Research Scientist III

Description

Leidos Health Solutions currently has an opening for a certified Research Scientist 3 the Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio (NAMRU-SA) in San Antonio TX.NAMRU-SA serves as one of the leading research and development laboratories for the U.S. Navy and conducts gap driven combat casualty care, craniofacial, and directed energy research to improve survival, operational readiness, and safety of Department of Defense (DoD) personnel engaged in routine and expeditionary operations..

Primary Responsibilities

• Provides expertise in development and conduction of protocol-driven scientific research addressing various aspect of military medicine, including, but not limited to: trauma, hemorrhage and resuscitation, immunomodulation, directed energy health effects, and craniofacial health and trauma.

• Operate and maintain laboratory equipment, if applicable

• Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs)

• Collaborate with team members and troubleshoot issues

• Maintain a clean and neat laboratory/workspace

• Provides supervision and guidance to junior scientist contract personnel in writing Government approved, protocol-driven research proposals, animal use protocols, human use protocols, technical reports, final reports, and peer-reviewed manuscripts.

• Provides guidance to junior scientist contract personnel on the evaluation of data, development of presentation materials, writing of Government approved SOPs for research under contract, and presenting findings at technical and professional meetings.

• Provides supervision for contract personnel during the preparation of experimental subjects and aid in the training and the development of experimental subjects for experimental procedures in accordance with approved animal or human use protocols.

• Provides support in the development and establishment of in vivo and in vitro model systems, data acquisition, and data analysis.

• Oversees contract personnel associated with research projects; manages research data.

• Performs surgical procedures on animal models for both survival and non-survival.

Qualifications

• Education and experience requirements are a PhD or other doctorate in related field, plus seven (7) years relevant experience.

• Experience in military medical research laboratory (preferred)

• Due to Federal contract requirements, US citizenship is required

• The candidate will be required to acquire, at a minimum, a SECRET classification access level. Preference will be given to a candidate who already has this clearance level

• Current or ability to obtain American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS); American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Course; American Red Cross CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation); or equivalent. Web based classes do not meet these standards

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For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

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