Biomedical Data Engineer / Scientist - Wright Patterson AFB

Description

Biomedical Data Engineer / Scientist

Venesco LLC is looking for a Biomedical Data Engineer/Scientist. In this role you will provide direct support to Performance and Resilience Optimization (PRO) program research personnel and laboratories. Contractor employee assistance under this Advisory and Assistance Services task order shall be for use by 711HPW at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. #24-20

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.

Responsibilities:

• 1.3.1 The contractor employee shall be responsible for providing direct support to PRO Research personnel and laboratories.
• 1.3.2 The contractor employee shall work with a team of scientists, engineers, clinicians, research assistants, data technicians, and other support contractors to collect and analyze human subject data relevant to programs for optimizing human performance.
• 1.3.3 The contractor employee shall employ the skillset to manage research projects and provide scientific management across multiple contracted research efforts.
• 1.3.4 The contractor employee shall complete Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative human subject use training (CITI training), within the first month. The primary duties for this position cannot be carried out without this training. This course is required for investigators and staff conducting research with human subjects.
• 1.3.5 The contractor employee shall conduct literature reviews and summarize previous research concerning vision science, human performance, and flight simulation; design experiments to investigate human visual performance and individual difference in visual performance; data analysis; coordinates subject recruitment; coordinates scheduling of subjects; carry out data collection involving human subjects; set-up of experimental equipment; and operate and calibrate specialized research equipment.
• 1.3.6 The contractor employee shall assist in the preparation, completion, coordination and submission of protocol related documents to local and military Institutional Review Boards (IRB); prepare progress reports for USAF leadership, IRB/IACUC, 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 patients’ 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.
• 1.3.7 The contractor employee shall ensure compliance with IRB human subject use requirements and assure any threats to the validity of the data are minimized and the data is
• maintained in a secure fashion, consistent with IRB protocol and safeguards when working with human research subjects.
• 1.3.8 The contractor employee shall assist with an optimal summary and presentation of study data results in both peer reviewed published reports and presentations, in addition to completing technical review for research proposals, technical reports, and conference/journal presentations/publications.
• 1.3.9 The contractor shall ensure discovered problems/issues are clearly defined and the necessary corrective actions are implemented in a timely manner and/or risk a mitigation measure is in-place to support research project(s) execution.
• 1.3.10 In addition to the duties described above, the contractor employee shall conduct any other non-inherently governmental functions and duties recognized as being necessary to conduct their primary role within the scope of the effort.
• 1.3.11 The contractor employee shall have a signed Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) in place with their company based on the potential access to confidential, proprietary, and/or sensitive information. The NDA shall be provided to the Government Program Manager by start of performance.

Requirements

Mandatory Qualifications

• 1.1.1 The contractor employee shall possess one of the following minimum education requirements and years’ experience:
• • Bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering or computer science, with a minimum 4 years of relevant experience
• • Master’s degree in biomedical engineering or computer science, with a minimum 2 years of relevant experience.
• 1.1.2 The contractor employee shall have demonstrated software development skills and experience with designing and/or implementing network protocols, biosensors experience and interfacing with external devices (input devices and/or measurement devices).
• 1.1.3 The contractor employee shall have experience with the planning, building, testing, optimization, and maintenance of data ecosystems.
• 1.1.4 The contractor employee shall have demonstrated experience with data analytics and signal processing, preferably in the devices that measure human physiology and performance.
• 1.1.5 The contractor employee shall have experience with writing technical documentation research and development programs. Examples may include functional requirements documents, test plans, human subjects protocols, technical reports and training material.
• 1.1.6 The contractor employee shall have experience with conducting and reporting research programs and have strong communication skills.
• 1.1.7 The contractor employee shall have experience in providing direction and supervising other members of technical staff (research assistants, data managers, junior engineers/computer scientists).

Desired Qualifications

• 1.2.1 Demonstrated experience in wearable biosignals data collection and validation as well as data analysis, statistical modelling, and visualization.

Venesco, LLC, is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Venesco is committed to administering all employment and personnel actions on the basis of merit and free of discrimination based on race, ethnicity, religious affiliation, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status, or status as an individual with a disability. Consistent with this commitment, we are dedicated to the employment and advancement of qualified minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, protected veterans, persons of all ethnic backgrounds and religions according to their abilities.

For more information on Venesco, LLC., visit https://venesco.com.