Transcript BRG Update

Biotechnology
Workforce – An
Overview
Russ Read,
Executive Director
National Center Biotechnology
Workforce
Forsyth Technical Community College
AURP - November 3, 2005
Core Scientific Principle
Basis of Biotechnology
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Objectives
 Industry Sectors & General Overview
 Skills & Education Required Within the Industry
 Demand-Driven Workforce Solutions
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Biotechnology Industry
Characteristics
 Small
 Highly Regulated
 Young and Still Developing
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Biotechnology Occupational
Characteristics
 Specialized Skills
 High Level of Education
 Higher Wages
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Workforce Challenges
 Pipeline Development
– Recruitment
– Retention
 Skills Competencies & Training
– Competencies & Career Ladders
– Mapping to Other Industries
 Image & Outreach to the Public
– Data & Definition
– Image
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Workforce Solutions
Examples
 Pipeline – Recruitment & Retention
– Provide students & faculty with opportunities such
as job shadowing, mentoring, industry speakers,
career clubs, etc.
– Create flexible, short-term training options to keep
up with ongoing industry training.
– Create a system for continuous skills-upgrade
training, career enhancement, and career ladders
and lattices.
 Skill Competencies & Training
– Create a map & matrix of existing competencies and
models, assess gaps, and validate/update regularly.
– Develop models with incentives for K-12 institutions
to work with college and corporate partners.
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Long & Short-Term Solutions
 Community Colleges Hold the Key
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Opportunities
 With each new industry breakthrough and
advancement comes new jobs.
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Regional Partnerships &
Collaboration
 Know what resources exist within your
region.
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Employment Projections 2002-12
 Industry
– Scientific research, development &
technical services: 70%
– Pharmaceutical & medical
manufacturing: 23%
 Occupations
– Life, physical & social scientists:
17%
– Biological scientists: 19%
– Biological technicians: 19%
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Introduction: Biotechnology
Community College Training Programs
 Demand (or workforce) driven
 Fulfill local workforce needs
 Training requirement varies to locale
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Diverse Training Needs
 Similar type of Biotech job
positions exist across the
country
 There are emerging
biotechnology specializations
 Examples: research &
development,
bioprocessing/biomanufacturing
and bioinformatics
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Diverse Communities
 Agricultural biotechnology - rural clusters
 Manufacturing - Biomanufacturing/
bioprocessing
 Informatics - life science applications linked to
software/ IT clusters
 Research & Development – adjacent to
universities with biotechnology / biomedical
research focus
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Skills/Education Requirements
Biotechnology
Discovery Research Technician or Assistant
 Description:
– Perform research tasks & experiments
– Analyze & interpret data
– Write experimental protocols, reports, &
summaries
– Handle & purchase lab equipment and supplies
 Entry- Level Position:
– Associate degree in science with related
experience with annual salary of $25,000+
 Other Positions:
– R&D positions linked to bioinformatics
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Skills/Education
Bioinformatics Associate
 Description:
– Store, retrieve & analyze biological information
such as DNA and protein sequences
– Run data analysis programs & data mining on
public gene databases
– Work closely with research scientists to prepare
software design specifications
– Routinely use Linux, Oracle or Access database
programs and Perl or Java language
 Entry-Level Position:
– B.S. in life science field with lab experience and 0-2
years computer science experience
– A.S. in computer science with biotechnology lab
and bioinformatics certificates
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Biomanufacturing Jobs
Technician level
 Process Development (=Industrial Engineering
Technician; O*NET 17-3026.00)
 Validation (=Industrial Engineering Technician; O*NET
17-3026.00)
 Manufacturing Upstream (O*NET 19-4021.00)
 Manufacturing Downstream (O*NET 19-4021.00)
 Instrumentation/Calibration (Instrumentation
Technician; O*NET 17-3023.02)
 Chemistry QC (QC Technician; O*NET 17-3026.00)
 Mircobiology QC (QC Technician; O*NET 17-3026.00)
 Quality Assurance Documentation (=QC Technician;
O*NET 17-3026.00)
 Facilities (Maintenance Mechanic; O*NET 49-9041.00)
 Environmental Health & Safety (Safety Inspector or
Technician; O*NET 29-9011.00)
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Biomanufacturing
Technician Jobs)
 Note: Any of the biomanufacturing jobs can be
had at the entry or “technician” level, e.g.
