Senior Research Cognitive Neuroscientist Airman Systems Directorate

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OUR ORGANIZATION:
BTL Technologies, Inc. is a Texas corporation that provides contract staff augmentation to various government agencies in the United States. The company is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, with operations at government facilities in various states. Our mission is to provide Workforce Solutions that help our clients achieve success!

SUPPORT OUR UNITED STATES AIR FORCE CUSTOMER:
The 711th Human Performance Wing (711 HPW), headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, is the first human-centric warfare wing to consolidate human performance research, education, and consultation under a single organization. Established under the Air Force Research Laboratory, the 711 HPW is comprised of the Airman Systems Directorate (RH) and the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFSAM). The Wing delivers unparalleled capability to the Air Force through a combination of world class infrastructure and expertise of its diverse workforce of military, civilian and contractor personnel encompassing 75 occupational specialties including science and engineering, occupational health and safety, medical professions, technicians, educators, and business operations and support.

DESCRIPTION:
***POSITION CONTINGENT UPON CONTRACT AWARD***

• Provide health and medical research support for 711HPW/RH in addressing USAF mission gaps. Interface with 711HPW/RH leadership and staff, 711 HPW Staff, as well as USAF experts and consultants in this field. Provide research and basic science coordination, and general assistance in areas required to meet the stated work and objectives. Duties to include but not limited to:

• Provide cognitive neuroscience research support and identify new research ideas, serve as principal investigator, and advise team members on appropriate specific aims, methodologies, and assessments, as well as generate novel evaluation techniques to meet complex challenges.
• Serve as principal/co-principal investigator on new or current research efforts and protocols. Develop, submit and execute research aligned with the strategic priorities of the 711HPW. Review relevant scientific literature, technical reports from other DOD groups and attend scientific conferences or other technical meetings to stay current on the state of the art for medical and human performance research.
• Produce, assess, coordinate, and submit protocol related documents to both local and military Institutional Review Boards (IRB). Assure compliance of general and study specific regulatory related processes with Standard Operating Procedures, as well as HRPO, FDA, and applicable regulations for the reporting of events to regulatory agencies. Assist with establishing data sharing agreements with groups’ managing databases/repositories and assure PII/PHI compliance with HIPAA and other applicable regulations. Prepare progress reports for the IRB and provide auditing trails to assure protocol compliance. Maintain annual IRB approvals, amendments, and safety events, process data queries and ensure resolution. Identify problems and/or inconsistencies and monitor subjects’ progress to include documentation and reporting of adverse events; recommend corrective action as appropriate. Assist in preparation of amendments to protocols and/or modifications to study design as appropriate.
• Compile and track research budgets, logistics and expenses for government approval. Manage the ordering of supplies & equipment needed for research projects and keep track of pending orders. Work with Research Area and Product Line leads, as well as program managers, to ensure that the cost, schedule, and performance of research efforts are executed in a timely fashion.
• Review and extract data from existing military and civilian databases for research and quality improvement. Assist with establishing agreements with internal and external data sources and repositories and shall maintain access as appropriate to support research.
• Coordinate the development of data collection tools, questionnaires, databases, and the application of research techniques. Further, the contractor employee shall administer and interpret the cognitive assessment tools. Assist in writing procedures manuals for data collection and coding. Design and accomplish reports, updates for government agencies quarterly, and upon request.
• Independently, or with minimal assistance, write or collaborate on writing Research Grants and supporting documentation in accordance with the guidance/instructions provided in the solicitation. Prepare oral presentations or written reports and analyses setting forth progress, trends and appropriate recommendations or conclusions. Prepare briefing charts for 711 HPW/RHB leadership and staff in accordance with specified format that captures the cost, schedule, and performance status of each project. Draft and/or review written submissions for publication and or professional presentations. Participate in the annual Program Management Review.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• PhD in cognitive neurosciences or related field
• Possess a health or medical research background
• 5 years’ experience and training in health, medical or translational research including human subjects’ protections, regulatory affairs, data collection, with emphasis on non-invasive techniques to measure patterns of brain activity including magnetic resonance (MR) and electroencephalogram (EEG), statistics, the scientific method, and demonstrated experience in all tasks below.
• Direct experience in health or medical research, cognitive performance assessments, laboratory research, and in writing research funding proposals. A record of peer reviewed publications and presentations is required.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite programs including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint as required for the design and editing of Word documents, spreadsheets using Excel Program, presentations using PowerPoint.
• Demonstrated experience and familiarity with statistical software programs for analysis of cognitive performance metrics and basic statistics.
• Proficient with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) methods and analysis.
• Possess the ability to effectively communicate technical information, taking into account the audience and the nature of the information (technical, sensitive, controversial). This individual shall have the ability to make clear presentations and reports; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, recognizes potential miscommunication, and communications issues in an appropriate manner.
• Sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) based on the potential access to confidential, proprietary, and/or sensitive information.
• Must be willing to travel as required
• Must be a US Citizen

Contact: Debra Kent, Recruiter (216) 870-3177