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Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory · 3 months ago

2026 Graduate - Research Biological Scientist - Applied Biological Sciences

Laurel, MD

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$85K/yr - $180K/yr

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) is dedicated to solving critical defense, security, and science challenges. They are seeking a 2026 Graduate - Research Biological Scientist to contribute to research and development projects aimed at understanding and mitigating biological threats, including emerging infectious diseases.

EducationUniversities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Participate in both small and large teams and have the opportunity to work in a variety of laboratory and analytic environments

Write technical reports and publications, and publish/present results to the scientific community

Communicate key findings both internally across teams and externally to the broader research community while contributing on broad, high-performing teams

Leverage novel findings to advance mitigation strategies to reduce the impact of infectious disease on public and warfighter health, including development of detection and surveillance strategies

Contribute to a strong team in the design and execution of interdisciplinary efforts using advanced methods and technologies

Qualification

Biological Sciences DegreeLaboratory Equipment ExperienceBiological Data AnalysisEukaryotic Tissue CultureMicrobial CultureBiosafety Level 3 ExperienceDesign of ExperimentsProgramming with MATLABProgramming with PythonCommunication SkillsTeam Collaboration

Required

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Biology, Biomechanical Engineering, Biophysics, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, or related fields

Willing and able to work in Biosafety level 2 laboratories

Experience with general laboratory equipment and methods

Experience with eukaryotic tissue culture and/or microbial culture

Experience analyzing biological data and communicating technical concepts

Able to obtain Secret level security clearance. If selected, you will be subject to a government security clearance investigation and must meet the requirements for access to classified information. Eligibility requirements include U.S. citizenship

Preferred

Experience working in Biosafety level 3 laboratories

Experience with primary and stem cell culture

Experience with Design of Experiments statistical methods

Demonstrated programming experience with MATLAB, LabVIEW, Python, R, or other scientific language or package

Demonstrated skills with modeling environments

An active TS/SCI Clearance

Benefits

Generous benefits

Robust education assistance program

Unparalleled retirement contributions

Healthy work/life balance

Comprehensive benefits package including retirement plans, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, education assistance, and training and development

Company

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory

The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) is a not-for-profit university-affiliated research center (UARC) that provides solutions to complex national security and scientific challenges with technical expertise and prototyping, research and development, and analysis.

Founded in 1942