CAPABILITY CARD · Science & Research

The Medical Scientists capability card.

One link that proves what you do — the work, the tools, the market, and the path to better contracts.

There are 172,340 medical scientists in the U.S. The ones who win the work a buyer actually budgets for don't hand over a flat PDF — they send a living capability card. Built and maintained by our New Jersey team.

172,340
working nationally
$103,410
Median / year
8
Core duties mapped
$43.1B
Federal market
What your card proves

The work a buyer needs to see at a glance.

A client or contracting officer scanning ten medical scientists wants fast proof you actually do the work. These are the core duties O*NET ties to your field — your capability card turns them into scannable proof points instead of a wall of text.

Duty 01
Follow strict safety procedures when handling toxic materials to avoid contamination.
Duty 02
Evaluate effects of drugs, gases, pesticides, parasites, and microorganisms at various levels.
Duty 03
Plan and direct studies to investigate human or animal disease, preventive methods, and treatments for disease.
Duty 04
Prepare and analyze organ, tissue, and cell samples to identify toxicity, bacteria, or microorganisms or to study cell structure.
Duty 05
Conduct research to develop methodologies, instrumentation, and procedures for medical application, analyzing data and presenting findings to the scientific audience and general public.
Duty 06
Teach principles of medicine and medical and laboratory procedures to physicians, residents, students, and technicians.
Where you stand

A real market — compete on proof, not price.

Nationally, 172,340 medical scientists earn a median of $103,410 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2024). In a market that size, the businesses that win the better work don't lead with the lowest number — they lead with a credible, current capability card. That's exactly what we build.

$103,410
Median pay / year
$50
Median / hour
172,340
Working nationally
Tools that signal you're current

The systems you actually run — on the record.

Listing the software and platforms you work with is a quiet credibility signal buyers notice. These are the hot and in-demand technologies O*NET associates with medical scientists (★ = flagged hot technology). Your card shows the ones that fit your shop.

Adobe Photoshop ★ESRI ArcGIS software ★IBM SPSS Statistics ★Linux ★Microsoft Excel ★Microsoft Office software ★Microsoft PowerPoint ★Microsoft Project ★Microsoft Visual Basic ★Microsoft Word ★Python ★R ★
Your expertise, named

The knowledge that makes the work credible.

These are the expertise areas O*NET ranks highest for medical scientists. On a capability card they read as depth — not buzzwords.

  • Biology
  • English Language
  • Medicine and Dentistry
  • Chemistry
  • Mathematics
  • Computers and Electronics
The government-contracting edge

Where the steady budgets actually are.

Federal agencies obligated $43.1B in Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) contracts in FY2024 (USAspending.gov). When a contracting officer or prime sizes up a small business, a living capability card — cert status, NAICS coverage, SAM registration, core offerings, all current — is exactly what they expect to see. We build yours to land in that lane.

Make yours

One link that does the proving for you.

The P4 Procurement Card is a live capability statement for credentialed small businesses — your work, tools, certs, and offerings on one always-current URL, with a downloadable PDF. $299 setup + $39/month. Premium (NFC + Wallet) and per-prospect Pitch cards too.

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