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Laboratory Animal Technician
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The biomedical research facility is one of the primary settings in which a laboratory animal technician works. Some of the technician’s typical duties include administering medications to lab animals orally or topically, preparing samples for laboratory examinations and recording information about an animal’s genealogy, diet, weight, medications, food intake and clinical signs of pain and distress. Some laboratory animal technicians, also called veterinary technologists, vaccinate newly admitted animals and occasionally are required to euthanize seriously ill, injured or unwanted animals.

Mammalogist
Mammalogy is the branch of biology that deals with the study of mammals. It encompasses such diverse areas as the structure, function, evolutionary history, ethology, taxonomy, management and economics of mammals. Approximately 4,200 species of living mammals and numerous extinct species comprise the material for study. Included are egg-laying echidnas, the platypus, pouched marsupials, tiny shrews, bats, mice, whales, apes and elephants, to name only a few. The study of mammals can be as diverse as the organisms themselves. A mammalogist might study a wide variety of topics on a particular species or group of mammals or might take a comparative approach and investigate one aspect with regard to a wide variety of mammals.

Primatologist
Primatology is the study of nonhuman primates. It is a diverse discipline, and primatologists can be found in biology, anthropology, psychology and other departments. Some primatologists focus exclusively on nonhuman primates, while others study human primates as models for diseases or as part of complex ecosystems. Most people who identify themselves as primatologists hold postgraduate training, and these individuals come from a wide variety of fields and make up a diverse group. Primatologists include scientists, educators, conservationists, medical researchers and veterinarians, among others.

$20,000 – $40,000

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Animal Behaviorist
Animal behaviorism is the scientific study of animal behavior and involves investigating everything animals do. Animals studied include single-celled organisms, invertebrates, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. Animal behaviorists investigate the relationship of animals to their physical environment as well as to other organisms. Studied topics include how animals find and defend resources, avoid predators, choose mates and reproduce and care for their young.

Animal Research Facility Manager
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An animal research facility manager is responsible for the day-to-day supervision and overall management of laboratory-animal care personnel and the animal facility. Some of the manager’s functions include procurement of animals for research and teaching purposes, supervision of animal laboratory technicians and other part-time personnel, control of animal holding facilities and helping to obtain proper veterinary care for the animals. In addition, managers are responsible for ensuring conditions vital to the well-being of animals continuously are met.

Entomologist
An entomologist is a scientist who studies insects. Entomologists have many important jobs, such as the study of the classification, life cycle, distribution, physiology, behavior, ecology and population dynamics of insects. Entomologists also study urban pests, forest pests, agricultural pests and medical and veterinary pests and their control. These scientists may work with beneficial insects like honeybees, silkworms, ladybird beetles and parasitic wasps. Entomologists are researchers, teachers and consultants and can work for private companies, universities or government agencies.

Laboratory Animal Technician
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The biomedical research facility is one of the primary settings in which a laboratory animal technician works. Some of the technician’s typical duties include administering medications to lab animals orally or topically, preparing samples for laboratory examinations and recording information about an animal’s genealogy, diet, weight, medications, food intake and clinical signs of pain and distress. Some laboratory animal technicians, also called veterinary technologists, vaccinate newly admitted animals and occasionally are required to euthanize seriously ill, injured or unwanted animals.

Mammalogist
Mammalogy is the branch of biology that deals with the study of mammals. It encompasses such diverse areas as the structure, function, evolutionary history, ethology, taxonomy, management and economics of mammals. Approximately 4,200 species of living mammals and numerous extinct species comprise the material for study. Included are egg-laying echidnas, the platypus, pouched marsupials, tiny shrews, bats, mice, whales, apes and elephants, to name only a few. The study of mammals can be as diverse as the organisms themselves. A mammalogist might study a wide variety of topics on a particular species or group of mammals or might take a comparative approach and investigate one aspect with regard to a wide variety of mammals.

Marine Biologist
The field of marine biology — the study of aquatic organisms, their behaviors and their interactions with the environment — is considered one of the most all-encompassing fields of oceanography. Because there are so many possible topics of study within the field of marine biology, many researchers select a particular interest in which to specialize. Specializations can be based on a particular species, organism, behavior, technique or ecosystem. For example, a marine biologist may choose to study a single species of clams or all clams that are native to a climate or region.

