RESEARCH DATA TECH II

Research Data Tech II

The Duke Toxicology Program at the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Division provides toxicological evaluations and risk assessments for potentially hazardous substances in consumer and commercial arts and craft product formulations. Evaluations include an assessment for regulatory compliance against federal, state, and international laws regulating consumer product hazard labeling and worker hazard communication. The evaluation process includes the application of a Toxicology Data Base Management System (DMS). The DMS is an internally-developed computerized expert system that applies toxicological risk assessment paradigms to produce confidential reports to clients. The DMS requires accurate input of qualitative and quantitative product information.

Job Responsibilities:

• Help the program execute important tasks including but not limited to programming/coding projects in the .NET programming language.
• Review and enter analytical data in order to properly evaluate product formulations for safety and compliance review and enter confidential product formulations for proper toxicological analyses.
• Learn the architecture and programming language of the DMS effectively for testing the results of executed mathematical calculations related to toxicological risk assessments.
• Maintain confidentiality regarding topics of proprietary origin and impact.
• Interpret information on laboratory reports for proper documentation and processing in the DMS.
• Ability to effectively communicate and work with external clients to ensure proper and accurate product formula documentation.
• Ability to problem-solve with the DMS, challenge the status quo, and communicate effectively and amicably with the Toxicology Program Group members.

Minimum Requirements of Position:

• A Bachelor's degree in a scientific data field such as mathematics, engineering or computer science.
• 2 years working with a programming language such as FOXPRO or .NET.
• 2 years working with large sets of data for analysis.
• Knowledge of basic chemical principles and units of analytical measurements is a plus.
• Ability to work and deliver in a team-environment with strict time tables.

Anticipated Pay Range: $19.06 to $28.85.

Duke provides comprehensive and competitive medical and dental care programs, generous retirement benefits, and a wide array of family-friendly and cultural programs to eligible team members.

Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation or military status.