Biomedical engineering supervisor vs bioprocess engineer

The differences between biomedical engineering supervisors and bioprocess engineers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a biomedical engineering supervisor and a bioprocess engineer. Additionally, a bioprocess engineer has an average salary of $99,153, which is higher than the $85,652 average annual salary of a biomedical engineering supervisor.

The top three skills for a biomedical engineering supervisor include biomedical equipment, medical devices and safety committee. The most important skills for a bioprocess engineer are CIP, pilot plant, and scale-up.

Biomedical engineering supervisor vs bioprocess engineer overview

	Biomedical Engineering Supervisor	Bioprocess Engineer
Yearly salary	$85,652	$99,153
Hourly rate	$41.18	$47.67
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	54,902	64,402
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 66%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	2	2

Biomedical engineering supervisor vs bioprocess engineer salary

Biomedical engineering supervisors and bioprocess engineers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Biomedical Engineering Supervisor	Bioprocess Engineer
Average salary	$85,652	$99,153
Salary range	Between $45,000 And $162,000	Between $69,000 And $142,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	CyberCoders
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between biomedical engineering supervisor and bioprocess engineer education

There are a few differences between a biomedical engineering supervisor and a bioprocess engineer in terms of educational background:

	Biomedical Engineering Supervisor	Bioprocess Engineer
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 66%
Most common major	Electromechanical Instrumentation And Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	Chemical Engineering
Most common college	Northwestern University	University of Pennsylvania

Biomedical engineering supervisor vs bioprocess engineer demographics

Here are the differences between biomedical engineering supervisors' and bioprocess engineers' demographics:

	Biomedical Engineering Supervisor	Bioprocess Engineer
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 95.6% Female, 4.4%	Male, 75.9% Female, 24.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.1% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 12.7% Asian, 13.1% White, 62.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 5.6% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 10.4% Asian, 20.3% White, 57.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	13%	13%

Differences between biomedical engineering supervisor and bioprocess engineer duties and responsibilities

Biomedical engineering supervisor example responsibilities.

Implement modifications to place equipment for 12-lead ECG investigation that lead to changes in accept monitoring standards.
Work directly with government officials and local healthcare professionals to ensure successful implementation of baby heart program.
Perform preventive maintenance completion to meet and exceed the minimum standard set by CES management.

Bioprocess engineer example responsibilities.

Accomplish QA of inspector worksheets during shipboard inspection, and generate certification report for government approval.
Coordinate off-site manufacturing, research and development activities with CMO's and CRO's.
Process development and optimization of human prourokinase (proUK) production by recombinant CHO cells.
Reformulate freeze-down media and process to facilitate thaw and scale-up with simplify operations and minimizing exposure to contaminants.
Support CMO initiatives by successfully completing process characterization studies and executing process validation studies at both small and large scales.
Propose and implement an architecture with significantly improve availability characteristics.

Biomedical engineering supervisor vs bioprocess engineer skills

Common biomedical engineering supervisor skills

Biomedical Equipment, 79%
Medical Devices, 7%
Safety Committee, 6%
Equipment Maintenance, 4%
Construction Projects, 2%
Maintenance Tasks, 2%

Common bioprocess engineer skills

CIP, 20%
Pilot Plant, 16%
Scale-Up, 14%
Data Analysis, 11%
Drug Substance, 11%
Sops, 8%

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