Biologist, Rockville

Kelly Government Solutions is a strategic supplier and business partner to the federal government and its key suppliers.
Kelly Government Solutions offers administrative, IT, engineering, scientific, and healthcare professionals the opportunity to work with leading medical research centers, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical development companies in the world.
We are seeking individuals qualified to work as a Biologist to support the mission of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Rockville, MD.
Duties include:
Study basic principles of plant and animal life, such as origin, relationship, development, anatomy, and function
Analyze experimental data and interpret results to write reports and summaries of findings
Maintain laboratory equipment
Monitor operational procedures in technical environments to ensure conformance to standards
Record research or operational data
Participate in drug discovery and preclinical development efforts by designing and executing biological experiments and functional assays
Support compound optimization by performing screening assays, analyzing potency/efficacy data, and contributing to mechanistic studies
Develop and optimize assays to improve screening throughput, reproducibility, and overall experimental performance
Evaluate and apply advanced disease models, including human iPSC-derived neurons and 3D organoid systems, for compound testing and biological characterization
Participate in literature review and assay design to investigate receptor signaling and cellular mechanisms
Present experimental findings and contribute to scientific discussions in team meetings
Lead select validation and characterization efforts for promising compounds in physiologically relevant model systems
Participate in high-throughput screening and follow-up studies to identify and prioritize lead candidates
Collaborate cross-functionally with scientists and external partners
Communicate results through presentations and scientific writing, contributing to publications and reports
Requirements
Master's degree in biology, Life Sciences, or a related field
Minimum of 2 years of related experience
Experience in assay development, imaging analysis, and compound screening
Experience working with
in vitro
and
in vivo disease model systems
Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
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