Scientist

Deliverables:

• Develop new protocols, complete experiments help analyze data - Monthly

• Meet with lab members to present updates - Bi-Weekly

Statement of Work Details:

• Provide scientific and technical expertise to all visiting fellows, post-docs, and technicians. - 1
• Train staff on the proper usage of equipment. - 2
• Train staff in a wide variety of techniques used in the laboratory. - 3
• Search existing literature for new and/or relevant techniques. - 4
• Assist the lab staff in the creation and preparation of a variety of documents required by the lab’s scientific activities. - 5
• Provides interpretation of results, guidance, and scientific support to the management team.

• Supports the planning and execution of research experiments in the context of the laboratory's overall research program.

• Evaluate new techniques, instruments, and software for potential incorporation into current SOP.

• Advance the science in the laboratory through new procedures and discoveries.

• Design and conduct experiments and studies requiring the application of a broad professional knowledge of scientific theories and principles.

• Advance the science through proposing and investigating new target projects for initiation based on novelty and relevance to human health.

• Supports laboratory staff on research projects and techniques.

• Work with staff on the interpretation of experiments performed by research scientists.

• Independently direct and conduct special research projects that have a high priority for the laboratory with special emphasis in the development of novel research treatments.

• Work with postdoc/biological scientists to perform statistical analysis for research projects.

• Work with staff on assay design and method development using an array or experimentation.

• Maintains laboratory equipment and the training of others in their use.

• Train staff on the proper usage of laboratory instruments and equipment.

• Calibrate, maintain and troubleshoot instruments and equipment in the laboratory.

• Operate, troubleshoot and train others to use laboratory equipment and software.

• Provide advice and assistance to users in designing experiments, using instrumentation, data acquisition and analysis, and preparing figures for publication.

• Assists in maintaining adequate space and facilities for ongoing and projected research studies.

• Manage scientific equipment and resources (e.g. reagents, stocks of frozen sells, animal samples) including acquisition, documentation and storage.

• Participate in the laboratory’s review of future proposals for resource allocations.

• Evaluates, analyzes and interprets research data, communicates results and methods in reports, presentations, and manuscripts.

• Maintain a detailed and up-to-date electronic laboratory notebook detailing all experiments.

• Write technical reports and prepare manuscripts.

• Oversee project data quality; analyze and interpret project data.

• Conduct bioinformatics data analyses and statistical analyses; prepare data for abstracts and manuscripts.

• Coordinates with junior staff to modify research protocols.

• Work with staff to confirm assay results and evaluate new techniques and instruments; search literature; propose, design and test alternative assays for difficult screening targets; confirm assay results; develop secondary assays.

• Work with Principal Investigators in scheduling and prioritizing instrument usage.

• Coordinate with IT staff on all software issues specific to the chemistry group and on all computer problems.

• Suggest alternative or complementary approaches to experiments.

• Presents research at national scientific meetings and symposia.

• Prepare oral presentations and posters for internal and external groups/conferences.

• Co-author manuscripts on research projects; publish in peer-reviewed journals.

• Write papers and abstracts detailing research efforts and results for publication in peer-reviewed journals; prepare PowerPoint presentations as appropriate.

• Give posters and presentations detailing work at regional and national scientific meetings.

• Review, edit, and, as needed, write first drafts of papers, posters and manuscripts.

• Give posters and presentations detailing work at regional and national scientific meetings.

• Present results of clinical and experimental research at recognized scientific meetings by lectures and exhibits (poster sessions).

• Mentors junior level scientists.