Description
Study living organisms and their systems to understand structure, function, behavior, and interactions, and apply findings to health, environment, and industry.
- • Verify that financial, physical, and human resources for research or development projects are used as planned.
- • Participate in product or program development, including proposing studies, assessing needs or markets, designing experiments, and collaborating with operations and quality teams during launches.
- • Evaluate new supplies and equipment to ensure operability and suitability in laboratory or field settings.
- • Develop biosafety and procedural guidelines for handling organisms, samples, and pathogens.
- • Coordinate biological research activities with scientists in other disciplines.
- • Confer with vendors to evaluate equipment or reagents and discuss customization to meet user requirements.
- • Supervise technical staff, students, or research fellows.
- • Provide scientific direction for teams on evaluating and handling organisms, samples, devices, or treatments in laboratory and field studies.
- • Perform laboratory and field procedures following protocols, such as sample collection, microscopy, molecular assays, or physiological measurements.
- • Operate and maintain specialized laboratory or field equipment, such as chromatography systems, microscopes, PCR instruments, imaging platforms, and sampling devices.
- • Maintain accurate laboratory and field records and data.
- • Instruct and mentor students or staff in biological methods and concepts.
- • Evaluate new technologies to enhance or complement ongoing research.
- • Direct and prioritize biological laboratory and field activities.
- • Develop assays or surveys to monitor organismal, population, or ecosystem characteristics.
- • Design and manage biological datasets and databases.
- • Design biological experiments or studies, oversee execution, and interpret results.
- • Compile and analyze biological data and adjust study designs as necessary.
- • Conduct research on organisms and systems, such as physiology, genetics, ecology, evolution, or behavior.
- • Conduct applied research to improve health, agriculture, environmental management, and biotechnology.
- • Write grant applications to obtain funding.
- • Prepare or review reports, manuscripts, or presentations for meetings.
Related specializations
Interview options
Interview options
Interviewee gender
Interviewee accent
Interview time
Source
Tasks & skills:
O*NET occupational data (work activities, skills, knowledge).
Learn more
Sources & Standards:
This site includes information from O*NET by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. Career Clutch has modified some of this information for student readability. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.
Last reviewed: Jan 2026
