Research Psychologist (Traumatic Brain Injury)
GDIT's Military Health Solutions is hiring a Research Psychologist to support the Defense & Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC) located at the Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia. As the traumatic brain injury (TBI) Pathway of Care manager within the Military Health System (MHS), the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC) 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.
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The Research Psychologist will develops, implements and conducts brain injury clinical investigations in collaboration with other investigators. The Research Psychologist writes and/or collaboratively writes research protocols, manuscripts, abstracts, grant applications, and other research-related assignments as determined or approved by DVBIC Principal Investigators
Primary Responsibilities Include:
but are not limited to
- Developing; implementing and conducting clinical and translational brain injury investigations in collaboration with other investigators.
- Writing and/or collaboratively writing research protocols; manuscripts; abstracts; grant applications; and other research-related assignments as determined or approved by Defense & Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC) Principal Investigators /Director.
- Active involvement in DVBIC-related research studies which may include protocols designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of various drugs or treatments thought to have potential benefits in the post-injury treatment of traumatic brain injury subjects.
- Preparing and/or presenting research related manuscripts; scientific articles; posters; grant applications; and protocols.
- Participating in DVBIC directed education/training processes as determined or approved by the DVBIC Investigators/Director.
- Participating in traumatic brain injury related research and research dissemination activities as determined or approved by the DVBIC Principal Investigators/Director.
- Developing and maintains professional relationships with a variety of public and private sector brain injury clinical investigations; academic; and funding sources; with an emphasis on developing and supporting future protocols.
- Performing research; analysis; development; and evaluation of systems; procedures; and models in assigned functional area.
- Analyzing and defining problems and researching possible solutions that afford maximum probability for profit or effectiveness in relation to cost or risk.
- Preparing models of problems using multiple equations that relate constants and variables; restrictions; alternatives; conflicting objectives; and their numerical parameters.
- Defining data requirements and gathers and validates information; applying judgment and statistical tests.
- Analyzing and organizing technical data and reports into summaries for management review; defining problem; evaluation; and possible solution(s).
- Performing validation and testing of models to ensure adequacy; and determines need for reformulation;
- Utilizing complex systems and applications in the problem-solving process
- May design; conduct; and evaluate experimental operational models where insufficient data exists to formulate model.
- Preparing technical manuals; reports; and other documentation reflecting knowledge in assigned functional area
- May provide guidance and work leadership to less-experienced analysts.
- Maintaining current knowledge of relevant technologies as assigned and maintains Continuing Education credit sufficient to maintain both their professional expertise and to meet medical facility specific Quality Assurance standards.
- Participating in special projects as required.
Education:
- Ph.D. or Psy.D. Degree in Psychology or a neuroscience-related field with at least one year of research-oriented; post-doctoral training required
Experience:
- 5+ years of relevant experience to include 1+ year experience in clinical or translational research.
- US citizenship is required with the ability to obtain and maintain a favorable T3 security investigation.
- Experience with biostatistical analysis preferred.
- Experience with TBI patient care or research; in-patient; out-patient; or rehabilitation setting preferred.
- Prior experience within the DoD/VA systems preferred.
Required Licenses:
- None. Clinical care provision is an optional ancillary component of the position.