Research Assistant Traumatic Brain Injury Jobs in Washington

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Public Trust/Other Required:

NACLC (T3)

Job Family:

Healthcare Services

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Brain Injury, Clinical Care, Future Research, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Certifications:

None

Experience:

5 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

No

Job Description:

GDIT's Military Health team is hiring a Traumatic Brain Injury Subject Matter Expert (SME) to support the Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence (TBICoE).

Hybrid work schedule available; however, the ideal candidate will live in the National Capital Region with the ability to commute to TBICoE HQ, in Silver Spring, MD, periodically.

Work visa sponsorship will not be considered for this position.

TBICoE Mission:

As the traumatic brain injury (TBI) Pathway of Care manager within the Military Health System (MHS), TBICoE promotes state-of-the-science care from point-of-injury to reintegration for Service members, veterans, and their families to prevent and mitigate consequences of mild to severe TBI. TBICoE unifies a system of TBI health care, reliably advancing the science for the warfighter and ready to meet future brain health challenges. Learn More here --> Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence | Health.mil

In this role, you will serve as the SME for TBI across the spectrum of severity. You will be expected to perform with minimal direction and oversight in your areas of expertise and responsibility as part of a high-tempo office environment that is responsive to needs of DHA and DOW leadership, TBI clinicians/providers, brain health educators, and cognitive monitoring programmatic issues.
HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

• Serves as the TBICoE SME for mild, moderate, severe, and penetrating TBI including knowledge from prevention to rehabilitation and stays actively informed on emerging areas of brain health to include blast overpressure, high and low-level blast, cognitive monitoring and performance.
• Reviews specialty SME quarterly reports and provides updates to leadership on emerging areas of clinical practice, brain health threats, and warfighter-relevant demand signals.
• Provides expertise and analysis to TBICoE senior leadership on issues of TBI research, clinical care and standards of care for patients along the full continuum of TBI severity.
• Collaborates with and receives direction from TBICoE leadership, DoW health care policy offices and other SMEs to assist in enhancing metrics for evaluation of and standardization of TBI services and programs.
• May provide input for development of training platforms/tools. When appropriate, provides direct training.
• Provides consultation to leadership in TBICoE, DoW and clinical programs regarding the evidence on TBI evaluation, treatment and management, identification of gaps in evidence, the current and future needs in the military and future research requirements.
• Supports TBICoE researchers in their TBI research as an SME.
• May directly collaborate in TBICoE/DoW research projects.
• Attends and participates in scholarly, academic and scientific meetings related to TBI, brain health, blast, or cognitive monitoring.
• Must adhere to legal, professional and ethical codes with respect to confidentiality and privacy.
• Supervisory Responsibilities/ Controls: May supervise junior colleagues.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED (required):

• Education- MD required, with specialty training in related-TBI field (e.g., Neurology, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Neurosurgery, Neuro-Optometrist, Cognitive neuroscience, or related field strongly preferred.
• Required Licenses: MD with state license, Board certification preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in the area of healthcare and/or healthcare research required
• SMEs are professional personnel who have published in peer review publications and/or presentations at professional meetings.
• Knowledge of TBI and statistics required.
• Excellent oral and written communications required.
• Must have strong collaborative and organizational skills.
• Ability to pass a T3 security/ background investigation.

WHAT WOULD BE EVEN BETTER (preferred):

• Family Care Provider.
• Knowledge of DoW and VA health care systems strongly preferred.
• prior experience with DoW/VA systems strongly preferred.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.

• Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
• Flexibility: Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home
• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY
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The likely salary range for this position is $215,467 - $190,325. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

None

Telecommuting Options:

Hybrid

Work Location:

USA MD Silver Spring - 1335 E West Highway (MDC222)

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

Our Identity Verification Process:

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

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