Scientist II (WRAIR DDR)*

Company: Odyssey Systems Consulting Group
Location: Silver Spring
Posted on: September 6, 2020

Job Description:

Title: Scientist II (WRAIR DDR)

Job Location: WRAIR DDRP

Odyssey Systems Consulting Group, Ltd. is an innovative small business committed to providing world-class technical, management, and training support services to government and public sector clients. We focus on people, processes, and performance to deliver superior results. Since our inception in 1997, our commitment to mission success and customer satisfaction has been recognized with exponential growth and exceptional past performance ratings. We accept challenging assignments and drive projects from the planning stages, through implementation, and into operations and support.

Job Responsibilities:

Duties include, but not limited to:

Routinely performs or oversees the conduct of assays.
Designs and validates parameters for ELISA assay development and testing.
SME in the day to day operations as well as the implementation of new equipment/technologies within the Immunology Team of the Diarrheal Disease Research Department.

Minimum Qualifications:

Laboratory Experimentation: Possess experience in ELISA/flow cytometric testing, functional assay development, and a demonstrated proficiency in performing all immunological assays. Technical knowledge and skills developing and conducting immunological experiments in the area of enteric diseases, vaccine development, and assay development.
Scientific: Ability to work independently in performing tasks listed: animal handling; operating equipment, develop and enter programs required for protein purification and immunological analysis, and analyzing data. Ability to plan and execute tasks following specified timelines.
Budget / Financial: Tracking of the budgets as they relate to lab management.
Laboratory Planning: Develop a Laboratory experimental plan bringing together the information under the Task on projects, Ability to manage personnel: The position requires a person with demonstrated inter-personnel skills with the ability to coordinate with multiple departments.
Laboratory Experimentation: Possess experience in ELISA/flow cytometric testing and demonstrate proficiency in performing all immunological assays. Routinely performs or oversees the performance of each assay as workload dictates. SME in the day to day operations as well as the implementation of new equipment/technologies within the Immunology laboratory.
Ensure Program Managers have access to critical data, including real-time and point-in-time reporting.

Preferred Qualifications:

Ph.D. degree in the biological sciences with 5 to 10 years' experience

Additional Information:

US Citizenship required
NACI level clearance investigation required

Odyssey Systems has an exciting new opportunity for a Scientist II supporting the Department of Diarrheal Disease Research (DDR) Support Services at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. In support of the Surgeon General's responsibility to conduct research and development for the production of countermeasures against Diarrheal Disease pathogens that have the goal of improving readiness, combat effectiveness, and soldier health, the DDR was established in response to Military Infectious Disease Research Program (MIDRIP) and is in part carried out in the Bacterial Diseases Branch (BDB) at the WRAIR.

The BDB conducts the necessary studies from basic laboratory research to clinical trials in human volunteers. Within the BDB the specific mission is to develop countermeasures for Shigella and enterotoxigenic E. coli, both of which are significant causes of diarrheal disease in deployed American troops. As licensed countermeasures for shigellosis and enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) are not available it is necessary to conduct basic and applied research to develop new countermeasures. Sources of potential countermeasures are either intramural programs or extramural programs.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.
Odyssey Systems Consulting Group, LTD. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or other factors protected by federal, state, and/or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment#LI-POST

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