Research Associate - Psychology & Talent Management

Leidos; Goose Creek (SC); On-site; USD 58,000 - 105,000; Part time

Job summary

Leidos Defense Health Operation is seeking a Research Associate to support NNPTC in Goose Creek, SC. This part-time role involves administering psychological assessments, facilitating group presentations, and coordinating research activities on health, performance, and talent management.

The position requires a psychology degree with experience, strong communication, HIPAA familiarity, and US citizenship with eligibility for a SECRET clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in psychology or related field with at least eight years of experience or Master’s degree with at least four years of experience.
• Candidates must have demonstrated research experience of at least 2 years in psychology or a related discipline.
• Candidates must have demonstrated computer literacy, proficiency with Microsoft Office programs, and familiarity with computer programming languages such as R.
• Candidates must demonstrate exemplary public speaking skills and the ability to interact and effectively communicate both written and orally with a wide variety of people in one-on-one and group environments.
• Demonstrate familiarity with HIPAA, PHI/PII compliance, and data security.

Responsibilities

• Administer and debrief psychological assessments, including clinical decision-aid tools and personality inventories, in both one-on-one sessions and large-group settings.
• Facilitate dynamic group-level presentations, workshops, and briefings on topics related to talent management, leadership development, and organizational performance, demonstrating strong comfort with public speaking.
• Provide planning support for various research efforts, coordinating between partnering organizations.
• Conduct basic literature searches and draft literature reviews and bibliographies for the development of research proposals.
• Support the execution of research protocols.
• Perform elementary statistical analysis and evaluation of data.
• Participate in the drafting and editing of technical reports, manuscripts, and presentations detailing results and the appropriate inferences to be drawn from results.
• Schedule, coordinate, and plan meetings and conferences for on-site, off-site, and telecommunication.
• Support electronic administration of assessments using online and offline survey software, including administration via mobile electronic platforms.
• Upload and compile electronic survey data on Qualtrics to deliver aggregated datasets for statistical analyses.
• Participate in team, department, and laboratory meetings.
• Complete required training.
• Some offsite travel (~10%) will be required for data collection efforts, meetings, presentations, etc.

Skills

Public speaking

Communication skills

HIPAA compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in psychology or related field with 8+ years' experience

Master’s degree in psychology or related field with 4+ years' experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

R

Job description

Leidos Defense Health Operation is seeking a Research Associate to support NNPTC in Goose Creek, SC. This part-time role involves administering psychological assessments, facilitating group presentations, and coordinating research activities on health, performance, and talent management.

The position requires a psychology degree with experience, strong communication, HIPAA familiarity, and US citizenship with eligibility for a SECRET clearance.