Boston Children's Hospital Work Values

Daily Duties at Boston Children's Hospital:

Principal Investigator of a research laboratory at Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School (6-8 members, 2 fellows, 2 technicians, graduate, medical, and undergraduate students) • Designed and implemented methods to test the role of cholesterol in human disease using in vitro and in vivo models • Responsible for data analysis, protocol design and implementation, scientific writing and communication, hiring and firing of employees, time management, procurement of funding and maintenance of data archives • Also, taught Harvard Medical School students bone cell biology; Created and chaired a committee on data security and management; Ran a very successful seminar series (‘the Leading Edge Seminar Series’); Obtained 3 patents; and Sat on numerous NIH, Dept. of Defense, and foundation study sections

What they like about Boston Children's Hospital:

You highly value a work environment built on a formal structure, rules, and regulations. You do not enjoy the unpredictability of shifting priorities and deadlines that upset your routine. You require and enjoy direction, input and accountability as part of your work environment. You have a strong need to participate in making key decisions and feel left out if your superiors or co-workers do not seek your input when making decisions. You thrive on providing good customer service to both internal or external customers, and doing so makes you feel good.

Tags

Boston, steroidogenesis, oncology, prostate, cholesterol, breast, BPH

Skills

Protein Biochemistry, Data Analysis, Oral and written communication, Employee hiring and evaluation, In vivo drug testing, Protein purification

These are some of the questions we asked our climbers about their experiences with Boston Children's Hospital: