Research Physiologist I: Human & Environmental Physiology

Culmen-International-LL; Natick (MA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401k Plan

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Supplemental Insurance

Training & Education

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Culmen International is seeking a Research Physiologist I - Human and Environmental Physiology to work with Government principal investigators and teams. You will handle on-site participant visits, phlebotomy, data work in Excel, and regulatory documentation to keep studies moving safely and accurately.

The role requires environmental-physiology data-collection experience, strong recordkeeping, and willingness to work nights, weekends, and travel as needed at USARIEM facilities.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or higher in exercise physiology, environmental physiology, human physiology, kinesiology, biomedical science, or a closely related field.
• Experience coordinating or supporting human-subjects research.
• Demonstrated environmental-physiology data-collection experience.
• Hands-on phlebotomy and basic blood-processing or clinical laboratory experience.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to maintain accurate, contemporaneous, audit-ready study and laboratory records.
• Ability to obtain and maintain the required favorable background investigation, CAC, facility access, and Government system access.
• Ability to work primarily on-site at USARIEM during core hours and support nights, weekends, travel, or field studies when required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct protocol-authorized physiological data collection and support participant visits in environmental and exercise-physiology studies.
• Perform phlebotomy and basic laboratory procedures, including blood processing, labeling, reconciliation, storage, and documentation as required by the protocol.
• Prepare study stations and verify current protocol documents, supplies, labels, equipment status, calibrations, and data-capture readiness before collection.
• Maintain laboratory equipment and workspaces, track calibration and preventive-maintenance needs, and report or segregate equipment that does not pass readiness checks.
• Assist with preparation and maintenance of IRB and other regulatory documents using current, controlled forms and study records.
• Clean, process, and perform initial analysis of research data in Microsoft Excel while preserving raw data and documenting changes.
• Generate accurate tables and figures with appropriate titles, labels, units, sample sizes, and traceability to source data.
• Identify missing, inconsistent, or biologically implausible data and coordinate documented resolution with the study team.
• Support laboratory or field research outside normal hours and travel within CONUS when required by study schedules.

Skills

Human-subjects research

Excel

Audit-ready records

Phlebotomy

Environmental-physiology data

Regulatory documentation

On-site work readiness

Education

Master’s degree or higher in exercise/environmental/human physiology, kinesiology, biomedical science

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

Culmen International is seeking a Research Physiologist I - Human and Environmental Physiology to work with Government principal investigators and teams. You will handle on-site participant visits, phlebotomy, data work in Excel, and regulatory documentation to keep studies moving safely and accurately.

The role requires environmental-physiology data-collection experience, strong recordkeeping, and willingness to work nights, weekends, and travel as needed at USARIEM facilities.