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Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Virology Immunology Lead Technical Support to provide research support administration services for our government customer in Frederick, MD. In this role you will mentor and supervise laboratory operations across BSL-3 and BSL-4 environments, and support in vivo and in vitro studies to evaluate medical countermeasures against infectious diseases.

Regular hours of work with the possibility of Weekends or extra weekly hours if needed.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Serve as a mentor for BSL-3 and/or BSL-4 laboratories as needed.
• Travel CONUS/OCONUS to support approved studies and/or present scientific research.
• Prepare and participate in BSL-2 and BSL-3 laboratory inspections conducted by Safety, Bio-surety, CDC, and/or the Department of Army Inspector General.
• Support 1-3 Non-human Primate studies and 40-50 rodent studies per year, coordinating all study activities and preparing required documents.
• Perform inoculations with virus, collect tissue for processing, and conduct bleedings, CBC, general chemistries, coagulation assays, and other clinical laboratory-based assays on animal samples.
• Perform basic cell culture, plaque assays (PA), plaque reduction neutralization tests (PRNT), PCR, and other assays to support Non-human Primate and rodent studies.
• Perform in vitro testing of candidate vaccines and therapeutic compounds against various viruses.
• Conduct immunological procedures including ELISA and Western Blot assays.
• Perform flow cytometric analysis of cellular populations independently on multiple flow cytometry machines in BSL-3 and BSL-4 laboratories.
• Maintain laboratory supplies in BSL-2, BSL-3, and BSL-4 laboratories, and order supplies using GFEBS and/or DMLSS ordering systems.
• Provide a weekly Research Technical Report.
• Manage and safeguard BSAT, animal tissue samples, and working stock samples, ensuring current records are maintained.
• Perform technical literature searches and assist in preparing proposals, technical reports, and manuscripts for publication.
• Present work at scientific meetings, requiring CONUS or OCONUS travel.
• Perform basic and specialized molecular biology techniques including PCR, qRT-PCR, DNA preparations, cloning, FISH, flow cytometry, IFAs, high content imaging, and other assays to support ongoing projects.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Master’s degree in Virology, Immunology, Biology, Molecular Biology, or a similarly relevant field.
• Minimum of eight (8) years of laboratory-related experience.
• Experience supporting Non-human Primate studies and small animal studies, including rodent studies.
• Experience coordinating, developing, preparing, and executing study activities and required documents.
• Experience performing inoculations with virus, collecting tissue for processing, conducting bleedings, CBC, general chemistries, coagulation assays, and other clinical laboratory-based assays on animal samples.
• Experience supporting BSL-2, BSL-3, and BSL-4 laboratory inspections conducted by regulatory bodies.
• Experience performing basic cell culture, plaque assays (PA), PRNT, PCR, and other assays to support Non-human Primate and rodent studies.
• Experience with molecular biology techniques including PCR, qRT-PCR, DNA preparations, cloning, FISH, flow cytometry, Western blot, IFAs, high content imaging, plaque assays, PRNTs, and other assays to support ongoing projects.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a NACI clearance
• BPRP and CS-PRP enrollment required.

Minimum Clearance Required to Start:

Not Applicable/None

This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.

The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.

Salary Range: $100,900.00 - $176,600.00

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.

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