Remote Cognitive Performance Specialist

Maximus; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedule

Health benefits

401(k) match

PTO & Holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discounts

Wellness programs

Career development

Licensure support

Equipment provided

Job summary

Maximus is seeking Cognitive Enhancement Practitioners (CEP) to support the development, implementation, and management of cognitive performance programs aligned to mission, unit, and occupation-specific requirements. The CEP assesses and trains SOF personnel to develop cognitive and behavioral skills that support optimal performance in high-stress training and operational environments.

This role provides evidence-based instruction and interventions in areas such as adaptive thinking, executive

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education, technical training, or relevant experience in lieu of degree.
• Minimum of two years of related experience.
• Current LCSW or LMSW with license valid in the state of practice is required.
• Doctoral degree in Psychology, Human Performance, Kinesiology, Exercise Science, Cognitive Science, Cognitive Neuroscience, Sport Sciences with a specialization in Sport Psychology, or a related degree with a performance psychology specialization.
• Active, unrestricted LCSW or clinical neuropsychology license.
• Minimum of three (3) or more years of post-doctoral experience within the past five (5) years, with demonstrable accumulated experience practicing performance psychology or a related field with military members, athletes, tactical populations, or individuals/groups requiring high levels of mental and physical performance.
• Experience with, or willingness to receive training in, the interpretation of computerized neurocognitive testing.
• Experience with Special Operations personnel is preferred.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen per contract requirements.
• Must possess an active U.S. Government Secret security clearance or be eligible to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance as required for contract performance.

Responsibilities

• Supervise a team of employees through cultivation of a high performance team.
• Ensure adequate staff coverage for assigned program area.
• Serve as subject matter expert for identified area of program knowledge.
• Ensure assigned team is meeting contract and individual SLA's, and related requirements.
• Work with contract management and shared services to identify opportunities for improvement and efficiencies.
• May attend client and stakeholder meetings.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Serve as the unit’s senior CEP technical expert and advise leadership and stakeholders on all aspects of the CEP program.
• Recommend CEP training priorities and work with unit personnel to expand and embed CEP initiatives into unit training.
• Serve as the unit’s cognitive program manager, including identifying and recommending mission-specific cognitive priorities.
• Develop appropriate training materials and techniques for individual, group-based, or embedded unit training events.
• Establish and maintain relationships with unit leadership and training personnel to ensure continued use of cognitive personnel and training.
• Advise unit leadership on matters related to cognitive performance and performance psychology.
• Identify, track, and monitor unit-specific metrics to assess program effectiveness.
• Train and educate active-duty personnel in cognitive and behavioral skills to enhance cognitive and psychological performance, including attention and concentration, problem solving, emotional regulation, energy management, memory enhancement, interpersonal skills, goal setting, and related compensatory mechanisms.
• Lead individual, group, and/or embedded training sessions as requested by the 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.
• Provide executive coaching, if qualified, as directed by the POTFF Program Manager/Coordinator or Government Lead.
• Provide biofeedback and/or neurofeedback training, as directed, to enhance cognitive/psychological performance and/or psychophysiology.
• Support appropriate and approved research conducted under the supervision of the POTFF Program Manager/Coordinator or Government Lead, including psychophysiological, cognitive, and/or psychological performance research.
• Document services offered in HP enterprise-wide platforms, including HPDMS or other systems, as directed by USSOCOM Directive 10-12.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by local leadership, as documented and approved through local POTFF leadership.

Skills

Leadership

Team supervision

Cognitive performance

Neurofeedback

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education, technical training, or relevant experience in lieu of degree.

Minimum of two years of related experience.

Current LCSW or LMSW with license valid in the state of practice is required.

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

Active, unrestricted LCSW or clinical neuropsychology license.

Minimum of three (3) or more years of post-doctoral experience within the past five (5) years, with demonstrable accumulated experience practicing performance psychology or a related field with military members, athletes, tactical populations, or individuals/groups requiring high levels of mental and physical performance.

Experience with, or willingness to receive training in, the interpretation of computerized neurocognitive testing.

Experience with Special Operations personnel is preferred.

Must be a U.S. Citizen per contract requirements.

Must possess an active U.S. Government Secret security clearance or be eligible to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance as required for contract performance.

Job description

Maximus is seeking Cognitive Enhancement Practitioners (CEP) to support the development, implementation, and management of cognitive performance programs aligned to mission, unit, and occupation-specific requirements. The CEP assesses and trains SOF personnel to develop cognitive and behavioral skills that support optimal performance in high-stress training and operational environments.

This role provides evidence-based instruction and interventions in areas such as adaptive thinking, executive