Scientist

We are currently searching for a Scientist to support the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This opportunity is a full-time position with MSC, and it is on-site in Gaithersburg, MD.

• Conduct and participate in projects that are complex and scientifically demanding within a specific area/field in regard to vaccine development.
• Initiate, implement, plan, direct, and execute scientific research and development while maintaining a high level of expertise through review of scientific literature.
• Make detailed observations, analyze data, and interpret results. Demonstrate scientific rigor in assessing own data and that of others.
• Effectively present results at internal meetings.
• Independently plan, design, and execute projects within a specific scientific field utilizing good scientific judgment using a wide application of principles, theories and concepts in field of interest plus working knowledge of other related disciplines.
• Develop research findings and makes recommendations.
• Make recommendations on outside technologies for company to pursue.
• Make assay /testing and decisions and recommendations; conduct independent investigations; generate internal or external documents valuable to VPP; contribute to project teams.
• Maintain a high level of expertise through review of current scientific literature and submissions to scientific journals.

• Ph.D. with five (5) or more years’ experience or Master’s degree with ten (10) or more experience or Bachelor’s degree with twelve (12) or more years of experience is required.
• Experience conducting and participating in complex scientific projects. Prior vaccine experience, useful.
• Ability to implement, plan and direct scientific research, and assist with analyzation of program literature.
• Experience conducting extensive scientific investigations and experiments, required.

Dovel Technologies and its Family of Companies (Medical Science & Computing and Ace Info Solutions) was acquired in October 2021.

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