Clinical Exercise Physiologist

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We are a contract of innovators thinkers creators explorers volunteers and dreamers and we all share one goal: to improve the world responsibly and safely. On the Human Health and Performance Contract we are at the forefront of safeguarding astronaut health ensuring human performance and advancing technologies for human space exploration.

We are seeking a Clinical Exercise Physiologist at the NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston TX to support the Exercise Physiology and Countermeasures Lab.

What Youll Do:

In this role you play a key part in supporting the Exercise Physiology and Countermeasures (EPC) team by conducting and coordinating exercise-focused and physiological testing to advance human health and performance for exploration missions. You will help transition research into operational use validate exercise countermeasure systems and perform human performance assessments across laboratory analog and field environments.

Your primary interfaces will include the NASA Human Health and Performance Directorate Flight Operations engineering groups crewmembers clinical personnel research collaborators and human test subjects.

You will:
Lead physiological and performance data collection during research studies training and analog missions

Perform setup calibration troubleshooting and real-time monitoring of exercise and physiological testing equipment during evaluations
Support project leads in executing research activities aligned with EPC strategic roadmaps particularly those involving exercise and human performance testing
Coordinate human research studies and engineering evaluations including scheduling participant logistics and integration with multidisciplinary study teams and stakeholders
Prepare and maintain study documentation such as IRB protocols test plans readiness review materials and progress reports
Design implement and maintain data acquisition systems for comprehensive physiological metabolic and performance testing
Support validation and verification of exercise countermeasure hardware wearable physiological sensors and human-system interaction technologies
Contribute to the development and refinement of conditioning programs testing protocols and performance standards to support crew health and mission readiness

Ensure compliance with safety quality and regulatory requirements
Complete all assigned training and perform other duties as required

What You Bring:

You bring experience leading operational and testing activities in exercise and physiological performance assessments (e.g. graded exercise tests with continuous ECG and vital sign monitoring). You apply sound judgment to coordinate complex environments ensure high-quality data collection maintain rigorous safety standards and communicate effectively with multidisciplinary teams including astronauts clinicians engineers physiologists and researchers. You adhere to KBRs Safety Health and Environmental Plan Quality Plan and all applicable safety policies and procedures and you complete all required training.

Your Qualifications:

Bachelors degree in physiology kinesiology exercise science or a related field plus approximately 5 years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of graduate education and experience

Relevant certification in clinical exercise testing (e.g. ACSM-CEP CPET)

Experience conducting human health and performance research testing including physiological monitoring exercise testing and/or kinematic analysis with direct interaction and oversight of participants or patients during testing activities

U.S. citizenship or legal permanent residency

Desired:

Masters degree in physiology kinesiology exercise science or related field

Experience evaluating hardware such as wearable physiological sensors exercise devices or health-related monitoring equipment

Experience conducting operational studies of human performance or human system interactions especially in spaceflight or analog environments

Your Skills:

Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work independently and collaboratively across multiple JSC directorates

Ability to communicate effectively with human test subjects astronauts engineers and clinical personnel

Strong organizational skills and ability to support multiple concurrent projects

Attention to detail and understanding of human performance capabilities and interactions

Excellent written and verbal communication skills Proficiency with Microsoft Office and standard PC tools

Desired:

Familiarity with NASA HHP human spaceflight operations exercise countermeasure systems human systems integration spaceflight analogs and NASA standards (e.g. NASA-STD-3001)

What to Expect: This position is expected to be 100% on site at NASA JSC. Occasional travel may be required.