Microbiologist
Microbiology is the study of living organisms that are invisible to the naked eye, such as bacteria and fungi. Though not living organisms, viruses also are studied by microbiologists. Though many people tend to group them together, there are many different types of microbiology. Medical microbiology is perhaps the most well-known because it deals with the roles that microbes have in human illness. Other types include veterinary microbiology, environmental microbiology, food microbiology and pharmaceutical microbiology. All these deal with the way microbes or microorganisms affect animals, the environment, the food supply and the health care industry.

Parasitologist
Parasitologists study parasites wherever they occur and whether they are viruses, bacteria, worms or insects. Parasites are organisms that use other species of plants and animals as hosts. The hosts provide the environment in which the parasite lives. In the history of life on earth, the parasitic lifestyle has been incredibly successful; in fact, the number of species of parasites exceeds the number of free-living species.

Patient Services Coordinator
Patient services coordinators work as liaisons between patients and the health care organization, with their primary role being to provide excellent patient service. Depending on the specific work environment, patient services coordinators field phone calls from patients, helping answer their questions by listening, educating and problem solving. Individuals in the patient services coordinator role must be able to quickly identify patient needs and work to resolve issues in a friendly, professional manner.

Primatologist
Primatology is the study of nonhuman primates. It is a diverse discipline, and primatologists can be found in biology, anthropology, psychology and other departments. Some primatologists focus exclusively on nonhuman primates, while others study human primates as models for diseases or as part of complex ecosystems. Most people who identify themselves as primatologists hold postgraduate training, and these individuals come from a wide variety of fields and make up a diverse group. Primatologists include scientists, educators, conservationists, medical researchers and veterinarians, among others.

Process Technician
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Process technicians perform and document the daily manufacturing operations in biomedical, biopharmaceutical and bioindustrial settings. These individuals operate process equipment “on-the-floor,” usually in a sterile or clean-room environment. The environment often has large stainless steel vats with many pipes and control equipment linked together. Because there are many different complex steps in biomedical research and biomanufacturing environments, a process technician must be detail-oriented, alert and thorough.

Quality Assurance Associate
Quality assurance (QA) associates work to ensure that biotechnology products meet all the quality attributes — safety, efficacy, potency and purity — required by customers and regulatory agencies. Whether a particular product is going to be consumed by people and animals or distributed into the environment, QA associates validate that these products comply with all product label claims and regulatory filings. Also called quality assurance auditors and quality assurance specialists, QA associates maintain the quality systems, such as laboratory control, investigation management, materials management, document control and training to ensure control of the manufacturing process.

Quality Control Associate
A quality control (QC) associate carries out testing and analysis to ensure that biomedical research studies and biomedical products meet specifications and regulatory guidelines. QC associates work in quality control laboratories and in biomanufacturing environments, using complex instrumentation and laboratory equipment to conduct tests and analyses that are used in product quality regulations or scientific research studies.

Validation Specialist
Pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities and laboratories are equipped with a variety of testing equipment vital everyday operations. Validation specialists, also called validation or testing technicians, act as equipment auditors by inspecting, confirming and documenting that their organization’s equipment is in working order.

Zoologist
Zoologists are life scientists who study animals, observing them in the laboratory and in their natural habitat. They study the origin and development of species as well as their habits, behaviors and interactions. Zoologists, who also research the development of animal diseases, sometimes known as animal scientists or animal biologists because zoology is the branch of biology that deals with the animal kingdom.

$40,000 – $60,000

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Animal Behaviorist
Animal behaviorism is the scientific study of animal behavior and involves investigating everything animals do. Animals studied include single-celled organisms, invertebrates, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. Animal behaviorists investigate the relationship of animals to their physical environment as well as to other organisms. Studied topics include how animals find and defend resources, avoid predators, choose mates and reproduce and care for their young.

