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Job Description
Study the chemical composition or physical principles of living cells and organisms, their electrical and mechanical energy, and related phenomena. May conduct research to further understanding of the complex chemical combinations and reactions involved in metabolism, reproduction, growth, and heredity. May determine the effects of foods, drugs, serums, hormones, and other substances on tissues and vital processes of living organisms.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 19-1021.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 94,340.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 45.00
- Currently, there are 29,200 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Biochemists and Biophysicists”.
Also Known As…
- Biochemists and Biophysicists
- Scientist
- Research Scientist
- Research Associate
- Research Assistant
- Professor of Physics/Researcher in Biophysics
- Laboratory Director
- Director of the Biophysics Facility
- Chief Scientific Officer
- Analytical Research Chemist
- Toxicologist
- Staff Toxicologist
- Research Affiliate
- Quality Control Associate (QC Associate)
- Physical Biochemist
- Nanotechnologist
- Genetic Engineer
- Clinical Researcher
- Clinical Laboratory Scientist
- Clinical Biochemist
- Biological Chemist
- Biochemist
Tasks for “Pharmaceutical Scientist”
- Teach or advise undergraduate or graduate students or supervise their research.
- Research how characteristics of plants or animals are carried through successive generations.
- Examine the molecular or chemical aspects of immune system functioning.
- Develop or test new drugs or medications intended for commercial distribution.
- Design or perform experiments with equipment such as lasers, accelerators, or mass spectrometers.
- Study the chemistry of living processes, such as cell development, breathing and digestion, or living energy changes, such as growth, aging, or death.
- Develop methods to process, store, or use foods, drugs, or chemical compounds.
- Develop new methods to study the mechanisms of biological processes.
- Study physical principles of living cells or organisms and their electrical or mechanical energy, applying methods and knowledge of mathematics, physics, chemistry, or biology.
- Study spatial configurations of submicroscopic molecules, such as proteins, using x-rays or electron microscopes.
- Develop or execute tests to detect diseases, genetic disorders, or other abnormalities.
- Manage laboratory teams or monitor the quality of a team's work.
- Isolate, analyze, or synthesize vitamins, hormones, allergens, minerals, or enzymes and determine their effects on body functions.
- Study the mutations in organisms that lead to cancer or other diseases.
- Investigate the nature, composition, or expression of genes or research how genetic engineering can impact these processes.
- Research the chemical effects of substances, such as drugs, serums, hormones, or food, on tissues or vital processes.
- Determine the three-dimensional structure of biological macromolecules.
- Design or build laboratory equipment needed for special research projects.
- Share research findings by writing scientific articles or by making presentations at scientific conferences.
- Prepare reports or recommendations, based upon research outcomes.
- Prepare pharmaceutical compounds for commercial distribution.
- Research transformations of substances in cells, using atomic isotopes.
- Produce pharmaceutically or industrially useful proteins, using recombinant DNA technology.
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- Confocal microscopes
- Flow cytometers
- Cryostat tissue microtomes
- Liquid nuclear magnetic resonance NMR equipment
- Transmission electron microscopes TEM
- Personal computers
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- Continuous flow centrifuges
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- Ultramicrotomes
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- Microcentrifuges
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- Krypton lasers
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- Microsoft Office
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- Crystallography & NMR System (CNS)
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- Basic Local Alignment Search Tool BLAST
- GEPASI
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- ItemTracker
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- Carrier-mediated transport software
- Microsoft Excel
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