Biomedical Technologist

Overview

Part time

Tripler Army Medical Center is looking for a Biomedical Technologist to provide scientific laboratory services and support for researchers and graduate medical education residents for the Department of Clinical Investigation, Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC), Honolulu, Hawaii.

Salary: $49000

Responsibilities

5.3.1. General Technical Support Services – Contract Personnel shall: Consult with PI on specimen collection, dataquality control, the interpretation of data, manuscript preparation, advising on data analysis and equipment,production and submission of required reports, and completion of scholarly manuscript for publication afterappropriate scientific, Operation Security, and Public Affairs reviews are obtained and approved.5.3.2. Clinical Trial Support Objectives:5.3.2.1. To provide specimen collection and processing for clinical studies which evaluate new drugs andtreatments or evaluate course of disease progression5.3.2.2. To provide laboratory analyses for clinical studies which evaluate devices that improve readiness andmilitary operational medicine5.3.2.3. Clinical Trial Support Services – Contract Personnel shall:5.3.2.3.1. Collect clinical specimens and maintain patient confidentiality as written in protocol5.3.2.3.2.Process specimens as per specific assay requirements according to protocol5.3.2.3.3. Store and keep track of specimens in catalogue freezer space until specimens ready for shipment to centrallaboratories for multisite studies5.3.2.3.4. Summarize data in databases and prepare summary reports5.3.3. Translational Physiology Support Objectives:5.3.3.1. To develop and characterize models for promotion of Defense Health Readiness5.3.3.2. To provide laboratory analyses for studies which address military priorities such as combat casualtycare, wound healing, and transport medicine5.3.3.3. To investigate therapeutic efficacy of novel molecular or cellular treatments that improve learning5.3.3.4. Translational Physiology Study Services – Contract Personnel shall: 5.3.3.4.1. Provide input to laboratory and animal procedures, behavioral analysis, tissue harvesting and histologicalanalysis, molecular and immunological assays, cell culture, and data analysis5.3.3.4.2. Provide Combat Casualty Post-field Care studies: perform in vitro and in vivo testing of treatmentstrategy plans to control fluid and electrolyte balance; evaluate effects that mimic prolonged field care and transportmedicine; and perform laboratory assays for biomarkers of ischemia and inflammation and hormonal regulation5.3.3.4.3. Provide Wound Tissue Healing studies: evaluate biomarkers associated with acute lung injury; resistantwound healing in infected wounds, and stem cell effectiveness in reducing inflammatory injury and promoting tissuerepair5.3.3.4.4 Provide Gulf War Illness studies: evaluate experimental therapies for the treatment of Gulf War Illness byperforming in vitro assays and in vivo testing in rodent models, to include development of an exosome-mediateddrug delivery system, behavioral testing, and evaluating of possible toxic effects on cardiac and renal function5.3.4. Microbiology Study Objectives:5.3.4.1. To demonstrate the ability to identify molecular and protein biomarkers that detect distinct signatures ofemerging infectious diseases5.3.4.2. To characterize new methods for detecting and tracking antimicrobial resistance patterns5.3.4.3. To identify more rapid diagnostic technologies to prescribe correct antibiotics for infected patients.5.3.4.4. To provide infectious disease surveillance in the Pacific Region5.3.4.5. Microbiology Study Support Services – Contract Personnel shall:5.3.4.5.1. Collect and process clinical specimens and maintain patient confidentiality working with de-identifiedspecimens5.3.4.5.2. Analyze bacteria and virus infected specimens with different molecular assays and protein biomarkerassays to compare5.3.4.5.3. Evaluate unique DNA signatures and prevalence of antimicrobial resistant in clinical specimens5.3.4.5.4. Contribute specimens and data to biobanks and analyze results for disease surveillance programs5.3.5. General Task Parameters:5.3.5.1. The Biomedical Investigative Assistant and the Biomedical Technologist shall provide input to, but notindependently execute, in vivo and in vitro experiments to fulfill requirements of grant and electrolyte balancetesting done for Command approved Tripler Army Medical Center investigative studies for a variety of projectssupported by the Department of Clinical Investigation.5.3.5.2. Both the Biomedical Investigative Assistant and the Biomedical Technologist shall meet with the seniorDepartment of Clinical Investigation Lab Manager weekly to review assay laboratory and experiment results anddata entry. 5.3.5.3. Both the Biomedical Investigative Assistant and the Biomedical Technologist shall provide input (butnot independently execute) to experiments and other physiological, pharmacological assays, human specimencollection and data collection and analyses to assure the meeting of research grant objectives and deadlines.5.3.5.4. Both the Biomedical Investigative Assistant and the Biomedical Technologist shall gather data andprovide input to (but not independently execute) clinical investigation study protocols including collection andpreparation of specimens and maintain patient confidentiality as written in protocol.5.3.4.5. Both the Biomedical Investigative Assistant and the Biomedical Technologist shall administer drugdoses to research animals as specified in research protocols.5.3.4.6. Both the Biomedical Investigative Assistant and the Biomedical Technologist shall provide data asspecified in study protocols that may require testing of devices or executing biomedical assays to include ELISAs,spectrophotometric assays, Western blots, Southern blots, PCR, HPLC, RNA/DNA extractions,radioimmunoassay, receptor quantitation with receptor binding assessments and/or quantification of mRNA withRT-PCR.5.3.4.7. Both the Biomedical Investigative Assistant and the Biomedical Technologist shall prepare and verifyquality control reagents used in a variety of biomedical assays to include ELISAs, spectrophotometric assays,Western blots, Southern blots, PCR, HPLC, RNA/DNA extractions, radioimmunoassay.5.3.4.8. Both the Biomedical Investigative Assistant and the Biomedical Technologist shall prepare datasummaries and research progress reports as well as preparation of data presentations and manuscript preparation.5.3.4.9. Both the Biomedical Investigative Assistant and the Biomedical Technologist shall update standardoperating procedures as needed to keep laboratory procedures current and at the forefront of technology.5.3.4.10. Both the Biomedical Investigative Assistant and the Biomedical Technologist shall enroll studyparticipants and extract chart review data or administration of surveys.5.3.4.11. Both the Biomedical Investigative Assistant and the Biomedical Technologist shall rack and maintainequipment and supplies for specific studies.5.3.4.12. Both the Biomedical Investigative Assistant and the Biomedical Technologist shall (a) comply withapplicable Tripler Army Medical Center written policies, procedures, and Army Regulations, (b) comply withapplicable JCAHO standards, (c) and comply with installation rules and regulations concerning fire, safety,sanitation, security and possession of firearms and other lethal weapons.5.3.4.13. Both the Biomedical Investigative Assistant and the Biomedical Technologist shall attend training,meetings, and conferences as required by the Department of Clinical Investigation.5.4. Requirements for all positions.5.4.1. The Contractor shall ensure that all contract personnel providing services under this contract shall be able toread, write, and speak English well enough to effectively communicate with all parties and other health careproviders. In addition, if the position requires the use of computers, the contract personnel shall be computerliterate.5.4.2. The contract personnel shall possess sufficient initiative, interpersonal relationship skills and social sensitivitysuch that he/she can relate constructively to a variety of patients from diverse backgrounds.5.4.3 The contract personnel shall have the required education, training, experience and documented currentcompetence in the required specialty position description.