Animal Research Facility Manager
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An animal research facility manager is responsible for the day-to-day supervision and overall management of laboratory-animal care personnel and the animal facility. Some of the manager’s functions include procurement of animals for research and teaching purposes, supervision of animal laboratory technicians and other part-time personnel, control of animal holding facilities and helping to obtain proper veterinary care for the animals. In addition, managers are responsible for ensuring conditions vital to the well-being of animals continuously are met.

Entomologist
An entomologist is a scientist who studies insects. Entomologists have many important jobs, such as the study of the classification, life cycle, distribution, physiology, behavior, ecology and population dynamics of insects. Entomologists also study urban pests, forest pests, agricultural pests and medical and veterinary pests and their control. These scientists may work with beneficial insects like honeybees, silkworms, ladybird beetles and parasitic wasps. Entomologists are researchers, teachers and consultants and can work for private companies, universities or government agencies.

Genetic Counselor
Genetic counselors help people understand and adapt to the medical, psychological and familial implications of genetic contributions to disease. This process integrates interpretation of family and medical histories to assess the chance of disease occurrence or recurrence; education about inheritance, testing, management, prevention, resources and research; and counseling to promote informed choices and adaptation to the risk or condition.

Immunologist
Immunologists are research scientists or practicing specialists who study, analyze and/or treat disease processes that involve the immune system. The immune system is the system within an organism that is responsible for protecting the organism from infection by foreign matter. Immunologists particularly are interested in diseases that affect natural immunity. These include such diseases as allergies, sinus inflations, pneumonia and abscesses that occur repeatedly even with treatment.

Mammalogist
Mammalogy is the branch of biology that deals with the study of mammals. It encompasses such diverse areas as the structure, function, evolutionary history, ethology, taxonomy, management and economics of mammals. Approximately 4,200 species of living mammals and numerous extinct species comprise the material for study. Included are egg-laying echidnas, the platypus, pouched marsupials, tiny shrews, bats, mice, whales, apes and elephants, to name only a few. The study of mammals can be as diverse as the organisms themselves. A mammalogist might study a wide variety of topics on a particular species or group of mammals or might take a comparative approach and investigate one aspect with regard to a wide variety of mammals.

Marine Biologist
The field of marine biology — the study of aquatic organisms, their behaviors and their interactions with the environment — is considered one of the most all-encompassing fields of oceanography. Because there are so many possible topics of study within the field of marine biology, many researchers select a particular interest in which to specialize. Specializations can be based on a particular species, organism, behavior, technique or ecosystem. For example, a marine biologist may choose to study a single species of clams or all clams that are native to a climate or region.

Microbiologist
Microbiology is the study of living organisms that are invisible to the naked eye, such as bacteria and fungi. Though not living organisms, viruses also are studied by microbiologists. Though many people tend to group them together, there are many different types of microbiology. Medical microbiology is perhaps the most well-known because it deals with the roles that microbes have in human illness. Other types include veterinary microbiology, environmental microbiology, food microbiology and pharmaceutical microbiology. All these deal with the way microbes or microorganisms affect animals, the environment, the food supply and the health care industry.

Parasitologist
Parasitologists study parasites wherever they occur and whether they are viruses, bacteria, worms or insects. Parasites are organisms that use other species of plants and animals as hosts. The hosts provide the environment in which the parasite lives. In the history of life on earth, the parasitic lifestyle has been incredibly successful; in fact, the number of species of parasites exceeds the number of free-living species.

Patient Services Coordinator
Patient services coordinators work as liaisons between patients and the health care organization, with their primary role being to provide excellent patient service. Depending on the specific work environment, patient services coordinators field phone calls from patients, helping answer their questions by listening, educating and problem solving. Individuals in the patient services coordinator role must be able to quickly identify patient needs and work to resolve issues in a friendly, professional manner.

Primatologist
Primatology is the study of nonhuman primates. It is a diverse discipline, and primatologists can be found in biology, anthropology, psychology and other departments. Some primatologists focus exclusively on nonhuman primates, while others study human primates as models for diseases or as part of complex ecosystems. Most people who identify themselves as primatologists hold postgraduate training, and these individuals come from a wide variety of fields and make up a diverse group. Primatologists include scientists, educators, conservationists, medical researchers and veterinarians, among others.

