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Job Description
Study the chemical composition or physical principles of living cells and organisms, their electrical and mechanical energy, and related phenomena. May conduct research to further understanding of the complex chemical combinations and reactions involved in metabolism, reproduction, growth, and heredity. May determine the effects of foods, drugs, serums, hormones, and other substances on tissues and vital processes of living organisms.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 19-1021.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 94,340.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 45.00
- Currently, there are 29,200 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Biochemists and Biophysicists”.
Also Known As…
- Biochemists and Biophysicists
- Research Scientist
- Research Associate
- Research Assistant
- Professor of Physics/Researcher in Biophysics
- Laboratory Director
- Director of the Biophysics Facility
- Chief Scientific Officer
- Analytical Research Chemist
- Toxicologist
- Staff Toxicologist
- Scientist
- Research Affiliate
- Quality Control Associate (QC Associate)
- Physical Biochemist
- Pharmaceutical Scientist
- Nanotechnologist
- Genetic Engineer
- Clinical Researcher
- Clinical Laboratory Scientist
- Clinical Biochemist
- Biological Chemist
- Biochemist
Tasks for “Scientist”
- Share research findings by writing scientific articles or by making presentations at scientific conferences.
- Develop or test new drugs or medications intended for commercial distribution.
- Research transformations of substances in cells, using atomic isotopes.
- Examine the molecular or chemical aspects of immune system functioning.
- Study spatial configurations of submicroscopic molecules, such as proteins, using x-rays or electron microscopes.
- Determine the three-dimensional structure of biological macromolecules.
- Produce pharmaceutically or industrially useful proteins, using recombinant DNA technology.
- Design or build laboratory equipment needed for special research projects.
- Research how characteristics of plants or animals are carried through successive generations.
- Manage laboratory teams or monitor the quality of a team's work.
- Develop or execute tests to detect diseases, genetic disorders, or other abnormalities.
- Teach or advise undergraduate or graduate students or supervise their research.
- Design or perform experiments with equipment such as lasers, accelerators, or mass spectrometers.
- Study physical principles of living cells or organisms and their electrical or mechanical energy, applying methods and knowledge of mathematics, physics, chemistry, or biology.
- Study the chemistry of living processes, such as cell development, breathing and digestion, or living energy changes, such as growth, aging, or death.
- Prepare pharmaceutical compounds for commercial distribution.
- Isolate, analyze, or synthesize vitamins, hormones, allergens, minerals, or enzymes and determine their effects on body functions.
- Investigate the nature, composition, or expression of genes or research how genetic engineering can impact these processes.
- Develop new methods to study the mechanisms of biological processes.
- Study the mutations in organisms that lead to cancer or other diseases.
- Research the chemical effects of substances, such as drugs, serums, hormones, or food, on tissues or vital processes.
- Prepare reports or recommendations, based upon research outcomes.
- Develop methods to process, store, or use foods, drugs, or chemical compounds.
Related Technology & Tools
- Microscope slides
- Cryotransmission electron microscopes
- Laboratory convection ovens
- Computerized axial tomography CAT scan equipment
- Differential scanning calorimeters
- Power amplifiers
- Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA sequencers
- Automatic pipetters
- Linear accelerators
- Glassware adaptors
- Transillumination microscopes
- Laser printers
- Freeze dryers
- Thermal imagers
- Krypton lasers
- Sample concentrators
- Heat incubators
- Circulating water cooling systems
- Amino acid analyzers
- Autoclaves
- Spectrophotometers
- Circular dichroism spectroscopes
- Mass spectrometers
- Electron paramagnetic resonance EPR spectrometers
- Mossbauer spectroscopes
- Rotating anode X ray generators
- Laser particle sizers
- Scanners
- Pasteur pipettes
- Notebook computers
- Microsusceptometers
- Rheometers
- Video positioning equipment
- Shaking waterbaths
- Cell sorters
- Hot plates
- High-pressure liquid chromatographs
- Nanoscopes
- Langmuir balances
- Liquid nuclear magnetic resonance NMR equipment
- Inverted microscopes
- Laboratory vacuum pumps
- Video enhanced differential interference contrast microscopes
- Laser induced temperature jump nanosecond relaxation spectrometer systems
- Brewster angle microscopes
- Near-field light microscopes
- Vacuum freezers
- Fourier transform infrared FTIR spectroscopes
- Phosphorimager video cameras
- Phosphorimagers
- Water baths
- Ionometers
- X ray crystallography equipment
