Biomedical Technologist

Akahi Associates/Kako'o Services, LLC•Honolulu, HI

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Tripler Army Medical Center is looking for a Biomedical Technologist to provide scientific laboratory services and support for researchers and graduate medical education residents for the Department of Clinical Investigation, Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC), Honolulu, Hawaii.

Requirements

Master’s degree in basic biomedical research field (to include, but not limited to biology, chemistry, zoology, microbiology) OR a minimum of 10 years demonstrated experience in laboratory research.
A minimum of 10 years demonstrated experience in laboratory research.
Demonstrate research experience in complex biomedical studies including for example, animal model surgical experience, molecular biology DNA analyses, physiological monitoring, radioimmunoassay, biochemical assessments, hormone measurements, human specimen processing, and data analysis for presentation in scientific forums.
Knowledge and experience in developing and conducting complex biomedical research in the areas of physiology, pharmacology, microbiology, or biochemistry.
Understanding of methodology and design for research.
Knowledge and experience in human studies, animal studies, dose-response assays, ELISAs, and molecular methods.
Knowledge and experience with performing data analyses and preparing figures and reports for national scientific presentations and grant reports.
Experience with setting up data spreadsheets for collaborative research partners to access jointly and maintaining laboratory records in accordance with accreditation standards.
Broad knowledge of computers and related software to include word processing, spreadsheet, data base management, statistical applications, and intranet and Internet connections and applications.
Ability to read, write, and speak English well enough to effectively communicate with all parties and other health care providers.
Computer literate.
Sufficient initiative, interpersonal relationship skills and social sensitivity such that he/she can relate constructively to a variety of patients from diverse backgrounds.
Required education, training, experience and documented current competence in the required specialty position description.

Responsibilities

Consult with PI on specimen collection, data quality control, the interpretation of data, manuscript preparation, advising on data analysis and equipment, production and submission of required reports, and completion of scholarly manuscript for publication after appropriate scientific, Operation Security, and Public Affairs reviews are obtained and approved.
Provide specimen collection and processing for clinical studies which evaluate new drugs and treatments or evaluate course of disease progression.
Provide laboratory analyses for clinical studies which evaluate devices that improve readiness and military operational medicine.
Collect clinical specimens and maintain patient confidentiality as written in protocol.
Process specimens as per specific assay requirements according to protocol.
Store and keep track of specimens in catalogue freezer space until specimens ready for shipment to central laboratories for multisite studies.
Summarize data in databases and prepare summary reports.
Develop and characterize models for promotion of Defense Health Readiness.
Provide laboratory analyses for studies which address military priorities such as combat casualty care, wound healing, and transport medicine.
Investigate therapeutic efficacy of novel molecular or cellular treatments that improve learning.
Provide input to laboratory and animal procedures, behavioral analysis, tissue harvesting and histological analysis, molecular and immunological assays, cell culture, and data analysis.
Provide Combat Casualty Post-field Care studies: perform in vitro and in vivo testing of treatment strategy plans to control fluid and electrolyte balance; evaluate effects that mimic prolonged field care and transport medicine; and perform laboratory assays for biomarkers of ischemia and inflammation and hormonal regulation.
Provide Wound Tissue Healing studies: evaluate biomarkers associated with acute lung injury; resistant wound healing in infected wounds, and stem cell effectiveness in reducing inflammatory injury and promoting tissue repair.
Provide Gulf War Illness studies: evaluate experimental therapies for the treatment of Gulf War Illness by performing in vitro assays and in vivo testing in rodent models, to include development of an exosome-mediated drug delivery system, behavioral testing, and evaluating of possible toxic effects on cardiac and renal function.
Demonstrate the ability to identify molecular and protein biomarkers that detect distinct signatures of emerging infectious diseases.
Characterize new methods for detecting and tracking antimicrobial resistance patterns.
Identify more rapid diagnostic technologies to prescribe correct antibiotics for infected patients.
Provide infectious disease surveillance in the Pacific Region.
Collect and process clinical specimens and maintain patient confidentiality working with de-identified specimens.
Analyze bacteria and virus infected specimens with different molecular assays and protein biomarker assays to compare.
Evaluate unique DNA signatures and prevalence of antimicrobial resistant in clinical specimens.
Contribute specimens and data to biobanks and analyze results for disease surveillance programs.
Provide input to, but not independently execute, in vivo and in vitro experiments to fulfill requirements of grant and electrolyte balance testing done for Command approved Tripler Army Medical Center investigative studies for a variety of projects supported by the Department of Clinical Investigation.
Meet with the senior Department of Clinical Investigation Lab Manager weekly to review assay laboratory and experiment results and data entry.
Provide input (but not independently execute) to experiments and other physiological, pharmacological assays, human specimen collection and data collection and analyses to assure the meeting of research grant objectives and deadlines.
Gather data and provide input to (but not independently execute) clinical investigation study protocols including collection and preparation of specimens and maintain patient confidentiality as written in protocol.
Administer drug doses to research animals as specified in research protocols.
Provide data as specified in study protocols that may require testing of devices or executing biomedical assays to include ELISAs, spectrophotometric assays, Western blots, Southern blots, PCR, HPLC, RNA/DNA extractions, radioimmunoassay, receptor quantitation with receptor binding assessments and/or quantification of mRNA with RT-PCR.
Prepare and verify quality control reagents used in a variety of biomedical assays to include ELISAs, spectrophotometric assays, Western blots, Southern blots, PCR, HPLC, RNA/DNA extractions, radioimmunoassay.
Prepare data summaries and research progress reports as well as preparation of data presentations and manuscript preparation.
Update standard operating procedures as needed to keep laboratory procedures current and at the forefront of technology.
Enroll study participants and extract chart review data or administration of surveys.
Rack and maintain equipment and supplies for specific studies.
Comply with applicable Tripler Army Medical Center written policies, procedures, and Army Regulations.
Comply with applicable JCAHO standards.
Comply with installation rules and regulations concerning fire, safety, sanitation, security and possession of firearms and other lethal weapons.
Attend training, meetings, and conferences as required by the Department of Clinical Investigation.
Read, write, and speak English well enough to effectively communicate with all parties and other health care providers.
Be computer literate if the position requires the use of computers.
Possess sufficient initiative, interpersonal relationship skills and social sensitivity such that he/she can relate constructively to a variety of patients from diverse backgrounds.
Have the required education, training, experience and documented current competence in the required specialty position description.