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Leidos is seeking a Biomedical Engineer III to support intramural human use research at the Naval Medical Research Unit Dayton, OH. (NAMRU-D)

NAMRU-D supports research studies and analyses to understand the human cognitive and physiological factors associated with military operations in the aviation, space, and related environments especially as they relate to motion sickness (e.g., sea-sickness, air-sickness, simulator-sickness and space-sickness), aeromedical standards, altitude effects, fatigue assessment, aviation safety, acceleration effects, neurocognitive/neurophysiological effects, and related areas. Research activities will involve human use research both in the laboratory and in the field.

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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:

• Lead the design, development, and testing of biomedical technologies and devices to support research at NAMRU-D

• Serve as a project lead with responsibility for developing, directing, coordinating, and executing major research and development efforts, associated with human cognitive and physiological operational impacts in the military aviation environment. This will include execution of research protocols in support of aeronautical research objectives, including physiological monitoring and administering psychophysical tasks

• Manage collection and analysis of data, computer programing, statistical analysis, design and construction of research equipment and support systems in collaboration with principal investigators, and then incorporate these analyses into technical reports, posters, presentations, laboratory notebooks and documentation binders

• Perform daily routine set-up and maintenance of critical human devices to include the preparation of devices for specific research protocols, operation of devices during testing and data collection, routine preventive maintenance of devices, and data collection and recording from research conducted on the devices. Devices include aircraft motion and orientation simulators, and various physiological and medical monitoring types of equipment

What sets you apart:

• Ph.D. plus 5-10 years of relevant physiology and engineering experience or equivalent

• Experience in the design, development, testing, and evaluation of biomedical technologies and device

• Experience in human subject research

• 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

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Pay Range:

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.