Process Development Scientist
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Process development scientists research and develop ways to manufacture products and monitor existing processes and products for quality and efficiency. For example, a process development scientist might be responsible for developing a cell culture process for the manufacture of viruses or proteins that are used in the production of vaccines. Once a new product has been developed and approved for manufacture, a process development scientist finds out how to produce the product on a large scale with standardized protocols. In setting up and supervising initial and ongoing production, a process development scientist always is looking for ways to make improvements in methods and technology by reviewing and interpreting analytical test results and data.

Process Engineer
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Process engineers design, specify and install equipment and processes in research or biomanufacturing environments. A process engineer might be involved in the design of equipment and processes in a facility that is just being built or might oversee the manufacturing process in a facility that has been operating for many years. Process engineers also may be responsible for maintaining and/or overseeing the maintenance of existing equipment and providing troubleshooting and support to process technicians who are involved in the everyday manufacturing of biomedical and biopharmaceutical products. Process engineers may interact with manufacturing and research technicians and scientists, regulatory agencies, customers, investors, top-level managers and construction foremen and personnel.

Process Technician
Features Video

Process technicians perform and document the daily manufacturing operations in biomedical, biopharmaceutical and bioindustrial settings. These individuals operate process equipment “on-the-floor,” usually in a sterile or clean-room environment. The environment often has large stainless steel vats with many pipes and control equipment linked together. Because there are many different complex steps in biomedical research and biomanufacturing environments, a process technician must be detail-oriented, alert and thorough.

Quality Assurance Associate
Quality assurance (QA) associates work to ensure that biotechnology products meet all the quality attributes — safety, efficacy, potency and purity — required by customers and regulatory agencies. Whether a particular product is going to be consumed by people and animals or distributed into the environment, QA associates validate that these products comply with all product label claims and regulatory filings. Also called quality assurance auditors and quality assurance specialists, QA associates maintain the quality systems, such as laboratory control, investigation management, materials management, document control and training to ensure control of the manufacturing process.

Quality Control Associate
A quality control (QC) associate carries out testing and analysis to ensure that biomedical research studies and biomedical products meet specifications and regulatory guidelines. QC associates work in quality control laboratories and in biomanufacturing environments, using complex instrumentation and laboratory equipment to conduct tests and analyses that are used in product quality regulations or scientific research studies.

Validation Engineer
Natural problem-solvers, communicators and individuals with a strong science and math background may find their ideal career as a validation engineer. Working within the laboratory or manufacturing setting, validation engineers perform tests of the various equipment and instruments used within their particular work setting. By making exact measurements against established standards, validation engineers adjust equipment precisely. This process is known as calibrating, or validating, the equipment.

Validation Specialist
Pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities and laboratories are equipped with a variety of testing equipment vital everyday operations. Validation specialists, also called validation or testing technicians, act as equipment auditors by inspecting, confirming and documenting that their organization’s equipment is in working order.

Veterinarian (Research, Clinical, Laboratory Animal)
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Research veterinarians provide the daily veterinary care required for all research animals. The primary roles of a research veterinarian include managing animal resources, providing adequate veterinary care, consulting with researchers on animal models, assisting in regulatory compliance, performing independent and collaborative research, teaching and training. The wide range of job functions creates diverse opportunities and challenges unique to this veterinary specialty.

Zoologist
Zoologists are life scientists who study animals, observing them in the laboratory and in their natural habitat. They study the origin and development of species as well as their habits, behaviors and interactions. Zoologists, who also research the development of animal diseases, sometimes known as animal scientists or animal biologists because zoology is the branch of biology that deals with the animal kingdom.

$60,000 – $80,000

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Animal Behaviorist
Animal behaviorism is the scientific study of animal behavior and involves investigating everything animals do. Animals studied include single-celled organisms, invertebrates, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. Animal behaviorists investigate the relationship of animals to their physical environment as well as to other organisms. Studied topics include how animals find and defend resources, avoid predators, choose mates and reproduce and care for their young.

