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Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers

  • Bright Outlook
  • Rapid Growth

Define, plan, or execute biofuels/biodiesel research programs that evaluate alternative feedstock and process technologies with near-term commercial potential.

What you’d do

  • Design or conduct applied biodiesel or biofuels research projects on topics, such as transport, thermodynamics, mixing, filtration, distillation, fermentation, extraction, and separation.
  • Analyze data from biofuels studies, such as fluid dynamics, water treatments, or solvent extraction and recovery processes.
  • Prepare, or oversee the preparation of, experimental plans for biofuels research or development.
  • Provide technical or scientific guidance to technical staff in the conduct of biofuels research or development.
  • Propose new biofuels products, processes, technologies or applications based on findings from applied biofuels or biomass research projects.
  • Conduct experiments on biomass or pretreatment technologies.
  • Prepare biofuels research and development reports for senior management or technical professionals.
  • Develop lab scale models of industrial scale processes, such as fermentation.

Skills that matter

  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Critical Thinking
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Speaking
  • Systems Analysis

How to get there

Considerable preparation: most need a four-year bachelor's degree

Also called

  • Analytical Research Program Manager
  • Biodiesel Division Manager
  • Laboratory Manager (Lab Manager)
  • Project Development Director
  • Biofuels Manager
  • Business Development and New Technology Manager

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