Staff Research Scientist/Physicist

Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) is seeking a Research Scientist to join the Health Effects, Analytics, Risk, and Technology (HEART) Directorate in the Algorithms, Modeling and Assessments Division. This role will require significant technical leadership, a strong desire to build productive collaborations with other researchers in HEART (and, generally, in ARA), a passion for technical innovation, and a keen interest in business development. The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience in designing and executing studies using multi-modal data streams that include, for example, data from wearable biometric sensors, personal sensors, and environmental sensors. Your academic training and research history should include data science—especially using Python and associated programs like PyTorch—as well as a solid grounding in the physical characterization of human autonomic responses. In addition, the candidate should have a strong background in physics, particularly in the development of physics-based models of physiological responses to different types of stressors, e.g., exertion under different environmental conditions, chemical & biological agent exposures, and changes air quality. Lastly, the candidate should have excellent communication skills, and be well-versed in developing technical reports, creating and delivering effective presentations, and writing technical proposals and white papers. You will work with an outstanding multidisciplinary team to expand our current capabilities and create new business lines with current and future customers in the federal government.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Work closely with multidisciplinary science and engineering teams to develop innovative approaches in forecasting outcomes (e.g., physiological response, health risk) that achieve research objectives.
• Provide technical leadership in integrative analysis of muti-model data streams—particularly in physiological response to stressors of different types—and serve as our subject matter expert in interactive intelligent sensing.
• Contribute to and lead business development activities and proposal writing, developing technical approaches in response to proposal requirements, and communicating complex concepts to a wide range of audiences.
• Prepare publications for submission to scientific journals.

Position Requirements:

• PhD in Physics with two or more years of relevant experience in supporting integrative analyses.
• Demonstrated experience in designing and executing studies to collect data and create new products using algorithms based on ML or statistical approaches.
• Demonstrated experience in statistics, data analysis, and the development of machine learning algorithms.
• Experience in using software packages for data analytics including, for example, Python, Scikit-learn, and TensorFlow.
• Demonstrated interest in supporting business development related to public health.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

COMPANY INFORMATION:

Applied Research Associates, Inc. is an employee-owned international research and engineering company recognized for providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences. The company, founded in Albuquerque, NM, in 1979, currently employs over 1,100 professionals and continues to grow. ARA offices throughout the United States and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in defense technologies, civil technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement. The corporation also provides sophisticated technical products for environmental site characterization, pavement analysis, and robotics.

At ARA, employees are our greatest assets. The corporation realizes that employee ownership spawns greater creativity and initiative along with higher performance and customer satisfaction levels. ARA gives employees the tools, training, and opportunities to take more active roles as owners. The culture is challenging, and innovation and experimentation are the norm. Employees are eligible for contributions which not only add to the company’s success, but also their own through the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). The motto, “Engineering and Science for Fun and Profit” sums up the ARA experience. For additional information and an opportunity to join this unique workplace, please apply at careers.ara.com.