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Summary Job Description | Tasks | |||
Conduct research dealing with the understanding of human diseases and the improvement of human health. Engage in clinical investigation, research and development, or other related activities. Includes physicians, dentists, public health specialists, pharmacologists, and medical pathologists who primarily conduct research. | Conduct research to develop methodologies, instrumentation and procedures for medical application, analyzing data and presenting findings. | |||
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Plan and direct studies to investigate human or animal disease, preventive methods, and treatments for disease. | ||||
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Follow strict safety procedures when handling toxic materials to avoid contamination. | ||||
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Evaluate effects of drugs, gases, pesticides, parasites, and microorganisms at various levels. | ||||
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Teach principles of medicine and medical and laboratory procedures to physicians, residents, students, and technicians. | ||||
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Prepare and analyze organ, tissue, and cell samples to identify toxicity, bacteria, or microorganisms or to study cell structure. | ||||
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Standardize drug dosages, methods of immunization, and procedures for manufacture of drugs and medicinal compounds. | ||||
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Investigate cause, progress, life cycle, or mode of transmission of diseases or parasites. | ||||
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Confer with health departments, industry personnel, physicians, and others to develop health safety standards and public health improvement programs. | ||||
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Study animal and human health and physiological processes. | ||||
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Consult with and advise physicians, educators, researchers, and others regarding medical applications of physics, biology, and chemistry. | ||||
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Use equipment such as atomic absorption spectrometers, electron microscopes, flow cytometers, and chromatography systems. | ||||
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CompGeo Salary Survey Benchmark Job Summary and Competencies
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
The Benchmark Job Description below represents the specific Position Characteristics of the job used in the Salary Survey. Benchmark Job Descriptions should be inspected carefully to review the degree of matching between an organizations' Job and the Salary Survey Benchmark. Matching internal Jobs to Salary Survey Benchmark Jobs should not be done on Job Title alone. A thorough comparison of Salary Survey Benchmark to Internal Job Descriptions is recommended. A good overlap should exist on any comparisons used on critical Job Dimensions and Competencies.- Job Description
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Important Knowledge Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Biology | Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment. | |||
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English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. | |||
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Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. | |||
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Medicine and Dentistry | Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures. | |||
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Chemistry | Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods. | |||
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Administration and Management | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. | |||
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Communications and Media | Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media. | |||
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Education and Training | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. | |||
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Personnel and Human Resources | Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems. | |||
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Clerical | Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology. | |||
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Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. | |||
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Public Safety and Security | Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. | |||
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Physics | Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes. | |||
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Important Skill Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Science | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. | |||
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Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. | |||
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Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. | |||
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Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. | |||
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Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. | |||
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Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. | |||
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Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. | |||
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Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. | |||
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Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. | |||
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Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. | |||
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Systems Analysis | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. | |||
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Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. | |||
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Systems Evaluation | Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. | |||
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Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. | |||
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Mathematics | Using mathematics to solve problems. | |||
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Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. | |||
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Persuasion | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. | |||
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Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. | |||
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Service Orientation | Actively looking for ways to help people. | |||
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Operations Analysis | Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. | |||
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Management of Personnel Resources | Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. | |||
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Learning Strategies | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. | |||
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Important Ability Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. | |||
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Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. | |||
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Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). | |||
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Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. | |||
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Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. | |||
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Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. | |||
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Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. | |||
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Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). | |||
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Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. | |||
