Researcher

Nextonic Solutions is seeking a Researcher to join our vibrant team at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) supporting the National Institute on Aging (NIA) located in Baltimore, MD.

Deliverables:

• Meet with lab members to present updates
• Conduct research
• Laboratory inventories
• Ordering and organization of supplies

Work Details:

• Create and educate lab members and colleagues on protocols for using new research technologies and tools.
• Provide training to other personnel on specialized procedures, methodologies, etc.
• Keep abreast of current research projects and determine research assistance and information support.
• Interact with students, post-doctoral fellows, and non-doctoral research technicians on experimental design and laboratory-based methodologies.
• Provide mentoring to post-baccalaureate students in the research group.
• 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 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.
• Develops 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.
• 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.
• 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).
• 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, analysis, 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.

Qualifications:

• Certifications & Licenses - Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) - Biosafety Level 1 (BSL 1) - Biosafety Level 2 (BSL 2) - Histotechnologist (HT)
• Field of Study - Biology
• Software - Powerpoint - Outlook - Python - Excel - Word - R
• Skills - Animal Handling: Mouse - Maintaining Stock Solutions - 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

Visa Sponsorship:

No

Agency / Institute:

NIH/NIA