Bacterial Immunology Lead Scientist

Eagle Health is seeking a Bacterial Immunology Lead Scientist to join our team in Fort Detrick, MD.

The Lead Scientist shall serve as a Lead Scientist and will conduct basic and applied research on specified bacterial threats, in support of the BD and infectious disease program. The lead investigator will work in BSL-3 laboratories and thus must hold and maintain BPRP status, IAW the provisions in this contract and applicable regulations.

• Employee shall present 2 research findings/presentations at lab meetings, attend 23 lab meetings; and attend 2 scientific meetings or symposia per year.
• Employee shall prepare supporting author scientific papers for publication.
• Employee shall attend 12 division meetings per year and give 1 presentation.
• Employee shall complete 4 quarterly reports and 1 annual progress reports for DTRA
• Employee shall prepare one 1st author manuscript for publication per year.
• Employee shall prepare supporting author scientific papers for publication.
• Employee shall use computer to analyze data, prepare graphs, compute statistics, and write lab notes and reports.
• Employee shall conduct animal experiments to better understand bacterial pathogenesis and the host immune response and design vaccines and therapeutics.
• Employee shall perform approximately 10 ELIspot assays per year.
• Employee shall perform approximately 20 Luminex/Magpix assays per year.
• Employee shall run approximately 500 ELISAs per year.
• Employee shall plan and assist in approximately 10 animal experiments per year.
• Employee shall analyze approximately 200 animal immune profiles per year.
• Employee shall prepare BSL-2 and BSL-3 labs for Safety, Bio-surety and CDC inspections 4 per year.
• Employee shall assist in 3 animal protocols conducted by other investigators.
• Employee shall complete up to 50 bacterial opsonization assays to evaluate experimental vaccines.
• Employee shall complete up to 500 flowcytometric assays.
• Employee shall conduct Equipment Inventory Management twice a year in BSL-2 and BSL-3.
• Employee shall perform monthly Laboratory Management to include safety functions and chemical inventory.
• Provide 1 Immunological Scientific Support monthly report by the last working day of the month. Report would include materials and methods, data and data analysis and should be updated monthly.
• CS-PRP enrollment is required and will be held and maintained IAW the provisions in this contract and all applicable regulations.
• BPRP enrollment is required and will be held and maintained IAW the provisions in this contract and all applicable regulations.