Research Assistant III

Description

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Leidos is seeking a Research Assistant III, III to aid clinical and experimental intramural human use research at the Naval Medical Research Unit Dayton, OH. (NAMRU-D)

Research focus includes human factors, kinesiology, exercise physiology, exercise science, biomechanics, and physiology as well as pilot spatial disorientation, vestibular function, cognitive effects of varying breathing gases, motion sickness countermeasures, spin health, neurophysiology, vision science, virtual reality in motion environments, research data collection, modeling and simulation research system integration. This research supports the performance, resilience, and wellness of service members to optimize warfighter performance in the most trying environments.

The successful candidate will be involved with multidisciplinary-multi-university programs for vestibular/balance research, understand the application of human research to address operation needs of the joint fleet, while supporting research in areas that are practicable and pertinent to the United States Navy

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The Mission
Recognized as a Top 10 Health IT provider, Leidos' Health Group draws on decades of success to deliver a range of solutions and services designed to meet the healthcare challenges of today. From the research bench to the patient bedside, we are a company of scientists, engineers, and technologists delivering a broad range of impactful, customizable, and scalable solutions to hospitals and health systems, biomedical organizations, and every U.S. federal agency focused on health. Leidos works with customers across the continuum of care to improve clinical, operational, and financial outcomes with innovative solutions that advance the next generation of care. Our mission is to contribute to creating a healthier world. To explore and learn more, click here!

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The Challenge:

• Conduct research, serving as research assistant III, study team lead, collecting data and acting on behalf of a PI if needed, by following research protocols. Make independent decisions on subject, research assistant, and intern safety. Determine if/when it is appropriate to begin data collection, daily. Determine who can participate in studies based on subject criteria. Use professional judgement to determine when to start or stop a study at any time. May perform all recruiting for studies.
• Manage day to day government research lab operations, applied operational based tasks for warfighter performance, and research applications for perceptual modeling and simulation.
• Support the research process across the project's lifecycle, including but not limited to reviewing literature, performing pilot testing, preparing research protocols, developing experimental procedures, screening, and scheduling of study participants, conducting research through surveys, interviews, observations, and other data collection methods.
• Coordinate the implementation of sponsored and PI initiated research studies, including regulatory requirements, maintenance of files/study records and all activities associated with internal and external audits in coordination with the PI
• Coordinate scheduling and screening of research subjects and data collection. This includes participant recruitment and direct interaction with participants, scheduling and screening study participants, data collection, management, and analysis, .
• Prepare paperwork for the PI required for human subjects and/or animal use research approval and ensure compliance with rules and regulations, including human subjects and/or animal use research approval.
• Make recommendations to the PI for study proposal design, modify and plan research experiments, procedures, tests, or survey instruments; Recommend research design and develop a study budget. Perform as team lead, design study tasks, and independently modify these tasks based on designing and testing of the tasks and instrumentation. Make recommendations regarding what does or does not work for these task designs in relation to the overall study design.
• Prepare presentations, posters and sections of material for written published articles as well as proposal authorship. This includes development of presentations and publications including literature searches and preparing bibliographies and preparing sections for presentations and written published articles. Write abstracts and present research findings. Take part in the write up of research articles.
• May provide technical direction to other Research Assistants on the team according to study. May assist and educate other research assistant personnel in the understanding and performance of their duties.
• Prepare and analyze qualitative and quantitative data, such as univariate and multivariate analyses of variance, regression analysis, and descriptive summaries statistical analyses. Design and develop data management procedures and processes; manage data in spreadsheets, including verification of data entry. Analyze data independently and make judgments on whether to keep data points or throw them out (i.e. outliers, erroneous data due to equipment malfunction, etc.) Based on data analysis results, make recommendations to P.I. on whether or not data should be used or not used and suggest different statistical analyses, interpret data findings, etc
• Develop standard operating procedures for laboratory instrumentation and equipment.
• Clean and maintain instrumentation, equipment, and laboratories.
• Monitor supply inventory and replenish stocks through established Command supply procedures.
• Maintain laboratory instrumentation, equipment, and spaces.

What sets you apart:

• Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of relevant experience or Master's degree. Degrees in kinesiology/physiology umbrella preferred (Kinesiology, Exercise Physiology, Exercise Science, Biomechanics, and Human/Research Physiology). May consider other STEM degrees which provide a good foundation for research, such as Human Factors, Biology, Psychology, or Mathematics.
• Post-graduate life scientist research assistant/research project manager
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders in various scientific environments (hands-on, laboratory, and computer-based).
• Ability to obtain Secret Clearance. Due to Federal contract requirements, US Citizenship is required

Preference give to those who have:

• Experience in a military or medical research environment is highly desired
• Experience with human subject research
• Familiarity with physiology and engineering,
• Familiarity with motion capture, surface EMG, force plate, inertial measurement unit, near infrared spectroscopy, or other biomechanics/ergonomics/human performance systems is preferred but not
• Relevant Coursework in Human Anatomy and Physiology, Molecular Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Intercellular Communication, Immunology, Exercise Physiology
• Gaming or Modeling and Simulation in training or research applications
• Virtual/Augmented/Mixed Reality
• EEG, ECG
• MATLAB and/or LabView
• Institutional Review Board/Human Research Participant Protection
• Human subject data collection
• Information assurance, HIPAA, Privacy Act
• Human Performance laboratory or similar experience
• Clinical research or patient health care
• Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI Program Training)

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Original Posting Date:

2024-11-18
While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $65,000.00 - $117,500.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.