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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

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Tasks for “Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists”

Prepare and analyze organ, tissue, and cell samples to identify toxicity, bacteria, or microorganisms or to study cell structure.
Consult with and advise physicians, educators, researchers, and others regarding medical applications of physics, biology, and chemistry.
Standardize drug dosages, methods of immunization, and procedures for manufacture of drugs and medicinal compounds.
Investigate cause, progress, life cycle, or mode of transmission of diseases or parasites.
Plan and direct studies to investigate human or animal disease, preventive methods, and treatments for disease.
Write and publish articles in scientific journals.
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.
Follow strict safety procedures when handling toxic materials to avoid contamination.
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.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

Carbon dioxide CO2 incubators
Thin layer chromatography plates
Desktop computers
Steam distillation apparatus
Thin layer chromatography equipment
Electrocardiography EKG machines
Fermenters
Laptop computers
Measuring cylinders
Differential cell counters
Positron emission tomography PET scanners
Microscope/video camera stations
Cyclotrons
Laminar flow hoods
Speed vacs
Gel electrophoresis boxes
Cold vapor atomic absorption spectrophotometers
Laboratory evaporators
Balances
Electrical conductivity meters
Thermal cyclers
Magnetic stirrers
Refrigerated swinging bucket centrifuges
High-resolution functional magnetic resonance imaging MRI equipment
Computerized axial tomography CAT scanners
Fixed-angle microfuges
Microplate readers
Ultracentrifuges
Hot plates
Crossflow filtration systems
Scintillation counters
Microdiffusion dishes
Selective ion meters
Plate washers
Atomic absorption AA spectrophotometers
Mercury analyzers
Mainframe computers
Automated deoxyribonucleic acid DNA sequencers
Pasteur pipettes
Absorption tubes
High-speed centrifuges
Volumetric flasks
Gel documentation systems
Automated centrifuges
Tabletop centrifuges
Peptide synthesizers
Microarrayer scanners
Electrophoresis power systems
Refrigerated centrifuges
Glassware washers
Bomb calorimeters
Petri dishes
Spray atomizers
Chromatographic tubes
Electron microscopes
Centrifuges
Bone ultrasound densitometers
Gel dryers
Cell disruptors
Fourier Transform IR spectrophotometers
Filter funnels
Nuclear magnetic resonance NMR spectroscopes
Colorimeters
Chemistry analyzers
Coagulation machines
Ultraviolet-Visible UV/VIS spectrophotometers
Incubators
Binocular light compound microscopes
Flow cytometers
Graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrophotometers
Confocal microscopes
Vortex mixers
Pipettes
Blenders
Capillary electrophoresis equipment
Homogenizers
Hot air ovens
Mass spectrometers
pH meters
High-pressure liquid chromatographs
Recording spectrophotometers
Ultraviolet UV crosslinkers
Ion chromatographs
Heating blocks
Cuvettes
Powder funnels
Beta counters
Liquid handling robots
Fume hoods
Erlenmeyer flasks
Flame photometers
Autoclaves
Heat lamps
Developing tanks
Gas chromatographs GC
Blood gas machines
Gamma counters
Laser printers
Rotary evaporators
Medical magnetic resonance imaging MRI equipment
Ultralow freezers
Flame atomic absorption spectrophotometers
Shaking incubators
Ultrasound imaging scanners
Coulter counters
Personal computers
Hematology analyzers
Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA synthesizers
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National Instruments LabVIEW
UNIX
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Minitab
SPSS
Triple G ULTRA Laboratory Information System
Microsoft Office
StataCorp Stata
Microsoft Excel
Python
BioArray Software Environment BASE
ESRI ArcGIS software
Database software
The MathWorks MATLAB
Thermo ToxLab
R
Microsoft Visual Basic
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Waters Empower 2
Spreadsheet software
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FileMaker Pro
PerkinElmer TurboMass
Waters eLab Notebook
Word processing software
Waters Millennium32
Waters Q-DIS/QM LIMS
Linux
Integrated development environment IDE software
Statistical software
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