Qualifications

5.2.3.1.2 Biomedical Technologist must have a Master’s degree in basic biomedical research field (to include,but not limited to biology, chemistry, zoology, microbiology) OR a minimum of 10 years demonstratedexperience in laboratory research.5.2.3.2. Licensure/Certification/Registration: None required.Experience:5.2.3.3.1 : A minimum of 10 years demonstrated experience in laboratory research. Demonstrate researchexperience in complex biomedical studies including for example, animal model surgical experience, molecularbiology DNA analyses, physiological monitoring, radioimmunoassay, biochemical assessments, hormonemeasurements, human specimen processing, and data analysis for presentation in scientific forums.5.2.3.4. Knowledge and experience in developing and conducting complex biomedical research in the areas ofphysiology, pharmacology, microbiology, or biochemistry.

5.2.3.5. Understanding of methodology and design for research.5.2.3.5.1. Knowledge and experience in human studies, animal studies, dose-response assays, ELISAs, andmolecular methods.5.2.3.5.2. Knowledge and experience with performing data analyses and preparing figures and reports fornational scientific presentations and grant reports.5.2.3.5.3. Experience with setting up data spreadsheets for collaborative research partners to access jointly andmaintaining laboratory records in accordance with accreditation standards.5.2.3.6. Biomedical Technologist shall possess broad knowledge of computers and related software to include wordprocessing, spreadsheet, data base management, statistical applications, and intranet and Internet connections andapplications

 

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