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The Defense Health Operation of Leidos Health & Services Sector is currently looking for a Chemistry Technician to support our operations at the Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory (NSMRL) in Groton CT. NSMRL conducts research and investigates the effects of medical psychological and performance issues associated with the health and performance of naval personnel in operational and non-operational settings.

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The Chemistry Technician will be responsible for supporting the principal scientist(s) in the Warfighter Health & Protection Department in the areas of submarine atmospheric monitoring and evaluation of new methods of air sampling.

Primary Responsibilities

• Assist with submarine atmosphere monitoring research.

• Execute research protocols in support of research objectives including sampling of the air for chemical andparticulate exposure.

• Analyze data in collaboration with principal investigators towards project objectives and then incorporate theseanalyses into reports and presentations.

• Interact with outside customers and researchers.

• Be responsible for supporting subcontracted projects through execution.

• Test evaluate troubleshoot repair maintain and calibrate equipment.

• Install configure and debug any issues with laboratory setups used to perform testing of chemical sensingsystems.

• Establish standard operating procedures for the safe and effective operation of said chemical testing setups.

• Test and characterize the above-mentioned chemical testing setup.

• Test and characterize handheld wearable and passive gas detectors using the above-mentioned chemical testing setup.

• Collect organize and perform routine data analysis and verify/correct data entry.

• Maintain clear and accurate inventories and logbooks; collect and record detailed observations about experiments.

• Assist with preparation of technical reports summaries posters data presentation and protocols.

• Conduct literature searches on identified topics relevant to current laboratory practices/protocols.

• Provide support for scheduling and operation of laboratory equipment.

• Maintain compliance with established laboratory health and safety guidelines as well as established methods/procedures.

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Basic Qualifications

• Candidates must have completed a Bachelors degree in Chemistry or related fields with 0-2 years of relevant experience.

• Candidates must have documented evidence of research methods experience (Bachelors thesis or course work in research methods).

• The candidate will be required to acquire at a minimum a SECRET classification access level. Preference will be given to a candidate who already has this clearance level.

• Due to Federal contract requirements US citizenship is required.

• Candidates must demonstrate the ability to interact and effectively communicate both written and orally with a wide variety of people.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with HIPAA PHI/PII compliance etc. is highly desired.

• Experience in industrial hygiene or environmental sampling; handling air samples and processing them.

• Computer literacy Microsoft Office proficiency and working knowledge of statistical software are preferred.

• Skills should include a foundational and theoretical understanding of general scientific principles.

• Experience in human subject research setting and experience in the US federal government system is highly desired.

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