Research Chemist

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Are you passionate about research studies and analyses? Leidos is seeking a Research Chemist to augment research conducted by the Environmental Health Effects Laboratory (EHEL) at the Naval Medical Research Unit Dayton, OH. The successful candidate will perform as a Research Chemist to augment inhalation and occupational exposure research studies and analyses to identify health effects before health and operational performance is compromised in the warfighter. Research efforts will require extensive background in use of analytical chemistry equipment and how equipment capabilities can be used to enhance and bolster research. Performance of routine and non-routine use, set-up, maintenance of analytical chemistry devices, to include the preparation of devices for specific research protocols, operation of devices during testing and data collection, routine preventive maintenance of devices, troubleshooting and data collection and recording from research conducted on the devices is integral to this position.

This research is used to enhance the performance, resilience, and wellness of service members to optimizing warfighter performance in the most trying environments. If you're ready to take on this exciting and rewarding challenge, apply now and let's get started!

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The Mission
Recognized as a Top 10 Health IT provider, the Leidos Health and Civil Group draws on decades of success to deliver a range of solutions and services designed to meet the healthcare challenges of today. From the research bench to the patient bedside, we are a company of scientists, engineers, and technologists delivering a broad range of impactful, customizable, and scalable solutions to hospitals and health systems, biomedical organizations, and every U.S. federal agency focused on health. Leidos works with customers across the continuum of care to improve clinical, operational, and financial outcomes with innovative solutions that advance the next generation of care. Our mission is to contribute to creating a healthier world. To explore and learn more, click here!

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The Challenge:

• Work alongside a diverse team of scientists, including toxicologists, engineers, neuroscientists, chemists, psychologists, animal behaviorists and biologists, to accomplish the mission of understanding the health effects of operating in military settings.

• Lead method development for analytical and extraction techniques for detecting and quantifying chemicals, and their metabolites, metals, proteins and small molecules in different matrices (e.g., tissues or environmental samples).

• Collect analytical data from environmental samples, animal subjects, and cell/tissue models and support research projects requiring analytical endpoints.

• Assist other investigators in the design and execution of research proposals and protocols on animal, human and cellular physiology and toxicology, as well as performance issues of interest to the Navy.

• Trouble-shoot, operate and maintain standard and specialized analytical equipment.

• Assist and educate entry level research assistant personnel in the understanding and performance of their duties.

• Develop (and assist in the development) technical reports, presentations, and publications.

• Be willing and able to work nontraditional hours (e.g., nights, weekends) as needed.

• Opportunity exists to develop and/or contribute to the design and execution of scientific research on responses to exposure to chemicals/mixtures/toxicants, extreme environmental hazards, or stressors.

• Opportunity may exist to perform statistical analyses using SigmaPlot, Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) or Statistical Analysis Software (SAS).  Examples of the typical analyses required include T-tests, Chi-Square, Analyses of Variance, Multivariate Analyses of Variance, analyses of covariance, multivariate analyses of covariance, correlati