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Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). | |||
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Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. | |||
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Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. | |||
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Mathematical Reasoning | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. | |||
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Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. | |||
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Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. | |||
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Originality | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. | |||
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Number Facility | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. | |||
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Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. | |||
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Fluency of Ideas | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). | |||
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Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. | |||
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Tools/Technology Example | Product Category | |||
Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop software | Graphics or photo imaging software | |||
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BioArray Software Environment BASE software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Database software | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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Medical Scientists HybridAI | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Medical Scientists MediSave | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | |||
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Microsoft Visual Basic | Development environment software | |||
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Microsoft Word | Word processing software | |||
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PerkinElmer TurboMass | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Presentation software | Presentation software | |||
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Spreadsheet software | Spreadsheet software | |||
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Statistical software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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The MathWorks MATLAB | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Thermo ToxLab | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Triple G ULTRA Laboratory Information System | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Waters Empower 2 | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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Waters MassLynx | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Waters Millennium32 | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Waters Q-DIS/QM LIMS | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Waters eLab Notebook | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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Word processing software | Word processing software | |||
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Absorption tubes | Chromatography tubing | |||
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Atomic absorption AA spectrophotometers | Spectrophotometers | |||
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Autoclaves | Steam autoclaves or sterilizers | |||
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Automated centrifuges | Benchtop centrifuges | |||
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Automated deoxyribonucleic acid DNA sequencers | Deoxyribonucleic sequence analyzers | |||
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Balances | Laboratory balances | |||
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Beta counters | Beta counters | |||
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Binocular light compound microscopes | Binocular light compound microscopes | |||
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Blenders | Laboratory blenders or emulsifiers | |||
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Blood gas machines | Blood gas analyzers | |||
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Bomb calorimeters | Calorimeters | |||
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Bone ultrasound densitometers | Medical ultrasound bone densitometers | |||
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Capillary electrophoresis equipment | Instrumentation for capillary electrophoresis | |||
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Carbon dioxide CO2 incubators | Dry wall single chamber carbon dioxide incubators | |||
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Cell disruptors | Ultrasonic disintegrators | |||
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Centrifuges | Benchtop centrifuges | |||
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Chemistry analyzers | Chemistry analyzers | |||
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Chromatographic tubes | Chromatography tubing | |||
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Coagulation machines | Coagulation analyzers | |||
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Cold vapor atomic absorption spectrophotometers | Spectrophotometers | |||
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Colorimeters | Colorimeters | |||
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Computerized axial tomography CAT scanners | Medical computed tomography CT or CAT scanners or tubes | |||
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Confocal microscopes | Scanning light or spinning disk or laser scanning microscopes | |||
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Coulter counters | Manual or electronic hematology differential cell counters | |||
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Crossflow filtration systems | Laboratory filtration hardware or accessories | |||
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Cuvettes | Cuvettes | |||
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Cyclotrons | Mobile or transportable medical linear accelerators | |||
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Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA synthesizers | Complementary deoxyribonucleic acid cDNA synthesis kits | |||
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Desktop computers | Desktop computers | |||
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Developing tanks | Thin layer chromatography tanks | |||
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Differential cell counters | Manual or electronic hematology differential cell counters | |||
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Electrical conductivity meters | Conductivity meters | |||
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Electrocardiography EKG machines | Electrocardiography EKG units | |||
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Electron microscopes | Electron microscopes | |||
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Electrophoresis power systems | Electrophoresis system power supplies | |||
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Erlenmeyer flasks | Laboratory flasks | |||
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Fermenters | Standard fermentation units | |||
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Filter funnels | Laboratory funnels | |||
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Fixed-angle microfuges | Microcentrifuges | |||
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Flame atomic absorption spectrophotometers | Spectrophotometers | |||
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Flame photometers | Photometers | |||
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Flasks | Laboratory flasks | |||
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Flow cytometers | Microbiology analyzers | |||
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Fourier Transform IR spectrophotometers | Spectrophotometers | |||
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Fume hoods | Fume hoods or cupboards | |||
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Gamma counters | Gamma counters | |||
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Gas chromatographs GC | Gas chromatographs | |||
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Gel documentation systems | Gel documentation systems | |||
