**Job Family** **:**

Scientific Research & Analysis

**Travel Required** **:**

None

**Clearance Required** **:**

Ability to Obtain Public Trust

We are currently searching for a Clinical Microbiology Specialist to provide support to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Laboratory Medicine (DLM). This is a full-time, on-site opportunity based in Bethesda, MD. This is a short-term engagement for an estimated duration of two (2) years, with the possibility for extension with client approval.

**What You Will Do** **:**

+ Perform laboratory procedures for microbiology specimen handling and processing, test analyses; report and maintain records of patient test results.
+ Work with staff on specimen processing and test performance of moderate to high complexity tests, such as VRE PCR, Carba-R real time PCR, Maldi Tof-MS and antimicrobial susceptibility testing.
+ Check controls before reporting s...