Research and Labs

Employees are responsible for the research and discovery process. Duties include investigative research, research design and experimentation.

Postdoctoral Appointees are directly supported by the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs.

Animal Care

Employees in this subfamily are responsible for providing the highest standards of care for animals used for research and teaching purposes. Duties include feeding animals; veterinary duties; maintaining animal space and lab equipment; and ensuring compliance with university, state and federal regulations.

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N/A - (IC5)			N/A - (E1)
Veterinarian (IC4)			N/A - (M4)
N/A - (IC3)			Director, Animal Research (M3)
N/A - (IC2)			Manager, Animal Research (M2)
N/A - (IC1)			Supervisor, Animal Care (M1)
	Veterinary Technician (SS3)
	Animal Caretaker (SS2)
	N/A - (SS1)

Bioinformatics

Employees in this subfamily research, interpret and conduct analysis of data for research projects. These roles conduct research data mining, develop research data specifications, create research data integration scripts, create data models and maintain and update research datasets. Bioinformatics is a subdiscipline of biology and computer science focused on the acquisition, storage, analysis, and dissemination of biological data, most often DNA and amino acid sequences.

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N/A - (IC5)			N/A - (E1)
N/A - (IC4)			N/A - (M4)
Bioinformatics Specialist III (IC3)			N/A - (M3)
Bioinformatics Specialist II (IC2)			N/A - (M2)
Bioinformatics Specialist I (IC1)			N/A - (M1)
	N/A - (SS3)
	N/A - (SS2)
	N/A - (SS1)

Biostatistics

Employees in this subfamily are responsible for designing, executing and analyzing data from multi-center clinical trials and epidemiologic medical investigations. Duties may include statistical design of studies, development of new statistical methodology, statistical analysis of results; and preparation of statistical and scientific reports and publications.

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Lead Biostatistician (IC5)			N/A - (E1)
Biostatistician IV (IC4)			N/A - (M4)
Biostatistician III (IC3)			Lead Biostatistician, Managing (M3)
Biostatistician II (IC2)			N/A - (M2)
Biostatistician I (IC1)			N/A - (M1)
	N/A - (SS3)
	N/A - (SS2)
	N/A - (SS1)

Centers/Institutes

Employees in this subfamily are responsible for analysis, integration, and coordination of research and policy activities to advance a single focus or mission. Duties include advocacy, thought leadership, outreach, education programs, and community partnerships. Research activities can be interdisciplinary in nature.

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N/A - (IC5)			N/A - (E1)
Center/Institute Specialist II (IC4)			Director, Research/Center Institute (M4)
Center/Institute Specialist I (IC3)			N/A - (M3)
N/A - (IC2)			Manager, Research/Center Institute (M2)
Center/Institute Associate (IC1)			N/A - (M1)
	N/A - (SS3)
	Center/Institute Assistant (SS2)
	N/A - (SS1)

Clinical Quality Control

Employees in this subfamily work in a clinical laboratory and evaluate the quality of data.

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N/A - (IC5)			N/A - (E1)
N/A - (IC4)			N/A - (M4)
Quality Control Analyst III (IC3)			N/A - (M3)
N/A - (IC2)			N/A - (M2)
N/A - (IC1)			N/A - (M1)
	N/A - (SS3)
	N/A - (SS2)
	N/A - (SS1)

Clinical Research Operations

Employees in this subfamily support research projects through the performance of clinical and administrative procedures including data collection and tracking. This role helps ensure research projects conform to regulatory and clinical guidelines. Duties may include providing support for studies, conducting clinical trial activities, and the  preparation of electronic and paper regulatory submissions, program reports, funding proposals, work plans and correspondence. 

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N/A - (IC5)			N/A - (E1)
N/A - (IC4)			N/A - (M4)
Senior Clinical Research Coordinator (IC3)			N/A - (M3)
Clinical Research Coordinator (IC2)			Manager, Clinical Research Operations (M2)
Clinical Research Associate (IC1)			NA - (M1)
	N/A - (SS3)
	NA - (SS2)
	Clinical Research Assistant (SS1)

Field Research

Employees in this subfamily are responsible for research that uses quantitative and qualitative methods to collect, analyze and report data. Typical tasks may include conducting interviews, observing subjects and publishing results.

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Senior Research Scientist - Field (IC5)			N/A - (E1)
Research Scientist - Field (IC4)			N/A - (M4)
Post-Doctoral Appointee			Lead Research Scientist- Field (M3)
Senior Research Associate- Field (IC2)			N/A - (M2)
Research Associate - Field (IC1)			N/A - (M1)
	Senior Research Assistant- Field (SS3)
	Research Assistant - Field (SS2)
	N/A - (SS1)

Laboratory Research

Employees in this subfamily are responsible for designing and conducting experiments in a controlled laboratory setting. Duties may include performing experiments, collecting, analyzing and reporting data.

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			N/A - (E2)
Senior Research Scientist - Lab (IC5)			N/A - (E1)
Research Scientist - Lab (IC4)			N/A - (M4)
Post-Doctoral Appointee			Lead Research Scientist - Lab (M3)
Senior Research Associate - Lab (IC2)			N/A - (M2)
Research Associate - Lab (IC1)			N/A - (M1)
	Senior Research Assistant - Lab (SS3)
	Research Assistant - Lab (SS2)
	N/A - (SS1)

Laboratory Support

Employees in this subfamily are responsible for supporting the academic or research missions of GW. Duties include providing assistance to faculty or researchers, preparing materials or samples, and performing general lab and equipment maintenance. Duties may include lab supervision, which would typically require skills in budgeting, people management and planning. Employees may also supervise graduate assistants or student workers.

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N/A - (IC5)			N/A - (E1)
N/A - (IC4)			N/A - (M4)
Laboratory Manager - Non-Mgmnt Stream (IC3)			Director, Laboratory Services (M3)
Laboratory Associate (IC2)			Laboratory Manager - Supervising (M2)
NA - (IC1)			Supervisor, Laboratory Services (M1)
	N/A - (SS3)
	Laboratory Technician (SS2)
	Laboratory Assistant (SS1)

Medical Laboratory Technology

Employees in this subfamily work in a medical lab, and perform laboratory tests, process samples, and conduct chemical analyses of body fluids or samples to determine the presence of normal and abnormal components. These roles compile data and provide analyses to inform medical decisions.

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N/A - (IC5)			N/A - (E1)
N/A - (IC4)			N/A - (M4)
N/A - (IC3)			N/A - (M3)
Medical Technician II (IC2)			Manager, Med Lab Tech (M2)
N/A - (IC1)			Supervisor, Med Lab Tech (M1)
	N/A - (SS3)
	N/A - (SS2)
	Medical Technician I (SS1)

Policy Analysis

Employees in this subfamily research public policy governing different areas in the organization and may influence externally and internally in specialized disciplines through the explanation of investigations. 

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N/A - (IC5)			N/A - (E1)
Policy Director (IC4)			N/A - (M4)
N/A - (IC3)			N/A - (M3)
Senior Policy Analyst (IC2)			N/A - (M2)
Policy Analyst (IC1)			N/A - (M1)
	N/A - (SS3)
	N/A - (SS2)
	N/A - (SS1)