Molecular Biologist

AJANTA CONSULTING, LLC

Wright Patterson AFB, OH

THIS POSITION IS CONTINGENT UPON BID AWARD

The Molecular Biologist will provide professional and technical support to the United States Air Force School of Medicines (USAFSAM) and the Airman Systems Directorate (RH).

• Assist biological and medical scientists in laboratories, setting up, operating, and maintaining laboratory instruments & equipment, monitoring experiments, making observations, and calculating/recording results.
• Conduct environmental sampling, sample handling, and processing.
• Perform DNA extraction from samples and analyze them for genetic variants associated with aeromedical conditions.
• Perform next generation sequencing, PCR, and microarray genotyping as needed in support of the projects research objectives characterizing aeromedical risk.
• Assist PHT staff in developing and optimizing procedures for genetic testing.
• Update/conduct review of scientific literature relevant to the research initiatives.
• Support experimental planning/design, protocol training and execution, and data collection and analysis.
• Support development, reporting, and editing of competitive, well-written, full drafts of research proposals, papers, and presentations as related to the project.
• Assist with the preparation, coordination, and submission of protocol-related documents to Institutional Review Boards (IRB) or Institutional Biosafety Committee.
• Support the preparation of reports of program initiatives as related to the project at the direction and input of PHT staff.
• Support the laboratory with other tasks as required to ensure proper function of the laboratory, including but not limited to communal solid waste disposal, and general laboratory maintenance procedures.

• Other duties as assigned.

• Masters Degree in Biological Sciences, Public Health or similar field.
• Minimum one (1) year experience within a public health related field.
• Minimum two (2) years laboratory experience Preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Proficient with biology techniques (e.g. microscopy, cell culture, DNA/RNA prep, PCR and sequencing).
• Experience with Illumina and Oxford nanopore sequencing chemistries and library preparation protocols.
• Experience with environmental sampling including wastewater, soil, and air matrices.

Physical Demands (The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)

• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee may use repeated motions that include the arms, wrists, hands and/or fingers. The employee is occasionally required to walk, stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.