Research technician lead vs biological science technician

Differences between research technician lead and biological science technician duties and responsibilities

Research technician lead example responsibilities.

• General laboratory duties; coordinate maintenance of equipment, maintain ingredient and prototype inventory, manage shipping and receiving.
• Train temporary staff and interns, create training materials, troubleshoot technical issues.
• Develop, in collaboration with others, efficient methods for the sequencing of DNA.
• Execute lab techniques, including protein complementation, PCR, ligations and high throughput robotics.
• Coordinate and present information regarding the progress of large scale DNA sequencing projects on a weekly basis.
• Perform in-store audits of package and display labeling for accuracy of EPA, FTC, and FDA consumer claims.
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Biological science technician example responsibilities.

• Create PowerPoint and other support media for presentation of research to PhD research leads.
• Assist in developing a genetic algorithm for generating sound recognition templates for insect calls (still ongoing).
• Develop an image viewer design to let researchers train programs so that they can see and label insect calls
• General laboratory work - collecting tissue sample, organization/preparation, plant seeds, greenhouse work, maintenance of plants, etc
• Train on FDA regulations for biological materials and regulating inventory.
• Prepare bacteria suspension for greenhouse cotton bolls and inject bacterial suspension bolls.
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