- Lasers
- Chemistry analyzers
- Microcentrifuges
- Biological safety hoods
- Biofreezers
- Pipettes
- Sonicators
- Light scattering devices
- Cryostat tissue microtomes
- Megafuge centrifuges
- Fermenters
- Refrigerated centrifuges
- Viscometers
- Stopped-flow spectrophotometers
- Chemical fume hoods
- Cryogenic freezers
- pH meters
- Medical magnetic resonance imaging MRI microscopes
- Scanning laser microscopes
- Erlenmeyer flasks
- Balances
- Analytical ultracentrifuges
- Laser Doppler zeta potential analyzers
- Flow cytometers
- Ultrasonic cleaners
- Electrophoresis power supplies
- Incubators
- Graduated cylinders
- Magnetic tweezers
- Test tubes
- Vibratome tissue sectioning systems
- Electroencephalography EEG equipment
- Microplate readers
- Hemoglobin analyzers
- Beakers
- Magnetic piconewton-force transducers
- Homogenizers
- Isothermal titration calorimeters ITC
- Microcalorimeters
- Optical tweezers
- Signal generators
- Sapphire lasers
- Filtering funnels
- Ultraviolet UV transilluminators
- Automatic x ray film developers
- Carbon dioxide CO2 incubators
- Scintillation counters
- Capillary electrophoresis equipment
- Flexi-dry lyophilizers
- Peptide synthesizers
- Laser tweezers
- Spectropolarimeters
- Glassware condensers
- Continuous flow centrifuges
- Microphysiometers
- Large upright microscopes
- Auto gamma counters
- Spectrofluorimeters
- Dual wavelength spectroscopes
- Automated electrophoresis equipment
- Cytospin centrifuges
- Gamma ray irradiators
- Argon lasers
- Flame ionization detectors FID
- Solid state diode lasers
- Darkroom equipment
- Growth chambers
- Fluorescence spectroscopes
- Gas chromatographs GC
- Electron spin resonance spectroscopes
- Top-loading electronic balances
- X ray microscopes
- Analytical balances
- Desktop computers
- Confocal microscopes
- Microinjectors
- Cryocut microtomes
- Positron emission tomography PET scanners
- Basic vapor pressure osmometers
- Electron microscopes
- Medical magnetic resonance imaging MRI equipment
- Raman difference spectrometers
- Nuclear magnetic resonance NMR spectroscopes
- High-pressure high-temperature reactors
- Protein sequencers
- Synchrotrons
- Dichroic beamsplitters
- Shaking incubators
- Transmission electron microscopes TEM
- Charge-coupled device CCD cameras
- Liquid handling robots
- Binocular light compound microscopes
- Specific gravity balances
- Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance NMR equipment
- Sartorius balances
- Multi-angle elastic-light scattering systems
- Funnels
- Cryomicroscopes
- Gel boxes
- Neodymium-doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Nd:YAG lasers
- Ultramicrotomes
- Ultracentrifuges
- Scanning electron microscopes SEM
- Orbital shakers
- Water purification units
- Multichannel detectors
- Microdosimeters
- Mettler balances
- Tabletop centrifuges
- Ultraviolet UV spectroscopes
- Personal computers
- Heat blocks
- Mainframe computers
- Heating mantles
- Atomic force microscopes
- Plotters
- Laminar flow hoods
- Video analysis software
- Molecular Simulations WebLab ViewerPro
- Statistical software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Yet another scientific artificial reality application YASARA software
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- Carrier-mediated transport software
- Gaussian software
- Molecular Devices Corporation MetaMorph
- Assisted model building with energy refinement AMBER
- Hodgkin-Huxley Model software
- Graphics software
- Fujitsu MOPAC
- Wavefunction Titan
- Extensible markup language XML
- GEPASI
- Voltage-gated ion channels software
- Analysis and building software
- Shrodinger Jaguar
- Microsoft Excel
- Internet browser software
- Expression DNA and protein sequence software
- Accelrys FELIX
- Microsoft Office
- GE Healthcare ImageQuant TL
- Crystallography & NMR System (CNS)
- Sequence database software
- ItemTracker
- Email software
- Accelrys Cerius2
- Molecular Devices Corporation MetaFluor
- AutoQuant AutoDeblur
- Semichem AMPAC
- Intelligent Imaging Innovations SlideBook
- Minitab
- Practical extraction and reporting language Perl
- Elsevier MDL ISIS/Draw
- 3D graphics software
- PREMIER Biosoft Array Designer
- Laboratory information management system LIMS
- SPSS
- Golden Helix HelixTree
- SAP
- ChemInnovation Software Chem 4-D
- Wavefunction Spartan
- Molecular Networks GmbH Biochemical Pathways
- Presentation software
- Dassasult Systemes Abaqus
- Genetics computer group GSG software
- JustBio SeqPainter
- Basic Local Alignment Search Tool BLAST
- Macroscopic diffusion software
- Docking and ligand binding software
- SAS
- Multivariate statistical program MVSP software
- Fujitsu BioMedCache
- Microsoft Word
- Accelrys Insight II
- ESRI What if?
- Chang Bioscience ToolKit
- Golden Helix ChemTree
- Tripos SYBYL
- Structure prediction software
- Crystallographic software
- Accelrys QAUNTA
- Chemistry at Harvard Molecular Mechanics CHARMm
- Microsoft Visio
- Linux
- Molecular simulation software
- Python
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
- Word processing software