Biological aide vs research and development technician

Differences between biological aide and research and development technician duties and responsibilities

Biological aide example responsibilities.

• Create PowerPoint and other support media for presentation of research to PhD research leads.
• Work on population genetics projects entailing DNA extraction, quantification, PCR, and STR analysis.
• Measure fish, collect DNA samples.
• Use hand hold GPS units and maps to identify camera and bear trapping sites.
• Enter data into PDA, used navigational skills and GPS to locate sites, contact landowners, and report weekly updates.
• Train associates how to maintain and troubleshoot immunoassay instruments, prepare dilutions, evaluate interfering substances and perform accelerate stability testing.
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Research and development technician example responsibilities.

• Lead team to standardize test procedures and develop test database to achieve UL approve test laboratory status.
• Develop BlazeMaster and TempRite products and achieve CSA, UL and NSF approvals.
• Design and manage the infrastructure of a quality management system to support regulate clinical and non-clinical GLP studies.
• Manage customer support, and administered/instal office mini-computers and PC network.
• General laboratory duties; coordinate maintenance of equipment, maintain ingredient and prototype inventory, manage shipping and receiving.
• Manage project from conceptual design through final debugging and animal/clinical testing resulting in a new business unit within the company.
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