Cognitive Enhancement Practitioner

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.; Washington; On-site; USD 111,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Comprehensive health packages

Paid education opportunities

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. is seeking a Cognitive Enhancement Advisor to provide advanced cognitive performance training and support.

This role entails designing training programs, advising on cognitive strategies, and applying evidence-based methods to enhance mental performance in high-pressure environments. Candidates must have a Doctoral degree in relevant fields, 3 years of experience, and hold necessary certifications.

Qualifications

• 3 years of related experience required.
• Experience in performance psychology or related fields with military, athletes, or similar.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced cognitive performance training and assessment.
• Design and deliver training sessions for individuals and groups.
• Advise leadership on cognitive performance strategies.

Skills

Cognitive Training

Health Outcomes

Human Performance

Researching

Special Operations

Education

Doctoral degree in Psychology or related field

Biofeedback certification

Neurofeedback certification

International QEEG Certification Board certification

Job description

Req ID: RQ229443

Type of Requisition: Regular

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Top Secret

Public Trust/Other Required: None

Job Family: Healthcare Services

Skills:

Cognitive Training,Health Outcomes,Human Performance,Researching,Special Operations

Experience:

3 years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

We are GDIT. The people supporting and securing some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects across the country. We ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work has meaning and impact on the world around us, but also on us, and that’s important.

We think. We act. We deliver. There is no challenge we can’t turn into opportunity. And our work depends on a Cognitive Enhancement Practitioner joining our team to support customer activities.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Cognitive Enhancement Advisor supporting our customer, you will be trusted to provide clinical support.

The Cognitive Enhancement Advisor provides advanced cognitive performance training, assessment, and program development to enhance mental, emotional, and neurocognitive readiness. The CEA applies evidence‑based psychological, neurocognitive, and psychophysiological methods to improve attention, working memory, emotional regulation, adaptive thinking, stress management, and decision‑making in high‑pressure environments. This role includes designing and delivering individual and group training, advising leadership on cognitive performance strategies, and supporting research and evaluation initiatives.

HOW A COGNITIVE ENHANCEMENT ADVISOR WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

• Serves as the unit’s senior cognitive performance technical expert, advises leadership and stakeholders on all aspects of the cognitive performance program, recommends cognitive performance training priorities, and works with unit personnel to expand and embed cognitive performance initiatives into unit training.
• Serve as a unit’s cognitive program manager with duties including but not limited to:
• Identify and recommend mission specific cognitive priorities
• Develop appropriate training materials and techniques, which may be individual, group-based, or embedded within unit training events
• Establish and maintain relationships with unit leadership and training personnel to ensure continued utilization of Cognitive personnel and training
• Advise unit leadership on matters relating to cognitive performance and performance psychology
• Identify, track, and monitor unit specific metrics to ensure program effectiveness
• Train and educate active‑duty personnel in specific cognitive and behavioral skills to enhance cognitive/psychological performance to include attention/concentration training, problem solving training, emotional regulation, energy management, memory enhancement, interpersonal skills, goal‑setting, and related cognitive deficits, or compensatory mechanisms. Training shall utilize evidence‑based practices and occur in both individual and group settings.
• Lead individual, group, and/or embedded training sessions as desired by unit. Provide educational briefings to units and commands on the cognitive performance program, biofeedback, psychophysiology, sleep, self‑regulation, attention, and other cognitive functions as needed. If qualified, provide executive coaching as directed by the POTFF Program Manager/Coordinator or Government Lead.
• Provide biofeedback and/or neurofeedback training as directed by POTFF Program Manager/Coordinator or Government Lead with active‑duty service members to enhance cognitive/psychological performance and / or psychophysiology. Advise unit leadership on matters relating to cognitive performance and performance psychology. Support appropriate and approved research conducted under supervision psychophysiological, cognitive, and/or psychological performance research conducted under supervision of the POTFF Program Manager/Coordinator or Government Lead. Provide educational briefings to units and commands on a range of cognitive/psychological performance domains.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

EDUCATION: Doctoral degree in the field of Psychology, Human Performance, Kinesiology, Exercise Science, Cognitive Science, Cognitive Neuroscience, Sport Sciences with a specialization in Sport Psychology, or related degree with performance psychology specialization.

• Must hold at least one of the following: Biofeedback certification (BCIA), neurofeedback certification (BCIA), or International QEEG Certification Board (IQCB) certification. .
• Minimum of three (3) years or more post-doctorate degree within the past five (5) years of demonstrable accumulated experience practicing performance psychology, or a related field with military members, athletes, groups of athletes at the levels of NCAA Collegiate, Olympic, or professional sports, or tactical setting, or with individuals or groups requiring high levels of mental and physical performance (experience with Speciation Operations personnel preferred).
• Must have experience, or willingness to receive training, in the interpretation of computerized neurocognitive testing.

CLEARANCE: Secret or Top-Secret Clearance, or the ability to obtain clearance.

LOCATION: Various OCONUS & CONUS SITES

This is a contingent posting, expected to start in 2027.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

• 401K with company match
• Comprehensive health and wellness packages
• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
• Cutting‑edge technology you can learn from
• Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

The likely salary range for this position is $111,155 – $150,385. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post‑tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long‑term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

Our Identity Verification Process:

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

About Our Work:

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50 countries worldwide, offering leading mission‑ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

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