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

A Clinical Biochemist is responsible for interpreting analysis and results obtained through the diagnostic testing of psychological samples for both solids and liquids.

The essential duties of this position are presenting findings at biochemistry meetings, designing experiments to test theories about how chemicals function in the body, investigating abnormal biochemical conditions, writing thorough reports of findings, analyzing chemicals in the body while using techniques like gel electrophoresis and amino acids assay, keeping up to date with scientific literature connected with their work, working closely with other scientists including chemists, toxicologists, and pharmacologists, planning and organizing work in clinical biochemistry laboratories, performing clinical validation by checking abnormal results and deciding if further tests are necessary.

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

DEALING WITH DIFFICULT PEOPLE:

Remove oneself emotionally from the situation and keep the impossible person at a distance for a moment

Distract oneself by doing other activities or meeting new friends in order to stop thinking about what the difficult person said or did

[employee comments goal]
STRATEGIC PLANNING:

Conduct an exercise to list and agree on what the company does as well as what it does not do

Make sure that the strategic planning team has an extensive understanding of the strategic planning process, definitions, and terms

[employee comments goal]
APPEARANCE AND GROOMING:

Establish immediate credibility that should be followed in the workplace

Always show self-confidence and inspire others to be confident in what they are dressed in

[employee comments goal]
EMPATHY:

Learn to use active listening skills and body language to show understanding of what the other person is saying

Volunteer in different community activities in order to understand the needs of people and offer help where appropriate

[employee comments goal]
FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS:

Listen carefully to oral directions, summarize what one has heard and link these directions to the information that one already have

Learn the way behind what one is supposed to do in order to put the pieces together and make sense in one's tasks

[employee comments goal]
PERSISTENCE:

Look for better ways that will increase one's chances of success, rather than stubbornly persist in the face of evidence that one's plan is not working

Learn new ways that will help one see the connection between effort and success and understand that one needs to work hard at times to achieve a certain goal

[employee comments goal]
SELF-DISCIPLINE AND SENSE OF DUTY:

Get clear about what one wants to achieve and channel all effort towards achieving it

Be fully committed to doing whatever it takes to accomplish own goals no matter what challenges one may find along the way

[employee comments goal]
QUALITY OF WORK:

Recognize and reward team members for producing quality work in order to make them feel appreciated and encouraged to continue delivering quality results and increasing their productivity

Check the final product against the expected results for differences in requirements or any other inconsistencies

[employee comments goal]
BUSINESS ETHICS:

Demonstrate responsive attitude towards the concerns of others regarding inequality and unfair treatment

Demonstrate honesty in all communication and actions made and keep promises

[employee comments goal]
TECHNOLOGY SAVVY:

Put more effort into increasing the capacity to work anytime from anywhere and on any device

Learn to integrate software and modern computing power when applying analytics to make strategic decisions

[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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