Bacterial Immunology Lead Scientist - Military Veterans
at Cape Fox Shared Services
Eagle Health is seeking a Bacterial Immunology Lead Scientist to join our team in Fort Detrick, MD.
The Lead Scientist shall serve as a Lead Scientist and will conduct basic and applied research on specified bacterial threats, in support of the BD and infectious disease program. The lead investigator will work in BSL-3 laboratories and thus must hold and maintain BPRP status, IAW the provisions in this contract and applicable regulations.
- Employee shall present 2 research findings/presentations at lab meetings, attend 23 lab meetings; and attend 2 scientific meetings or symposia per year.
- Employee shall prepare supporting author scientific papers for publication.
- Employee shall attend 12 division meetings per year and give 1 presentation.
- Employee shall complete 4 quarterly reports and 1 annual progress reports for DTRA
- Employee shall prepare one 1st author manuscript for publication per year.
- Employee shall prepare supporting author scientific papers for publication.
- Employee shall use computer to analyze data, prepare graphs, compute statistics, and write lab notes and reports.
- Employee shall conduct animal experiments to better understand bacterial pathogenesis and the host immune response and design vaccines and therapeutics.
- Employee shall perform approximately 10 ELIspot assays per year.
- Employee shall perform approximately 20 Luminex/Magpix assays per year.
- Employee shall run approximately 500 ELISAs per year.
- Employee shall plan and assist in approximately 10 animal experiments per year.
- Employee shall analyze approximately 200 animal immune profiles per year.
- Employee shall prepare BSL-2 and BSL-3 labs for Safety, Bio-surety and CDC inspections 4 per year.
- Employee shall assist in 3 animal protocols conducted by other investigators.
- Employee shall complete up to 50 bacterial opsonization assays to evaluate experimental vaccines.
- Employee shall complete up to 500 flowcytometric assays.
- Employee shall conduct Equipment Inventory Management twice a year in BSL-2 and BSL-3.
- Employee shall perform monthly Laboratory Management to include safety functions and chemical inventory.
- Provide 1 Immunological Scientific Support monthly report by the last working day of the month. Report would include materials and methods, data and data analysis and should be updated monthly.
- CS-PRP enrollment is required and will be held and maintained IAW the provisions in this contract and all applicable regulations.
- BPRP enrollment is required and will be held and maintained IAW the provisions in this contract and all applicable regulations.
Travel Requirements
0 - 10%
Salary Grade
Job Requirements
- Must have a minimum of a Bachelor's degree
- Must be a US citizen, per contract requirements
Category
Science / Research
Location
Fort Detrick, MD 21702 US (Primary)
Education
Bachelor's Degree
Frederick, MD
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