Animal Research Facility Manager
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An animal research facility manager is responsible for the day-to-day supervision and overall management of laboratory-animal care personnel and the animal facility. Some of the manager’s functions include procurement of animals for research and teaching purposes, supervision of animal laboratory technicians and other part-time personnel, control of animal holding facilities and helping to obtain proper veterinary care for the animals. In addition, managers are responsible for ensuring conditions vital to the well-being of animals continuously are met.

Entomologist
An entomologist is a scientist who studies insects. Entomologists have many important jobs, such as the study of the classification, life cycle, distribution, physiology, behavior, ecology and population dynamics of insects. Entomologists also study urban pests, forest pests, agricultural pests and medical and veterinary pests and their control. These scientists may work with beneficial insects like honeybees, silkworms, ladybird beetles and parasitic wasps. Entomologists are researchers, teachers and consultants and can work for private companies, universities or government agencies.

Genetic Counselor
Genetic counselors help people understand and adapt to the medical, psychological and familial implications of genetic contributions to disease. This process integrates interpretation of family and medical histories to assess the chance of disease occurrence or recurrence; education about inheritance, testing, management, prevention, resources and research; and counseling to promote informed choices and adaptation to the risk or condition.

Immunologist
Immunologists are research scientists or practicing specialists who study, analyze and/or treat disease processes that involve the immune system. The immune system is the system within an organism that is responsible for protecting the organism from infection by foreign matter. Immunologists particularly are interested in diseases that affect natural immunity. These include such diseases as allergies, sinus inflations, pneumonia and abscesses that occur repeatedly even with treatment.

Marine Biologist
The field of marine biology — the study of aquatic organisms, their behaviors and their interactions with the environment — is considered one of the most all-encompassing fields of oceanography. Because there are so many possible topics of study within the field of marine biology, many researchers select a particular interest in which to specialize. Specializations can be based on a particular species, organism, behavior, technique or ecosystem. For example, a marine biologist may choose to study a single species of clams or all clams that are native to a climate or region.

Microbiologist
Microbiology is the study of living organisms that are invisible to the naked eye, such as bacteria and fungi. Though not living organisms, viruses also are studied by microbiologists. Though many people tend to group them together, there are many different types of microbiology. Medical microbiology is perhaps the most well-known because it deals with the roles that microbes have in human illness. Other types include veterinary microbiology, environmental microbiology, food microbiology and pharmaceutical microbiology. All these deal with the way microbes or microorganisms affect animals, the environment, the food supply and the health care industry.

Parasitologist
Parasitologists study parasites wherever they occur and whether they are viruses, bacteria, worms or insects. Parasites are organisms that use other species of plants and animals as hosts. The hosts provide the environment in which the parasite lives. In the history of life on earth, the parasitic lifestyle has been incredibly successful; in fact, the number of species of parasites exceeds the number of free-living species.

Process Development Scientist
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Process development scientists research and develop ways to manufacture products and monitor existing processes and products for quality and efficiency. For example, a process development scientist might be responsible for developing a cell culture process for the manufacture of viruses or proteins that are used in the production of vaccines. Once a new product has been developed and approved for manufacture, a process development scientist finds out how to produce the product on a large scale with standardized protocols. In setting up and supervising initial and ongoing production, a process development scientist always is looking for ways to make improvements in methods and technology by reviewing and interpreting analytical test results and data.

Process Engineer
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Process engineers design, specify and install equipment and processes in research or biomanufacturing environments. A process engineer might be involved in the design of equipment and processes in a facility that is just being built or might oversee the manufacturing process in a facility that has been operating for many years. Process engineers also may be responsible for maintaining and/or overseeing the maintenance of existing equipment and providing troubleshooting and support to process technicians who are involved in the everyday manufacturing of biomedical and biopharmaceutical products. Process engineers may interact with manufacturing and research technicians and scientists, regulatory agencies, customers, investors, top-level managers and construction foremen and personnel.

Validation Engineer
Natural problem-solvers, communicators and individuals with a strong science and math background may find their ideal career as a validation engineer. Working within the laboratory or manufacturing setting, validation engineers perform tests of the various equipment and instruments used within their particular work setting. By making exact measurements against established standards, validation engineers adjust equipment precisely. This process is known as calibrating, or validating, the equipment.

