Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

The work

Core tasks

1. 01Follow strict safety procedures when handling toxic materials to avoid contamination.
2. 02Evaluate effects of drugs, gases, pesticides, parasites, and microorganisms at various levels.
3. 03Plan and direct studies to investigate human or animal disease, preventive methods, and treatments for disease.
4. 04Prepare and analyze organ, tissue, and cell samples to identify toxicity, bacteria, or microorganisms or to study cell structure.
5. 05Conduct research to develop methodologies, instrumentation, and procedures for medical application, analyzing data and presenting findings to the scientific audience and general public.
6. 06Teach principles of medicine and medical and laboratory procedures to physicians, residents, students, and technicians.
7. 07Write and publish articles in scientific journals.
8. 08Write applications for research grants.
9. 09Standardize drug dosages, methods of immunization, and procedures for manufacture of drugs and medicinal compounds.
10. 10Study animal and human health and physiological processes.
11. 11Investigate cause, progress, life cycle, or mode of transmission of diseases or parasites.
12. 12Use equipment such as atomic absorption spectrometers, electron microscopes, flow cytometers, or chromatography systems.

Capabilities

Essential skills

Employment outlook

Where the role is heading