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Is it your calling to serve our Nation’s Heroes? Avosys is seeking a Molecular Biologist to support the mission of the 711 Human Performance Wing.

• Maximize family time with no weekend, Holiday, or on-call requirements
• Maintain work-life balance with guaranteed 8-hour shifts
• Take advantage of our competitive, comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, long-term disability & 401(k)

• 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 project’s 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.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Possess a Masters Degree in Biological Sciences, Public Health or similar field with 1-2 years of experience within a public health related field.
• Possess proficient with biology techniques (e.g. microscopy, cell culture, DNA/RNA prep, PCR and sequencing).
• Possess experience with Illumina and Oxford nanopore sequencing chemistries and library preparation protocols.
• Experience with environmental sampling including wastewater, soil, and air matrices.
• The Contractor must have a Non-Disclosure Agreement in place with their company based on the potential access to confidential, proprietary, and/or sensitive information. The NDA shall be provided to the Government Program Manager by start of performance.

HIGHLY DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Possess 2 years of experience in a laboratory.