Injury Biomechanist - San Diego, United States - Leidos Holdings Inc.

Description

Are you looking for a career that will make an impact?

The Leidos Health Solutions Performance and Readiness Division has an opening for an Injury Biomechanist to join the Operational Readiness Directorate at the Naval Health Research Center in San Diego, CA.

This is an exciting opportunity to support research projects aimed at studying military-related injuries resulting from impact, blast, or other factors.

This is a junior level position and responsibilities will be performed under general guidance from the government Principal Investigator and senior research staff.

Are you ready for unique and exciting work?

Primary Responsibilities

• Load, process, and summarize various data types and files using MATLAB or similar program. Further organize, clean, sort, and analyze data using SPSS, R, SAS, or related data analysis programs and interpret meaningful findings in tables, graphs, and written form.
• Conduct casualty assessment using currently available high-rate blast data and published computational models. Provide recommendations for improvement and/or development of new models.
• Perform thorough review of published literature, government technical communications, and publicly available information related to blast-injury outcomes and injury models. Synthesize and summarize findings in comprehensive and concise reports and presentations as well as provide gaps analysis.
• Communicate effectively and appropriately with universities, private entities, and Department of Defense organizations who are currently developing or using similar injury prediction tools.
• Model Leidos values at all times.

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Interested candidates should include a resume, reference list, and college transcript with their application.

Required Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited US college or university, or international university of equivalent standard in biomechanics, kinesiology or related field
• Completion of basic technical coursework including multivariable calculus, statics, and dynamics.
• Demonstrate strong programming skills in MATLAB and Python.
• Demonstrate competency in Git version control and project documentation
• Willing and able to travel up to 10% time, as needed for customer-directed requirements.
• Willing and able to work non-regular hours, as well as extended hours, such as overnight and on weekends as needed for customer efforts.
• Hold US Citizenship and are able to obtain and maintain a SECRET government security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active Interim Secret or Full Secret Security clearance.
• Preferred completion of biomechanics, fluid mechanics, optimization, and/or continuum mechanics.
• Have three or more years of related experience.

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Original Posting Date:

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 $53, $97,525.00

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.

About Leidos

Leidos is a Fortune 500 innovation company rapidly addressing the world's most vexing challenges in national security and health. The company's global workforce of 47,000 collaborates to create smarter technology solutions for customers in heavily regulated industries.

Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $15.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2023.

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Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available here.

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Commitment to Diversity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.