PMHS Specialist 4

Summary

Come join a company that strives for Extraordinary People and Exceptional Performance! Chenega Services & Federal Solutions, LLC, a Chenega Professional Services’ company, is looking for a PMHS Specialist 4 to support the Injury Biomechanics and Protection Group (IBP) of the U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory (USAARL) to provide the scientific, programmatic, and technical support to allow responsive, high quality, and timely mission accomplishment within a flexible and changing environment.

Our company offers employees the opportunity to join a team where there is a robust employee benefits program, management engagement, quality leadership, an atmosphere of teamwork, recognition for performance, and promotion opportunities. We actively strive to channel our highly engaged employee’s knowledge, critical thinking, innovative solutions for our clients.

Responsibilities

• Provide independent and coordinated technical, administrative, and practical (hands-on) support of day-to-day operations of a medical research laboratory performing injury orthopaedic and biomechanics research with PMHS whole bodies and body segments based on broad guidance, regulatory guidance, research objectives, SOPs, and individual initiative.
• Ensure day-to-day operations, including, but not limited to, PMHS chain of custody and handling, documentation, cold storage management, test equipment/instrumentation setup, data collection, data and file management, and post-test cleanup related to PMHS.
• Work independently documenting and maintaining database of chain of custody, inventory, labeling, photo-documentation, use, transfer, and storage of PMHS.
• Support cadaver acquisition, including review for and recommendation on acceptance of potential cadaveric specimens, coordination of shipments, storage, and imaging, conducting and recreating medical imaging.
• Work independently to complete administrative functions for cold storage management in accordance with IBPG Biosafety Manual for Use of Cadavers. Maintain proper storage conditions (temperature and security) for cadaveric specimens.
• Support research planning and execution, particularly of cadaveric projects from planning stages to execution to post event activities, including, but not limited to, autopsy, facility clean-up, scheduling and disposal of regulated medical waste, and return of cadaveric specimens.
• Documents and implements preparation, prepares SOPs and trains study team members against SOPs, completes safety assessments and supports inspections to maintain BSL-2, and records summary observations for PIs and AIs as part of preparing and executing experiments or other efforts.
• Maintain individual, study team, and Injury Biomechanics facilities compliance with established laboratory safety and other required regulatory procedures, including but not limited to successful completion of specific training and implementation of SOPs for biosafety compliance, cadaveric specimen use and handling, biohazard work, and regulated medical waste.
• Develop, maintain, execute, and update operating procedures and policies that adhere to DOD/Army/Federal/State regulatory requirements Maintain and write all USAARL Injury Biomechanics documentation (such as the IBPG Biosafety Manual for Use of Cadavers and associated policies).
• Maintain, conduct, and coordinate all relevant and required training for the conduct of cadaveric injury research.
• Ensure the USAARL Injury Biomechanics Cadaver Program and work spaces meet the requirements of all DOD/Army/Federal/State regulatory and appropriate BSL-2 regulations.
• Maintain the capabilities and facilities used for cadavers for non-cadaveric RDT&E; support these non-cadaveric studies, particularly those performing matched pair evaluations with a range of Anthropomorphic test devices (ATDs) in these same facilities.
  
  
  

Qualifications

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a state-issued driver’s license for independent travel to restricted meetings and field-data collection locations.
• Work variable work hours to meet performance requirements (e.g., maintaining cadaver cold storage, preparation/autopsy of cadavers, proposal and reporting deadlines, collaborations, and lab and field data collections), including night and weekend hours as needed.
• Demonstrate experience and knowledge of advanced and commonly-used concepts, practices, standards, and procedures within human anatomy, physiology, dissection, cadaveric research, biomechanics research, and mathematics as demonstrated through a degree and coursework in a relevant STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) field from an accredited program as well as through relevant certifications, training, and licenses.
• Experience in scientific data analysis, statistical methods, and relevant software packages, such as SPSS, SAS, MATLAB, Microsoft products, image reconstruction software, motion capture and kinematic analysis/modeling.
• May apply for and maintain Associate or Principal Investigator credentials.
  
  
  

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Use strong communication skills and professionalism at all times.
  
  
  

Estimated Salary/Wage

USD $100,000.00/Yr. Up to USD $115,000.00/Yr.