Nextonic Solutions

Researcher

Nextonic Solutions Baltimore, MD
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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
  • Seniority level

    Entry level
  • Employment type

    Full-time
  • Job function

    Other
  • Industries

    Government Administration

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