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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
- Scientist
- Research Scientist
- Post-Doctoral Fellow
- Laboratory Director
- Investigator
- Clinical Pharmacologist
- Clinical Laboratory Scientist
- Associate Director, Experimental Medicine
- Toxicologist
- Serologist
- 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 “Investigator”
- Standardize drug dosages, methods of immunization, and procedures for manufacture of drugs and medicinal compounds.
- Confer with health departments, industry personnel, physicians, and others to develop health safety standards and public health improvement programs.
- Investigate cause, progress, life cycle, or mode of transmission of diseases or parasites.
- Write and publish articles in scientific journals.
- Follow strict safety procedures when handling toxic materials to avoid contamination.
- Study animal and human health and physiological processes.
- Consult with and advise physicians, educators, researchers, and others regarding medical applications of physics, biology, and chemistry.
- Prepare and analyze organ, tissue, and cell samples to identify toxicity, bacteria, or microorganisms or to study cell structure.
- Teach principles of medicine and medical and laboratory procedures to physicians, residents, students, and technicians.
- Evaluate effects of drugs, gases, pesticides, parasites, and microorganisms at various levels.
- Plan and direct studies to investigate human or animal disease, preventive methods, and treatments for disease.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Bone ultrasound densitometers
- Fixed-angle microfuges
- Steam distillation apparatus
- Hematology analyzers
- Positron emission tomography PET scanners
- Gas chromatographs GC
- Automated deoxyribonucleic acid DNA sequencers
- Microdiffusion dishes
- Scintillation counters
- Electrocardiography EKG machines
- Autoclaves
- Ultraviolet-Visible UV/VIS spectrophotometers
- Pipettes
- Developing tanks
- Plate washers
- Heating blocks
- Laboratory evaporators
- Ultralow freezers
- Blood gas machines
- Electrophoresis power systems
- Pasteur pipettes
- Desktop computers
- Laptop computers
- Refrigerated centrifuges
- Fume hoods
- Binocular light compound microscopes
- Powder funnels
- Electron microscopes
- Ion chromatographs
- Chemistry analyzers
- High-speed centrifuges
- Balances
- Computerized axial tomography CAT scanners
- High-resolution functional magnetic resonance imaging MRI equipment
- Bomb calorimeters
- Crossflow filtration systems
- Thermal cyclers
- Absorption tubes
- Mainframe computers
- Erlenmeyer flasks
- Gel documentation systems
- Automated centrifuges
- Flame atomic absorption spectrophotometers
- Medical magnetic resonance imaging MRI equipment
- Flasks
- Ultracentrifuges
- Thin layer chromatography equipment
- Capillary electrophoresis equipment
- Peptide synthesizers
- Differential cell counters
- Nuclear magnetic resonance NMR spectroscopes
- Spray atomizers
- Cyclotrons
- Microplate readers
- Centrifuges
- Incubators
- Speed vacs
- Thin layer chromatography plates
- Blenders
- Filter funnels
- Flow cytometers
- Hot air ovens
- Glassware washers
- Cell disruptors
- Ultrasound imaging scanners
- Fourier Transform IR spectrophotometers
- Chromatographic tubes
- Homogenizers
- Recording spectrophotometers
- Cuvettes
- Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA synthesizers
- Magnetic stirrers
- Coagulation machines
- Measuring cylinders
- Tabletop centrifuges
- Colorimeters
- Shaking incubators
- Microarrayer scanners
- Rotary evaporators
- Graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrophotometers
- Flame photometers
- Mercury analyzers
- Laminar flow hoods
- Liquid handling robots
- Personal computers
- Carbon dioxide CO2 incubators
- Vortex mixers
- Electrical conductivity meters
- Selective ion meters
- Microscope/video camera stations
- Ultraviolet UV crosslinkers
- Confocal microscopes
- Volumetric flasks
- Heat lamps
- Beta counters
- Refrigerated swinging bucket centrifuges
- Gamma counters
- Petri dishes
- Gel electrophoresis boxes
- Gel dryers
- pH meters
- Fermenters
- Laser printers
- Atomic absorption AA spectrophotometers
- Coulter counters
- Cold vapor atomic absorption spectrophotometers
- Mass spectrometers
- High-pressure liquid chromatographs
- Hot plates
- Waters MassLynx
- Microsoft Excel
- Spreadsheet software
- Waters Empower 2
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
- Statistical software
- Medical Scientists HybridAI
- PerkinElmer TurboMass
- UNIX
- National Instruments LabVIEW
- Thermo ToxLab
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- R
- Python
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- StataCorp Stata
- FileMaker Pro
- SPSS
- Triple G ULTRA Laboratory Information System
- SAS
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Waters eLab Notebook
- Microsoft Office
- Database software
- LexisNexis
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Linux
- Waters Millennium32
- BioArray Software Environment BASE
- Minitab
- Microsoft Word
- Medical Scientists MediSave
- Integrated development environment IDE software
- Presentation software
- Waters Q-DIS/QM LIMS
- Word processing software