Will “Lead Scientist” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔
0.45% Chance of Automation
“Lead Scientist” will not be replaced by robots.
This job is ranked #21 out of #702. A higher ranking (i.e., a lower number) means the job is less likely to be replaced.
Care to share? Click for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or XING. 👍
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
- 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 “Lead Scientist”
- Follow strict safety procedures when handling toxic materials to avoid contamination.
- Investigate cause, progress, life cycle, or mode of transmission of diseases or parasites.
- Study animal and human health and physiological processes.
- Conduct research to develop methodologies, instrumentation, and procedures for medical application, analyzing data and presenting findings to the scientific audience and general public.
- Evaluate effects of drugs, gases, pesticides, parasites, and microorganisms at various levels.
- Use equipment such as atomic absorption spectrometers, electron microscopes, flow cytometers, and chromatography systems.
- 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.
- Teach principles of medicine and medical and laboratory procedures to physicians, residents, students, and technicians.
- Write and publish articles in scientific journals.
- Consult with and advise physicians, educators, researchers, and others regarding medical applications of physics, biology, and chemistry.
- Plan and direct studies to investigate human or animal disease, preventive methods, and treatments for disease.
- Prepare and analyze organ, tissue, and cell samples to identify toxicity, bacteria, or microorganisms or to study cell structure.
Related Technology & Tools
- Cuvettes
- Homogenizers
- Measuring cylinders
- High-pressure liquid chromatographs
- Laser printers
- Ion chromatographs
- Selective ion meters
- Petri dishes
- Developing tanks
- Cold vapor atomic absorption spectrophotometers
- Filter funnels
- Peptide synthesizers
- Laboratory evaporators
- Fourier Transform IR spectrophotometers
- Flasks
- Fermenters
- Electrophoresis power systems
- Cyclotrons
- Positron emission tomography PET scanners
- Graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrophotometers
- Pipettes
- Crossflow filtration systems
- Microdiffusion dishes
- Volumetric flasks
- Flame photometers
- Laminar flow hoods
- Thin layer chromatography plates
- Automated centrifuges
- Medical magnetic resonance imaging MRI equipment
- Hot plates
- Powder funnels
- Autoclaves
- Coagulation machines
- Balances
- Desktop computers
- Ultrasound imaging scanners
- Recording spectrophotometers
- Blood gas machines
- Gel documentation systems
- Cell disruptors
- Capillary electrophoresis equipment
- Fume hoods
- Vortex mixers
- Steam distillation apparatus
- Liquid handling robots
- Flame atomic absorption spectrophotometers
- Mainframe computers
- Shaking incubators
- Hot air ovens
- Coulter counters
- Refrigerated centrifuges
- Gel electrophoresis boxes
- Magnetic stirrers
- Hematology analyzers
- pH meters
- Electrical conductivity meters
- Spray atomizers
- Electron microscopes
- Heat lamps
- Blenders
- Confocal microscopes
- Microscope/video camera stations
- Glassware washers
- Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA synthesizers
- Mercury analyzers
- Computerized axial tomography CAT scanners
- Beta counters
- Erlenmeyer flasks
- Binocular light compound microscopes
- Chemistry analyzers
- Thin layer chromatography equipment
- Fixed-angle microfuges
- Microarrayer scanners
- Laptop computers
- Gel dryers
- Gas chromatographs GC
- Automated deoxyribonucleic acid DNA sequencers
- Absorption tubes
- Pasteur pipettes
- Rotary evaporators
- Ultraviolet-Visible UV/VIS spectrophotometers
- Chromatographic tubes
- Flow cytometers
- Scintillation counters
- High-speed centrifuges
- Heating blocks
- Tabletop centrifuges
- Ultracentrifuges
- Ultraviolet UV crosslinkers
- Incubators
- Microplate readers
- Electrocardiography EKG machines
- Centrifuges
- Bone ultrasound densitometers
- Bomb calorimeters
- Colorimeters
- Ultralow freezers
- Mass spectrometers
- Carbon dioxide CO2 incubators
- Differential cell counters
- High-resolution functional magnetic resonance imaging MRI equipment
- Nuclear magnetic resonance NMR spectroscopes
- Gamma counters
- Thermal cyclers
- Atomic absorption AA spectrophotometers
- Personal computers
- Plate washers
- Refrigerated swinging bucket centrifuges
- Speed vacs
- Word processing software
- LexisNexis
- Triple G ULTRA Laboratory Information System
- StataCorp Stata
- Microsoft Office
- BioArray Software Environment BASE
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Medical Scientists MediSave
- Waters eLab Notebook
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- Waters Q-DIS/QM LIMS
- Presentation software
- FileMaker Pro
- Medical Scientists HybridAI
- Waters Empower 2
- Microsoft Excel
- National Instruments LabVIEW
- Thermo ToxLab
- Statistical software
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- Waters MassLynx
- Microsoft Word
- UNIX
- SPSS
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Integrated development environment IDE software
- Database software
- Waters Millennium32
- PerkinElmer TurboMass
- R
- Python
- SAS
- Minitab
- Linux
- Spreadsheet software