Researcher - Axle

The contractor will independently provide support services to satisfy the overall operational objectives.

• Meet with lab members to present updates - Ad-Hoc 
• Conduct Research - Ad-Hoc 
• Laboratory Inventories - Ad-Hoc 
• Ordering and organization of supplies - Ad-Hoc

• Create and educate lab members and colleagues in protocols for using new research technologies and tools. 1
• Provide training to other personnel on specialized procedures, methodologies, etc. 2
• Keep abreast of current research projects and determine research assistance and information support. 3
• Interact with students, post-doctoral fellows, and non-doctoral research technicians on experimental design and laboratory-based methodologies. 4 
• Provide mentoring to post-baccalaureate students in the research group. 5 
• Trains staff in specialized laboratory techniques, procedures, and laboratory safety.  
• Provide training in laboratory experiments to post-doctoral fellows and technicians. 
• Train and mentor fellows and other scientists who work on projects and use equipment; provide quality control measures; develop training plans; oversee training in laboratory techniques. 
• Provide training to students and other personnel in the use of laboratory equipment and in the performance of specialized procedures, techniques, etc. 
• Mentor graduate students or other junior staff to help them learn about assay development, and lab equipment and guide their project structure. 
• Inventory laboratory supplies and equipment, make recommendations and prepare purchase requests. 
• Attends and / or presents data at laboratory meetings and one national scientific meeting. 
• Attend laboratory meetings; present findings to staff. 
• Prepare charts and figures for presentations and reports. 
• Attend facility staff meetings/review lab practices or review minutes of the meeting. 
• Prepare and present posters at scientific meetings. 
• Draft and produce reports, briefings, and other materials for discussion with staff. 
• Prepare abstracts and manuscripts based on study data and experimental findings to be presented at scientific meetings and/or publication in scientific journals. 
• Attend conferences and seminars; read literature to remain current in related information. 
• Present findings describing outcomes of successful projects at meetings and conferences. 
• Develop strategies with the supervisor and other laboratory personnel to plan subsequent experiments. 
• Conduct computerized searches of library references, scientific publications, and other databases; extract, consolidate, and organize pertinent materials. 
• Prepare written evaluation of results including detected deficiencies/defects, and reports on research protocols, processing, analysis, and storage. 
• Provide reference and research services in response to requests for information on biomedical subjects. 
• Review and discuss the results of experiments; propose and discuss possible new experiments. 
• Interact with scientists from other organizations or institutions involved in similar or related research projects. 
• Revise the analysis plan and experiments based on the findings of earlier experiments. 
• Collaborate with staff on planning and executing plans for the development of new research protocols and tools. Evaluates and interprets computer analysis of research data and prepares data for publication. 
• Use the computer to cross-reference design and repeat experiments and research before preparing findings for publication. 
• Cross-reference research data; conduct comparative analysis.
• Prepare abstracts and manuscripts based on study data and experimental findings to be presented at scientific meetings and/or publication in scientific journals. 
• Attend conferences and seminars; read literature to remain current in related information. 
• Present findings describing outcomes of successful projects at meetings and conferences. 
• Develops laboratory experiments in support of research programs and projects. Interpret experimental techniques and procedures; prepare reports on data results. 
• Conduct research including planning, and conducting experiments and data analysis in the Laboratory. 
• Collaborate with investigators to carry out research testing in the clinical research laboratory according to written standard operating procedures (SOPs). 
• Perform experiments as listed in the analysis plan. 
• Prepare a draft written description of the analysis procedures, the findings, the limitations, and the proposal for follow-up experiments. 
• Perform both routine and specialized laboratory procedures of moderate to high complexity. 
• Design and perform experiments to advance laboratory goals.
• Perform experiments with all necessary controls; perform repeat experiments to determine reproducibility; design new experiments as necessary for progress. 
• Perform fundamental procedures required for research projects. 
• Perform routine experiments and tests; follow established procedures and protocols. 
• Coordinates quality control of the laboratory including upkeep and routine maintenance of equipment. 
• Perform troubleshooting of equipment; document actions required to resolve problems and initiate corrective action as needed. 
• Perform required quality control steps as needed. 
• Calibrate and operate a variety of laboratory instruments used to perform tests, analyses, and other laboratory procedures. 
• Perform quality control of laboratory equipment. 
• Perform daily calibration, operation, and maintenance of laboratory equipment. 
• Monitor equipment performance and maintenance schedules; perform regularly scheduled maintenance on equipment and generate maintenance reports for equipment. 
• Conduct and coordinate operations in a research laboratory, including space, equipment use, and scheduling. Reviews orders and maintains laboratory supplies, including chemicals, biological materials, liquid nitrogen, etc. Develop protocols into SOPs for use in training material. 
