Use this sample and step by step explanation for setting meaningful and inspiring employee performance goals for a biomedical scientist.

A Biomedical Scientist is liable for carrying out experiments on samples of body fluids and tissue to help develop solutions to threatening diseases like HIV, Cancer, diabetes, food poisoning, hepatitis, meningitis, etc. This post is mostly laboratory based evaluating the effectiveness of treatments offered to certain diseases.

Tasks for this position are analyzing specimens of blood, tissues, urine and faces for chemical constituents using sophisticated computer-aided and automated testing procedures, analyzing cultures grown from samples, identifying blood groups, interpreting results, liaising with medical staff, monitoring the effects of treatment and medication, maintaining accurate records, writing medical reports, performing routine and specialist analytical testing on a range of biological samples, giving test results to medical staff, who use the information to diagnose and treat the patient's illness.

Employee Performance Goals Sample

Employee's Name: Title:
Review Period: __/__/__ to __/__/__ Employee SSN:
Work Location: Supervisor's Name:

Instructions

  1. Setting Goals: List specific goals in the space provided below each competency under "Performance Goals". Assign an appropriate timeline for each goal as well as numeric or financial terms to measure the goal.
  2. Employee Comments: The employee must comment next to each goal under "Employee Comments" with "Okay" for goals which he/she feels comfortable working with, and "Needs Clarification" for goals which he/she believes need to be discussed further. An employee who is comfortable with all the goals can sign the goals at this stage.
  3. Summary: Give a summary of the total time estimated for the employee to have achieved the goals. State action plans and specific milestones to track the goals. Any additional comments agreed between the employee and the supervisor should be noted here.
  4. Human Resources Review: Human resources personnel must confirm that the goals are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound. He/she must then sign the goals in the "Human Resource" section provided under "Signatures".
  5. Signatures: When discussion of the goals has been completed and consensus has been reached, sign the goals and let the employee sign too. Send the final copy to the human resources for inclusion in the employee's professional records.

Performance Goals for Next Period

Performance Goals

Employee Comments

URGENCY:

Pick up new duties as a way of learning and improving oneself

Learn new ways and skills of prioritizing work to achieve high results.

[employee comments goal]
GIVING FEEDBACK:

Allow the opportunity for one-on-one feedback in order to make it easier for the other person to say what he/she really thinks

Try to remain as neutral as possible and appreciate both the bad and the good aspects of the employee

[employee comments goal]
COOPERATION WITH COLLEAGUES:

Follow the company's policies and rules in executing each task as a group

Respect one another's personal views and work with what is acceptable to the company

[employee comments goal]
DEDICATION TO WORK:

Choose to do your very best in the tasks given daily without fail

Become innovative always looking for better ways to solve everyday problems

[employee comments goal]
INITIATIVE:

Work without any supervision and deliver as per the expectations

Be a good steward of companies resources and time ensuring none is wasted on irrelevant things

[employee comments goal]
ENTHUSIASM:

Learn to think outside the box in order to find new ways that can help handle situations differently

Improve work's time in and time out in order to stop wasting the company's productive time

[employee comments goal]
HANDLING STRESS:

Take a deep breath or pause whenever faced with a difficult situation in order to change one's way of thinking

Reevaluate one's schedule once in a while in order to eliminate less important tasks and have more time and energy for what really matters in one's professional life

[employee comments goal]
RESULTS ORIENTATION:

See the big picture on personal and company goals in order to work hard to achieve success

Focus oneself and team members on critical activities that yield a great impact on the company

[employee comments goal]
DIVERSITY AWARENESS:

Lead in promoting team building activities that enhance diversity awareness

Encourage implementation of effective strategies that can attract a more diverse pool of applicants for vacant positions

[employee comments goal]
RESEARCH:

Examine the validity and truth of arguments before making conclusions

Demonstrate more willingness to learn more about statistical analysis techniques and learn how to apply appropriate statistical tests

[employee comments goal]

Summary

Sections 1-2: To be completed by the supervisor

Section 3: To be completed by the employee

1. Goals completed since last performance feedback

2. Goals for next period

3. Employee comments

Signatures

I acknowledge that I discussed this performance feedback with my supervisor. My signature does not mean that I agree or disagree with this appraisal.
Employee: Date:
Supervisor: Date:
Human Resources: Date:

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