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Job Description
Conduct research dealing with the understanding of human diseases and the improvement of human health. Engage in clinical investigation, research and development, or other related activities. Includes physicians, dentists, public health specialists, pharmacologists, and medical pathologists who primarily conduct research.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 19-1042.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 95,000.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 45.00
- Currently, there are 108,870 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists”.
Also Known As…
- Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
- Senior Scientist
- Senior Research Scientist
- Research Scientist
- Post-Doctoral Fellow
- Laboratory Director
- Investigator
- Clinical Pharmacologist
- Clinical Laboratory Scientist
- Associate Director, Experimental Medicine
- Toxicologist
- Serologist
- Scientist
- Scientific Director
- Research Specialist
- Research Group Director
- Research Associate
- Research Assistant Member
- Research Assistant
- Protein Purification Scientist
- Principal Investigator
- Pharmacovigilance Safety Expert
- Pharmacometrician
- Pharmacologist
- Pharmacognosist
- Pharmaceutical Botanist
- Pesticide Use Medical Coordinator
- Parasitologist
- Oral and Maxillofacial Pathologist
- Neurosurgery Research Director
- Neuroscientist
- Neurophysiologist
- Nanotechnologist
- Medical Scientist
- Medical Researcher
- Medical Research Scientist
- Medical Physicist
- Medical Health Researcher
- MD Senior Research Scientist
- Lead Scientist
- Laboratory Coordinator
- Industrial Pharmacist
- Immunochemist
- Histopathologist
- Histologist
- Good Laboratory Practice In Vitro Study Director (GLP In Vitro Study Director)
- Gerontologist
- Endocrinologist
- Drug Safety Scientist
- Director, Metabolism
- Director, Experimental Medicine
- Director, Clinical Pharmacology
- Director of Research
- Director of Preclinical Research
- Director of Laboratory Operations
- Director Multiple Sclerosis Center
- Cytologist
- Clinical Researcher
- Clinical Research Scientist
- Clinical Research Director
- Clinical Research Associate
- Clinical Research Assistant
- Clinical Research Analyst
- Clinical Manager
- Clinical Liaison
- Clinical Director
- Clinical Assistant
- Clinical Analyst
- Chemotherapist
- Cancer Researcher
- Anatomist
Tasks for “Scientist”
- Standardize drug dosages, methods of immunization, and procedures for manufacture of drugs and medicinal compounds.
- Prepare and analyze organ, tissue, and cell samples to identify toxicity, bacteria, or microorganisms or to study cell structure.
- Evaluate effects of drugs, gases, pesticides, parasites, and microorganisms at various levels.
- Investigate cause, progress, life cycle, or mode of transmission of diseases or parasites.
- Teach principles of medicine and medical and laboratory procedures to physicians, residents, students, and technicians.
- Confer with health departments, industry personnel, physicians, and others to develop health safety standards and public health improvement programs.
- Write and publish articles in scientific journals.
- Plan and direct studies to investigate human or animal disease, preventive methods, and treatments for disease.
- Consult with and advise physicians, educators, researchers, and others regarding medical applications of physics, biology, and chemistry.
- Conduct research to develop methodologies, instrumentation, and procedures for medical application, analyzing data and presenting findings to the scientific audience and general public.
- Use equipment such as atomic absorption spectrometers, electron microscopes, flow cytometers, and chromatography systems.
- Study animal and human health and physiological processes.
- Follow strict safety procedures when handling toxic materials to avoid contamination.
Related Technology & Tools
- Cold vapor atomic absorption spectrophotometers
- Filter funnels
- Heat lamps
- Microplate readers
- Tabletop centrifuges
- Laptop computers
- Vortex mixers
- Capillary electrophoresis equipment
- High-pressure liquid chromatographs
- Microarrayer scanners
- Powder funnels
- Scintillation counters
- Ultralow freezers
- Liquid handling robots
- Chemistry analyzers
- Pasteur pipettes
- Automated deoxyribonucleic acid DNA sequencers
- Flame atomic absorption spectrophotometers
- Coagulation machines
- Laboratory evaporators
- Cyclotrons
- Ultrasound imaging scanners
- Mercury analyzers
- Rotary evaporators
- Gel dryers
- Autoclaves
- Steam distillation apparatus
- Medical magnetic resonance imaging MRI equipment
- Bone ultrasound densitometers
- Glassware washers
- Hematology analyzers
- Fixed-angle microfuges
- High-resolution functional magnetic resonance imaging MRI equipment
- Gas chromatographs GC
- Mass spectrometers
- Fermenters
- Gamma counters
- Colorimeters
- Fourier Transform IR spectrophotometers
- Beta counters
- Ultraviolet-Visible UV/VIS spectrophotometers
- Refrigerated centrifuges
- Developing tanks
- Magnetic stirrers
- Centrifuges
- Ultraviolet UV crosslinkers
- Erlenmeyer flasks
- Volumetric flasks
- Balances
- Selective ion meters
- Thin layer chromatography equipment
- Binocular light compound microscopes
- Shaking incubators
- Ion chromatographs
- Refrigerated swinging bucket centrifuges
- Flow cytometers
- Pipettes
- Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA synthesizers
- pH meters
- Computerized axial tomography CAT scanners
- Fume hoods
- Personal computers
- Flasks
- Speed vacs
- Cuvettes
- Gel documentation systems
- Bomb calorimeters
- Thermal cyclers
- Heating blocks
- Electrocardiography EKG machines
- Plate washers
- Crossflow filtration systems
- Electrical conductivity meters
- Desktop computers
- Gel electrophoresis boxes
- Hot plates
- Coulter counters
- Microdiffusion dishes
- Ultracentrifuges
- Laminar flow hoods
- Positron emission tomography PET scanners
- Confocal microscopes
- Atomic absorption AA spectrophotometers
- Mainframe computers
- Homogenizers
- Thin layer chromatography plates
- Absorption tubes
- Carbon dioxide CO2 incubators
- Hot air ovens
- Measuring cylinders
- Microscope/video camera stations
- Peptide synthesizers
- Petri dishes
- Chromatographic tubes
- Incubators
- Spray atomizers
- Graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrophotometers
- Electron microscopes
- High-speed centrifuges
- Blenders
- Electrophoresis power systems
- Nuclear magnetic resonance NMR spectroscopes
- Differential cell counters
- Flame photometers
- Blood gas machines
- Laser printers
- Cell disruptors
- Automated centrifuges
- Recording spectrophotometers
- Microsoft Word
- Waters Q-DIS/QM LIMS
- Medical Scientists MediSave
- Database software
- BioArray Software Environment BASE
- Minitab
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
- Waters eLab Notebook
- Integrated development environment IDE software
- StataCorp Stata
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- Microsoft Excel
- Presentation software
- LexisNexis
- Word processing software
- Triple G ULTRA Laboratory Information System
- Waters Millennium32
- SPSS
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Medical Scientists HybridAI
- National Instruments LabVIEW
- Waters MassLynx
- Waters Empower 2
- PerkinElmer TurboMass
- R
- Python
- Statistical software
- FileMaker Pro
- Linux
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Thermo ToxLab
- SAS
- Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- Microsoft Office
- UNIX