Biomedical Engineer jobs in Maryland

SUMMARY:

The Biomedical Engineer will design and conduct all aspects of research and provide scientific input into the research process in the field of low-level blast environment characterization.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Participate in all aspects of research to include study design and overseeing, collecting, managing, processing, analyzing, and reporting data.
• Apply excellent critical thinking, problem solving, and troubleshooting skills.
• Approach novel analytical problems with effective and appropriate solutions.
• Prepare briefings, technical reports, and manuscripts for publication in professional journals.
• Maintain regular and punctual attendance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

None.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree (master’s preferred) in mathematics, physics, statistics, computer science, biomedical engineering, engineering, or related field, or relevant work experience.
• Advanced programming skills in SAS, MATLAB, C, C , C , Java, VBA.
• Must be able to obtain HSPD-12 clearance (US Citizenship Required).
• Must obtain and maintain any necessary security access and/or background checks.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS:

• Military experience is a plus.
• Experience in a blast research setting actively involved in study design, or equivalent experience a plus.
• Demonstrates ability to prioritize, organize, problem-solve, and coordinate daily activities to support effective improvement in individual patients.
• Have strong leadership/management skills and be responsible for directing and guiding research staff and study participants.
• Demonstrates knowledge, skill, and ability to use basic office automation and information management equipment and programs (i.e., word processing, database management, email, etc.).
• Communicate in a diplomatic and professional manner with research staff and study participants. 
• Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with a diverse group of people for the purpose of informing the healthcare team of plans/actions, for teaching/education to benefit the patient/family and organization. 
• Excellent written communication skills to perform accurate documentation, both written and electronic, of all activity in accordance with requirements.

TRAVEL:

Travel to various research sites within and outside of the United States. Valid passport required.

DRIVING REQUIREMENTS:

Must have or be able to attain a valid state driver’s license and be insurable on the company’s automobile insurance policy.

Driving, with or without accommodation, may be required when traveling for training and/or short occasional amounts of local driving.  The expected driving time is less than 25%. 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Be capable of lifting and moving of equipment weighting up to 30 pounds and withstand prolonged periods of bending, reaching, moving about, or standing. Moderate to extended periods of office work with heavy periods of computer usage. May be assigned occasional to moderate periods of analytical tasks requiring extensive reasoning abilities. It is Katmai’s business philosophy and practice to provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Work is performed primarily in a clinical setting. Employee will be exposed to a wide variety of clients in differing functions, personalities, and abilities.

Compliance:

To be considered for this position, all applicants must apply on the company website,  https://katmaicorp.com/life-at-katmai/

We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. https://katmaicorp.com/life-at-katmai/#equal_opportunity 

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