Therapeutics Research Scientist

Therapeutics Research Scientist

Work Location: Fort Detrick, MD

Eagle Health is seeking a Therapeutics Research Scientist to join our team in Fort Detrick, MD.

Core Duties:

• Serve as a Lead Investigator and will conduct basic and translational research on specified bacterial and viral threats, in support of the BD and infectious disease program, and will be working in BSL-3 laboratories and thus must hold and maintain Biological Personnel Reliability Program (BPRP) status, in accordance with (IAW) the provisions in this contract and applicable regulations
• Serve as Lead Investigator of animal protocols responsible for writing, planning, and executing animal protocols to evaluate therapeutics for tolerability, pharmacokinetic, and in vivo efficacy studies
• Serve as a liaison between the research team, Veterinary Medicine group and Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
• Conduct in vivo studies to better understand bacterial and viral pathogenesis and design and evaluate vaccines and therapeutics. Pathogens will include multi-drug-resistant bacteria and BD BSL-3 pathogens
• Perform experiments to determine bacterial load and host immune responses that entails measurement of cytokine and antibody levels
• Assist in the high-throughput screening assays for the antibacterial and antiviral projects and in the development of novel assays for screening
• Construct mutant bacterial and viral strains and perform phenotypic characterization of the mutants using in vitro (growth kinetics, intracellular growth within macrophages) and in vivo (e.g., determine LD50 studies, bacterial/viral infection studies, etc.) methods
• Present research findings/presentations at monthly lab meetings and attend scientific discussion biweekly meetings
• Maintain an orderly laboratory environment in compliance with regulations
• Coordinate ordering of supplies to support research efforts with division staff
• Assist in training new personnel including students and other technicians and mentoring junior scientists
• Communicate experimental data, laboratory, or other work-related issues to the appropriate point of contact (POC)
• Communicate with vendors for technical support and troubleshooting laboratory equipment with assigned space
• Assist in the preparation of technical reports and standard operating procedures
• Write manuscripts and is expected to present research findings at one scientific conference per year, if required and will present results in written and oral format publicly and internally
• Prepare and provide the technical POC (TPOC) a Therapeutics Research Scientific Support progress report no later than (NLT) the last day of each month
• In collaboration with USAMRIID leadership, author or coauthor research proposals, solicitations, and other vehicles to solicit financial support to meet USAMRIID mission/portfolio objectives, to include assisting to answer service calls from government sponsors (e.g., Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA))
• Assist in the preparation of technical reports, standard operating procedures, and manuscripts relating to their research efforts; may be expected to present research findings at two scientific conferences per year and will present results in written and oral format publicly and internally, as requested
• BPRP enrollment is required and will be held and maintained IAW the provisions in this contract and all applicable regulations