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Gel dryers | Gel dryers | |||
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Gel electrophoresis boxes | Gel boxes | |||
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Glassware washers | Laboratory washing machines | |||
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Graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrophotometers | Spectrophotometers | |||
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Heat lamps | Laboratory heaters | |||
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Heating blocks | Dry baths or heating blocks | |||
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Hematology analyzers | Hematology analyzers | |||
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High-pressure liquid chromatographs | High pressure liquid chromatograph chromatography | |||
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High-resolution functional magnetic resonance imaging MRI equipment | Medical magnetic resonance imaging MRI scanners | |||
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High-speed centrifuges | Benchtop centrifuges | |||
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Homogenizers | Homogenizers | |||
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Hot air ovens | Laboratory mechanical convection ovens | |||
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Hot plates | Laboratory hotplates | |||
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Incubators | Forced air or mechanical convection general purpose incubators | |||
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Ion chromatographs | Ion chromatographs | |||
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Laboratory evaporators | Laboratory evaporators | |||
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Laminar flow hoods | Laminar flow cabinets or stations | |||
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Laptop computers | Notebook computers | |||
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Laser printers | Laser printers | |||
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Liquid handling robots | Robotic or automated liquid handling systems | |||
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Magnetic stirrers | Magnetic stirrers | |||
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Mainframe computers | Mainframe computers | |||
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Mass spectrometers | Mass spectrometers | |||
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Measuring cylinders | Laboratory graduated cylinders | |||
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Medical magnetic resonance imaging MRI equipment | Medical magnetic resonance imaging MRI scanners | |||
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Mercury analyzers | Chemistry analyzers | |||
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Microarrayer scanners | Robotic or automated liquid handling systems | |||
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Microdiffusion dishes | Petri plates or dishes | |||
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Microplate readers | Microplate readers | |||
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Microscope/video camera stations | Videoscopes | |||
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Nuclear magnetic resonance NMR spectroscopes | Nuclear magnetic resonance NMR spectrometers | |||
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Pasteur pipettes | Pasteur or transfer pipettes | |||
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Peptide synthesizers | Hematology or chemistry mixers | |||
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Personal computers | Personal computers | |||
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Petri dishes | Petri plates or dishes | |||
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Pipettes | Dropping pipettes | |||
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Plate washers | Microplate washers | |||
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Positron emission tomography PET scanners | Medical positron emission tomography PET units | |||
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Powder funnels | Laboratory funnels | |||
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Recording spectrophotometers | Spectrophotometers | |||
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Refrigerated centrifuges | Refrigerated benchtop centrifuges | |||
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Refrigerated swinging bucket centrifuges | Refrigerated benchtop centrifuges | |||
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Rotary evaporators | Vacuum or rotary evaporators | |||
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Scintillation counters | Liquid scintillation counters | |||
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Selective ion meters | Ion selective electrode ISE meters | |||
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Shaking incubators | Shaking incubators | |||
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Speed vacs | Vacuum or centrifugal concentrators | |||
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Spray atomizers | Laboratory sprayers | |||
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Steam distillation apparatus | Extracting equipment for laboratories | |||
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Tabletop centrifuges | Benchtop centrifuges | |||
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Thermal cyclers | Temperature cycling chambers or thermal cyclers | |||
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Thin layer chromatography equipment | Thinlayer chromatographs | |||
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Thin layer chromatography plates | Microplates | |||
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Ultracentrifuges | Ultracentrifuges | |||
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Ultralow freezers | Ultra cold or ultralow upright cabinets or freezers | |||
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Ultrasound imaging scanners | Medical ultrasound or doppler or pulse echo or echography units for general diagnostic use | |||
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Ultraviolet UV crosslinkers | Ultraviolet crosslinkers | |||
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Ultraviolet-Visible UV/VIS spectrophotometers | Spectrophotometers | |||
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Volumetric flasks | Laboratory flasks | |||
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Vortex mixers | Vortex mixers | |||
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pH meters | pH meters | |||
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Prerequisite Qualification Category | Education and Experience Level | |||
Required Level of Education | Doctoral Degree | |||
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Related Work Experience | Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years | |||
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On-Site or In-Plant Training | Up to and including 1 month | |||
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On-the-Job Training | Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year | |||
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Alternate Job Title(s) | |||
Anatomist | |||
Cancer Researcher | |||
Chemotherapist | |||
Clinical Analyst | |||
Clinical Laboratory Scientist | |||
Clinical Pharmacologist | |||
Clinical Research Associate | |||
Clinical Research Director | |||
Clinical Research Scientist | |||
Clinical Researcher | |||
Cytologist | |||
Endocrinologist | |||
Gerontologist | |||
Good Laboratory Practice In Vitro Study Director (GLP In Vitro Study Director) | |||
Histologist | |||
Histopathologist | |||
Immunochemist | |||
Industrial Pharmacist | |||
Investigator | |||
Laboratory Director | |||
Medical Affairs Director | |||
Medical Health Researcher | |||
Medical Physicist | |||
Medical Research Scientist | |||
Medical Scientist | |||
Mental Health Researcher | |||
Nanotechnologist | |||
Neurophysiologist | |||
Neuroscientist | |||
Neurosurgery Research Director | |||
Parasitologist | |||
Pesticide Use Medical Coordinator | |||
Pharmaceutical Botanist | |||
Pharmacognosist | |||
Pharmacologist | |||
Physical Scientist | |||
Physician | |||
Post-Doctoral Fellow | |||
Professor | |||
Research Assistant | |||
Research Associate | |||
Research Grant Specialist | |||
Research Scientist | |||
Researcher | |||
Scientist | |||
Serologist | |||
Toxicologist | |||
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