Biological Scientist Cover Letter

I am excited to be applying for the position of biological scientist. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

In my previous role, I was responsible for persuasive and skilled leadership to other staff in scientific research, principles and methods and apply professional scientific knowledge and administrative ability to resolve a variety of situations.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Experience with small animal handling
• Some biochemistry and molecular biology experience
• Should be a highly motivated, hands-on experimentalist who thrives in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment
• Experience in the fields of ophthalmology, vision research and drug development
• Experience with ocular imaging techniques and microscopy
• Experience with in vitro and cell-based functional assays
• Direct, daily management of rat colony
• Experience with pre-clinical in vivo disease models

I would like to submit my application for the biological scientist opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

Previously, I was responsible for leadership in analysis of biological and spatial data to develop insights into precision animal management and precision medicine.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Knowledgeable in basic laboratory skills including cell culture, immunolocalization, image analysis, confocal microscopy, PCR, Western blotting
• Skills with confocal microscopy preferred including volumetric imaging
• Excellent communication skills for writing reports and making presentations
• Knowledge of entomology and biological control methods, including techniques used to conduct insect rearing and trapping
• Knowledge of agricultural practices
• Knowledge of computer software including Microsoft Office and Outlook
• Skill in the use of scientific laboratory and field equipment including navigational devices
• Knowledge of and skill in using a variety of data analysis and statistical software packages, such as SAS, SUDAAN, STATA, SPSS, R, SQL, and MS

In response to your job posting for biological scientist, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

In the previous role, I was responsible for advice to business and technical personnel on data analysis principles, methods and trends.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Experience in tissue culture, performing multi-parametric flow cytometry, translational in vitro functional assays with immune and neuronal cells and the application of these techniques to pharmacological studies
• Knowledgeable in the use of information management systems
• Computer knowledge of Microsoft Office products and Windows OS
• A doctorate and/or equivalent research experience in a plant ecology and plant-natural enemy interactions, preferably in the context of weed biological control
• Demonstrated theoretical, conceptual and practical knowledge relevant to weed biological control, including a strong empirical background in plant ecology and plant-natural enemy interactions and statistical and data analysis skills
• Demonstrated laboratory and field-based research experience with plants and their natural enemies
• In vitro characterization of function and mechanism of regulatory and signaling proteins and multi-protein complexes relevant to the disease biology
• Design, development and troubleshooting of biophysical and biochemical assays for the assessment of small molecule modulation of cancer targets to enable hit identification, validation and optimization of novel therapeutics

I would like to submit my application for the biological scientist opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

In the previous role, I was responsible for research support for the identification and implementation of methods and best practices to optimize data collection approaches.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Support advancement of protein production and purification by providing quality control and in depth characterization of targets and mutant proteins
• Analysis, interpretation, documentation and presentation of datasets to BC group, groups within the Oncology department, and multi-disciplinary project teams
• Assessment of emerging technologies with an emphasis towards the implementation of new experimental techniques enabling drug discovery
• Contribution to group organization, productivity and expertise through collaboration and idea exchange with multidisciplinary teams
• Experience with fluorescence-based assay techniques
• Protein expression and purification skills protein analytical skills
• Solid understanding of protein structure, dynamics and functional mechanisms
• Interest in implementing innovative assay technologies, and developing novel assay approaches to support drug discovery programs

I would like to submit my application for the biological scientist opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

Previously, I was responsible for planning and oversight in testing, development and release of biological indicators as well as ancillary devices aiding in BI reading.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Knowledge of scientific laboratory and field equipment utilized in diagnosing infectious diseases
• Knowledge of basic epidemiologic principles including surveillance
• A doctorate from an accredited college or university in one of the biological sciences
• Knowledge of the terminology, principles and techniques used in biological and epidemiological research, analysis or testing
• Knowledge of food and waterborne diseases
• Knowledge and understanding of statistical software
• Knowledge of contemporary issues in environmental and occupational health protection, exposure pathways and hazards in the workplace and the environment
• Knowledge of syndromic surveillance systems (ESSENCE, school base systems)