Senior Research Scientist (Pre-clinical) - 4DBio³ ODB
Rockville, MD On-site
$135,000–$155,000 a yearJobFig found this opening at its original source and checks that it remains available.
About the role
The Senior Research Scientist (Pre-clinical) serves as a scientific lead for pre-clinical research projects at the Uniformed Services University (USU) Center for Biotechnology (4DBio³), providing technical and management support and overseeing project execution. In addition, the Senior Research Scientist (Pre-clinical) will bring critical subject matter expertise to 4DBio³ and assist in coordinating the efforts of a multi-disciplinary team of government and contract researchers, academic experts and consumers, all in support of the 4DBio³ mission. Among other projects, the Senior Research Scientist (Pre-clinical) will play a key leadership role on 4DBio³'s blood research portfolio that includes the On-Demand Blood project which is focused on developing the scientific understanding and bioengineering solutions to manufacture and/or optimize a full range of human blood products for use in austere environments.
What you'll bring
- Ph.D. in a relevant field (e.g., biology, pathology, biochemistry, bioengineering, molecular and cell biology, or genetics) required
- 3-5 years’ experience with planning and management of innovative medical and/or scientific research programs
- Minimum 8 years direct experience in hematopoiesis research such as cell culture and differentiation of stem cells and/or synthetic blood substitutes
- Experience with multi-color flow cytometry and cell sorting
- Experience with blood cell function assays
- Experience with gene editing and molecular biology techniques
- Ability to design and execute in vitro experiments
- Experience and success in writing and receiving federal research grants, cooperative agreements, and/or contracts
- Experience working in DoD or other Federal research environments
- Experience supervising research personnel
- Ability to exercise independent judgment in fast-paced, high-pressure environment with strict deadlines, and to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Ability to work with senior leaders to help advise on upcoming projects and scientific initiatives