R&D Technician - Fermentation & Biotechnology

R&D Technician - Fermentation & Biotechnology - Glenview (onsite) Job Title: R&D Technician - Fermentation & Biotechnology Job Type: (Accounting/Finance, Admin/Clerical, Business Professional, Creative, Healthcare, Light Industrial, Scientific, Technical) Scientific Number of openings requested: 1 Title Type: (Plant, Non-Plant, Professional) Professional Work Location: (Remote, City & State, or both for Hybrid) Glenview Cost Center #: C1930727 Company Code: U025 Product Category / GL Account: 57500401 / 36520100 Finance/ZBB/Controllership Approval Method (email, TEAMS ping, other): Email Finance/ZBB/Controllership Approval Date: Supplier/Vendor: (if you dont have a specific supplier in mind, list all) All Job Description: (please attach) Provided Scheduled Days of the Week & Hours: M-F 8:00am-5:00pm Start Date: 9/2/2025 End Date: 12/31/2025 'Looking to Convert to FTE (full time employment): (yes or no)' No Interview Process: (individual or panel, one or multiple) Panel of 2 (30 minutes) Interview Type: (video, call, in-person) Video Must haves: 13 years of prior microbiology laboratory experience Demonstrated strong work ethic and enthusiasm for hands-on research Local candidates only relocation assistance is not available for this position Job Description: Contractor - Technician - R&D Fermentation & Biotechnology The individual will support the Fermentation & Biotechnology Team working from the Glenview R&D facility, 40 hours per week on site. This position offers the candidate an excellent opportunity to learn alongside the innovative and disruptive Fermentation and Biotechnology team and will be instrumental in delivering new research platform initiatives across product categories. The candidate will primarily support the natural preservation team, performing microbiology benchwork. This individual must have a proven strong technical background, intellectual curiosity, problem solving and project management skills. He or she will progress internal research initiatives, while supporting external research collaboration programs. Responsibilities: Work with scientists to understand needs of upcoming experiments, prepare microbiological media and other items necessary to complete experiments Assist with experiment planning, setup, and teardown of scientific equipment, including bioreactors Run and maintain analytical equipment to analyze experimental outputs Record and report data generated through bench and pilot experiments Conduct bench top and pilot plant trials to explore and optimize formulations and processes. Assist scientists in keeping the lab clean and organized Requirements High school diploma required, B.S. in Microbiology, Food Science, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology or related fields preferred Strong organization, verbal and written communication, and data recording skills Ability to learn quickly and work independently Ability to prioritize, multitask, and manage complexity in a fast-paced environment Strong out of the box thinker on solving technical problems Demonstrated record of conducting research projects either individually and or in collaboration with other teams Demonstrate ability to deal with ambiguity Possess technical /intellectual curiosity Remote About the Company: Apidel Technologies Apply tot his job