Veterinarian (Research, Clinical, Laboratory Animal)
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Research veterinarians provide the daily veterinary care required for all research animals. The primary roles of a research veterinarian include managing animal resources, providing adequate veterinary care, consulting with researchers on animal models, assisting in regulatory compliance, performing independent and collaborative research, teaching and training. The wide range of job functions creates diverse opportunities and challenges unique to this veterinary specialty.

Zoologist
Zoologists are life scientists who study animals, observing them in the laboratory and in their natural habitat. They study the origin and development of species as well as their habits, behaviors and interactions. Zoologists, who also research the development of animal diseases, sometimes known as animal scientists or animal biologists because zoology is the branch of biology that deals with the animal kingdom.

$80,000 – $100,000

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Animal Behaviorist
Animal behaviorism is the scientific study of animal behavior and involves investigating everything animals do. Animals studied include single-celled organisms, invertebrates, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. Animal behaviorists investigate the relationship of animals to their physical environment as well as to other organisms. Studied topics include how animals find and defend resources, avoid predators, choose mates and reproduce and care for their young.

Animal Research Facility Manager
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An animal research facility manager is responsible for the day-to-day supervision and overall management of laboratory-animal care personnel and the animal facility. Some of the manager’s functions include procurement of animals for research and teaching purposes, supervision of animal laboratory technicians and other part-time personnel, control of animal holding facilities and helping to obtain proper veterinary care for the animals. In addition, managers are responsible for ensuring conditions vital to the well-being of animals continuously are met.

Immunologist
Immunologists are research scientists or practicing specialists who study, analyze and/or treat disease processes that involve the immune system. The immune system is the system within an organism that is responsible for protecting the organism from infection by foreign matter. Immunologists particularly are interested in diseases that affect natural immunity. These include such diseases as allergies, sinus inflations, pneumonia and abscesses that occur repeatedly even with treatment.

Marine Biologist
The field of marine biology — the study of aquatic organisms, their behaviors and their interactions with the environment — is considered one of the most all-encompassing fields of oceanography. Because there are so many possible topics of study within the field of marine biology, many researchers select a particular interest in which to specialize. Specializations can be based on a particular species, organism, behavior, technique or ecosystem. For example, a marine biologist may choose to study a single species of clams or all clams that are native to a climate or region.

Microbiologist
Microbiology is the study of living organisms that are invisible to the naked eye, such as bacteria and fungi. Though not living organisms, viruses also are studied by microbiologists. Though many people tend to group them together, there are many different types of microbiology. Medical microbiology is perhaps the most well-known because it deals with the roles that microbes have in human illness. Other types include veterinary microbiology, environmental microbiology, food microbiology and pharmaceutical microbiology. All these deal with the way microbes or microorganisms affect animals, the environment, the food supply and the health care industry.

Parasitologist
Parasitologists study parasites wherever they occur and whether they are viruses, bacteria, worms or insects. Parasites are organisms that use other species of plants and animals as hosts. The hosts provide the environment in which the parasite lives. In the history of life on earth, the parasitic lifestyle has been incredibly successful; in fact, the number of species of parasites exceeds the number of free-living species.

Process Development Scientist
Features Video

Process development scientists research and develop ways to manufacture products and monitor existing processes and products for quality and efficiency. For example, a process development scientist might be responsible for developing a cell culture process for the manufacture of viruses or proteins that are used in the production of vaccines. Once a new product has been developed and approved for manufacture, a process development scientist finds out how to produce the product on a large scale with standardized protocols. In setting up and supervising initial and ongoing production, a process development scientist always is looking for ways to make improvements in methods and technology by reviewing and interpreting analytical test results and data.

Process Engineer
Features Video

Process engineers design, specify and install equipment and processes in research or biomanufacturing environments. A process engineer might be involved in the design of equipment and processes in a facility that is just being built or might oversee the manufacturing process in a facility that has been operating for many years. Process engineers also may be responsible for maintaining and/or overseeing the maintenance of existing equipment and providing troubleshooting and support to process technicians who are involved in the everyday manufacturing of biomedical and biopharmaceutical products. Process engineers may interact with manufacturing and research technicians and scientists, regulatory agencies, customers, investors, top-level managers and construction foremen and personnel.

