food inspectors make sure food ...
Food Technologist
Food technologists monitor food production and food safety.
Genomics Technician
Genomics technicians use a range of technologies related to characterizing and comparing DNA and RNA sequences. They isolate RNA and DNA from samples and are expected to be ...
Instrumentation / Calibration Technician
These jobs are for people who like to work with electronic equipment and are interested in biotechnology. Instrumentation technicians calibrate mechanical and laboratory ...
Laboratory Safety Associate
Laboratory Safety Associates, sometimes described as Lab Safety Officers or Lab Safety Specialists, are responsible for maintaining a safe and healthy work environment and ensuring ...
Laboratory Technician
Laboratory technicians perform experiments and carry out procedures as part of research projects.
Manufacturing Assistant
These are entry-level positions for people with a high school diploma. With a two year degree, an individual can advance to a manufacturing technician position. Biotechnology ...
Molecular Biology Technician
Molecular biology technicians are similar to genomics technicians. They would be expected to know molecular biology techniques such as DNA/RNA extraction, cloning, PCR, high ...
Plant Tissue Culture Technician
Plant tissue culture technicians work in laboratory environments and use aseptic (sterile) technique to propagate plants.
Process Development Associate
Process Development Associates evaluate biomanufacturing processes, improve them, and scale them up for larger batches of materials. Their goals are to improve product yield and ...
Product Development Technician
Product Development Technicians assist with the creation and production of medical devices (products for use in the medical sciences). The medical device field has a broad range of ...
Purification Technician
Purification technicians purify proteins using column chromatography, HPLC, FPLC, and monitor purity using fluorescence technologies, SDS-PAGE and Western Blot Analysis. ...
QA Documentation Coordinator
Documentation is critically important in biomanufacturing. Well-defined production Standard Operating Procedure documents enable consistent manufacture of the product as intended ...