Kelly Government Solutions is a strategic supplier and business partner to the federal government and its key suppliers. Through our partnership with the National Institutes of Health, Kelly Government Solutions offers administrative, IT, engineering, scientific, and healthcare professionals the opportunity to work with the leading medical research center in the world. We are seeking a Histotechnologist Researcher at the National Institutes of Health in Baltimore, MDThis is a long-term contract position which offers:
Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefit package
Optional health, vision, and dental plans
Vacation leave as well as 10 paid federal holidays and 401K plan.
Access to NIH’s unparalleled resources and niche scientific initiatives
TASKS/SERVICES . The contractor shall:
Create and educate lab members and colleagues in 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 to 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.
Provide training in laboratory experiments to post-doctoral fellows and technicians.
Train and mentor fellows and other scientists who work on project 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, lab equipment and guide their project structure.
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 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 fundamental procedures required for research projects.
Conduct data storage, and record keeping.
Perform data retrieval and entry using multiple IT systems.
Record and interpret experimental data.
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.
Calibrate and operate a variety of laboratory instruments under GLP guidelines and follow SOPs to perform test, analysis, and other procedures.
Prepare, maintain, document and operate research tools and technologies.
Perform trouble shooting of equipment; document actions required to resolve problem 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 research laboratory, including space, equipment use and scheduling.
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 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.
Attend laboratory meetings; present findings to staff. Prepare charts and figures for presentations and reports.
Attend facility staff meetings/reviews 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.
Perform trouble shooting of equipment; document actions required to resolve problem 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 research laboratory, including space, equipment use and scheduling.
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 service 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.
REQUIREMENTS . The contractor must have:
Bachelor’s Degree in Biology and/or related fields
Experience with: Good Laboratory Practice (GLP), Biosafety Level 1 (BSL 1), Biosafety Level 2 (BSL 2)
Experience with: Animal Handling: Non-human primates, Animal Handling: Mouse, Maintaining Stock Solutions,
Experience with: Polymerase chain reaction (PCR), qPCR, RT-PCR, RT-qPCR, Cell culture, Western Blotting, Intraperitoneal Injections, Tissue Dissection, Tissue Sectioning
Experience with: Inventory Management, Ordering Supplies, Data Presentation, Data Analysis
Experience with Software such as: Powerpoint, Outlook, Python, Excel, Word, R
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