Validation Engineer
Natural problem-solvers, communicators and individuals with a strong science and math background may find their ideal career as a validation engineer. Working within the laboratory or manufacturing setting, validation engineers perform tests of the various equipment and instruments used within their particular work setting. By making exact measurements against established standards, validation engineers adjust equipment precisely. This process is known as calibrating, or validating, the equipment.

Veterinarian (Research, Clinical, Laboratory Animal)
Features Video

Research veterinarians provide the daily veterinary care required for all research animals. The primary roles of a research veterinarian include managing animal resources, providing adequate veterinary care, consulting with researchers on animal models, assisting in regulatory compliance, performing independent and collaborative research, teaching and training. The wide range of job functions creates diverse opportunities and challenges unique to this veterinary specialty.

$100,000 – $120,000

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Animal Research Facility Manager
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An animal research facility manager is responsible for the day-to-day supervision and overall management of laboratory-animal care personnel and the animal facility. Some of the manager’s functions include procurement of animals for research and teaching purposes, supervision of animal laboratory technicians and other part-time personnel, control of animal holding facilities and helping to obtain proper veterinary care for the animals. In addition, managers are responsible for ensuring conditions vital to the well-being of animals continuously are met.

Immunologist
Immunologists are research scientists or practicing specialists who study, analyze and/or treat disease processes that involve the immune system. The immune system is the system within an organism that is responsible for protecting the organism from infection by foreign matter. Immunologists particularly are interested in diseases that affect natural immunity. These include such diseases as allergies, sinus inflations, pneumonia and abscesses that occur repeatedly even with treatment.

Marine Biologist
The field of marine biology — the study of aquatic organisms, their behaviors and their interactions with the environment — is considered one of the most all-encompassing fields of oceanography. Because there are so many possible topics of study within the field of marine biology, many researchers select a particular interest in which to specialize. Specializations can be based on a particular species, organism, behavior, technique or ecosystem. For example, a marine biologist may choose to study a single species of clams or all clams that are native to a climate or region.

Veterinarian (Research, Clinical, Laboratory Animal)
Features Video

Research veterinarians provide the daily veterinary care required for all research animals. The primary roles of a research veterinarian include managing animal resources, providing adequate veterinary care, consulting with researchers on animal models, assisting in regulatory compliance, performing independent and collaborative research, teaching and training. The wide range of job functions creates diverse opportunities and challenges unique to this veterinary specialty.

MORE THAN $120,000

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Animal Research Facility Manager
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An animal research facility manager is responsible for the day-to-day supervision and overall management of laboratory-animal care personnel and the animal facility. Some of the manager’s functions include procurement of animals for research and teaching purposes, supervision of animal laboratory technicians and other part-time personnel, control of animal holding facilities and helping to obtain proper veterinary care for the animals. In addition, managers are responsible for ensuring conditions vital to the well-being of animals continuously are met.

Immunologist
Immunologists are research scientists or practicing specialists who study, analyze and/or treat disease processes that involve the immune system. The immune system is the system within an organism that is responsible for protecting the organism from infection by foreign matter. Immunologists particularly are interested in diseases that affect natural immunity. These include such diseases as allergies, sinus inflations, pneumonia and abscesses that occur repeatedly even with treatment.

Marine Biologist
The field of marine biology — the study of aquatic organisms, their behaviors and their interactions with the environment — is considered one of the most all-encompassing fields of oceanography. Because there are so many possible topics of study within the field of marine biology, many researchers select a particular interest in which to specialize. Specializations can be based on a particular species, organism, behavior, technique or ecosystem. For example, a marine biologist may choose to study a single species of clams or all clams that are native to a climate or region.

Veterinarian (Research, Clinical, Laboratory Animal)
Features Video

Research veterinarians provide the daily veterinary care required for all research animals. The primary roles of a research veterinarian include managing animal resources, providing adequate veterinary care, consulting with researchers on animal models, assisting in regulatory compliance, performing independent and collaborative research, teaching and training. The wide range of job functions creates diverse opportunities and challenges unique to this veterinary specialty.

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