Upstream Bio-Manufacturing Technician pays
about $40,000.
 Education: an Associate degree or Certificate
from a community college biotechnology
program with a biomanufacturing focus.
 Example: displaced worker with previous
supervisory experience could be hired as a
Supervisor in Upstream Bio-Manufacturing and
garner a much higher salary (e.g. $70,000 vs.
$40,000).
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Rational
 Capture: best practices in the development of skill
standards, certification and curriculum in regionally
specialized biotech training centers
 Disseminate: make available replicable models to
community colleges across America
Composition
 Team: 5 centers of Excellence/Expertise regionally
based with niche mandates
 Collective purpose: a national resource
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Regional Centers of
Excellence/Expertise
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Problem/Solutions/Products
 Bellevue CC retrains displaced workers from IT
layoffs to become in demand Life Science
Informatics specialist –process, skill requirements,
job descriptions & curriculum available
 Forsyth Tech CC ( 3 years old, largest BT Training
program in NC) retrains displaced workers of
manufacturing lay offs to become needed research
lab technicians- curriculum available
 Indian Hills CC trains biofermentor technicians to
address the increased demands for biofuelscurriculum available
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Partnerships/Models/Replication
 Mira Costa CC develops unique ways of
dealing with industry and professional
partners- attitude based- create win/ win
for community to fulfill the need for trained
workers – results in-kind opportunities
 New Hampshire CTC works closely with
biomanufacturing companies in the
Northeast to fulfill their needs for skilled
technicians and professionals
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A.S. Degree in Biotechnology
(e.g. NHCTC)
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Year 1
General Biology I/II
Microbiology
General Chemistry
I/II
Organic Chemistry
Introduction to
Computers/Internet
English Composition
Algebra II
Social Science Elective
Writing Technical
Documents
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Year 2
Biotechnology
Experience I: Discovery
Research (192 hrs)
Biotechnology
Experience II:
Biomanufacturing (192
hrs)
Ethics or Bioethics
Probability and Statistics
Elective
(Language/Humanities/F
ine Arts)
Technical Elective (could
be Externship)
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E.g. Certificate in Biotechnology
 Biotechnology
Experience I:
Discovery Research
(192 hrs)
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 Biotechnology
Experience II:
Biomanufacturing
(192 hrs)
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Universality of Biotechnology Curricula
 The Bioscience Industry Skill Standards
define the skills, knowledge and attributes
required for Biotechnology jobs.
Published in 1995, they can be found at
 http://www2.edc.org/bec/standards/gatew
ay/Pages%2072-73.pdf
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Biomanufacturing Technician:
Upstream Processing
CHO OD and Viable cells/ml v Time
0.2
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0.18
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0.16
OD at 650nm
0.12
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0.1
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0.08
0.06
Viable cells/ml
x10^5
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0.14
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OD650
0.04
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0.02
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Viable cells/ml
x105
0
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Time point
BATCH CULTURE
CHO CELLS
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Communication
Life Science Informatics
Bellevue Community College
Life Science Informatics
Patricia Dombrowski
Director, Life Science Informatics
[email protected]
Agriculture & Food
Processing
Indian Hills
Community College
Michael Ott
Director of Iowa
BioDevelopment
[email protected]
Biomanufacturing
New Hampshire Community
Technical College
Director
Sonia Wallman, Ph.D.
[email protected]
Research and Development
Forsyth Tech
Dr. Lucas D. Shallua (VMD, PhD)
Department Chair
[email protected]
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Bioprocessing
Russ H. Read
MiraCosta College
Ric Matthews
Dean, Math and Sciences
[email protected]
Executive Director
[email protected]
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For information please visit the following web
sites:
www.workforce3one.org
www.biotechworkforce.org
Please visit a DOL/ ETA webinar on the
Biotechnology Workforce originally broadcast
9/14/05 by connecting to either of these sites
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