• Coordinate the day-to-day procurement functions within a research setting (i.e., laboratory). 
• Procure various types and categories of supplies, equipment, and services required by a research laboratory. 
• Initiate requests for new or renewal of standing orders for widely used supplies and services. 
• Interact with administrative staff on management and procurement issues. 
• Gather information and prepare procurement documents, including Statements of Work and justifications for a variety of supplies and services. 
• Research and prepare documents for the procurement of supplies and research equipment/tools. 
• Prepare purchase requests for execution through NIH procurement systems. 
• Order and maintain laboratory supplies, reagents, and equipment
• Collect and analyze data; organize spreadsheets; prepare graphs, reports, summaries, and illustrations for use and tracking of protocol activity. 
• Maintain and update laboratory notebook and database that includes a daily record of experiments; description of the overall analysis plan for each experiment, experimental methods/analysis plans, and results of experiments. 
• Provide preliminary descriptive analysis of study materials and methods. 
• Coordinate the collection and analysis of research data and analysis systems; ensure that all records are complete. Review all records and make necessary notations before submitting them for interpretation. 
• Operates a variety of laboratory equipment. 
• Calibrate and operate a variety of laboratory instruments under GLP guidelines and follow SOPs to perform tests, analyses, and other procedures. 
• Prepare, maintain, document, and operate research tools and technologies. 
• Performs quality control of the laboratory including upkeep and routine maintenance of equipment. 
• Perform troubleshooting of equipment; document actions required to resolve problems and initiate corrective action as needed. 
• Perform required quality control steps as needed. 
• Calibrate and operate a variety of laboratory instruments used to perform tests, analyses, and other laboratory procedures. 
• Perform quality control of laboratory equipment. 
• Perform daily calibration, operation, and maintenance of laboratory equipment. 
• Monitor equipment performance and maintenance schedules; perform regularly scheduled maintenance on equipment and generate maintenance reports for equipment. 
• Conduct and coordinate operations in a research laboratory, including space, equipment use, and scheduling. 
• Orders and maintains laboratory supplies, including chemicals, biological materials, liquid nitrogen, etc. 
• Develop protocols into SOPs for use in training material. 
• Coordinate the day-to-day procurement functions within a research setting (i.e., laboratory). 
• Procure various types and categories of supplies, equipment, and services required by a research laboratory. 
• Initiate requests for new or renewal of standing orders for widely used supplies and services. 
• Interact with administrative staff on management and procurement issues. 
• Gather information and prepare procurement documents, including Statements of Work and justifications for a variety of supplies and services. 
• Research and prepare documents for the procurement of supplies and research equipment/tools. 
• Prepare purchase requests for execution through procurement systems. 
• Order and maintain laboratory supplies, reagents, and equipment. 
• Inventory laboratory supplies and equipment, make recommendations, and prepare purchase requests. 
• Attends and presents data at laboratory meetings and one national scientific meeting. 
• Attend laboratory meetings; present findings to staff. 
• Prepare charts and figures for presentations and reports. 
• Attend facility staff meetings/review lab practices or review minutes of the meeting. 
• Prepare and present posters at scientific meetings. 
• Draft and produce reports, briefings, and other materials for discussion with staff.
• Performs laboratory experiments in support of research programs and projects. 
• Interpret experimental techniques and procedures; prepare reports on data results. 
• Conduct research including planning, and conducting experiments and data analysis in the Laboratory.
• Collaborate with investigators to carry out research testing in the clinical research laboratory according to written standard operating procedures (SOPs). 
• Perform experiments as listed in the analysis plan. 
• Prepare a draft written description of the analysis procedures, the findings, the limitations, and the proposal for follow-up experiments. 
• Perform both routine and specialized laboratory procedures of moderate to high complexity. 
• Design and perform experiments to advance laboratory goals.
• Perform experiments with all necessary controls; perform repeat experiments to determine reproducibility; design new experiments as necessary for progress. 
• Perform fundamental procedures required for research projects. 
• Perform routine experiments and tests; follow established procedures and protocols. 
• Maintains clear and accurate records of laboratory work in defined notebooks and converts those records to electronic records as appropriate. 
• Conduct data storage and record keeping. 
• Perform data retrieval and entry using multiple IT systems. Record and interpret experimental data.

Certifications & Licenses:

• Biosafety Level 1 (BSL 1) 

• Biosafety Level 2 (BSL 2)  

   

Field of Study:

• Biology / Histotechnologist (HT) 

Software:

• PowerPoint 
• Outlook 
• Python 
• Excel 
• Word 

• R 

   

  Skills:

• Animal Handling: Intraperitoneal Injections 
• Inventory Management 
• Tissue Dissection 
• Tissue Sectioning 
• Ordering Supplies 
• Data Presentation 
• Data Analysis 
• Polymerase chain reaction (PCR), qPCR, RT-PCR, RT-qPCR 
• Cell Culture 
• Western Blotting