Managing Scientist - Biomechanics (Ph.D.)

Exponent•Philadelphia, PA

5h•$143,000 - $180,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Exponent is seeking a Managing Scientist for its Biomechanics Practice in Philadelphia, PA or Natick, MA. This role involves working within a team to address complex technical issues for clients, often on urgent, high-profile, and multidisciplinary projects. The position offers the opportunity to engage with a variety of client types and needs, including human performance, health, and wellness technologies, consumer products, technology adoption in niche markets (clinical, military, elite sports), and digital health. A key aspect of the role includes executing consulting projects focused on human injury analyses, which may involve assessing the human body's response to forces during incidents or product interactions to determine injury potential, analyze injury causation, and explore mitigation strategies. The role also provides the chance to define and develop an individual consulting practice based on personal skills and interests.

Requirements

Ph.D. in Biomechanics, Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Kinesiology, Movement Science, Physical Therapy, or a related field
4+ years of experience (post-graduate)
Presently legally authorized to work in the United States; no immigration sponsorship or processing required
Experience in using, and/or testing, and evaluating cutting edge technologies related to human performance, health, and wellness
Experience in computational programming (e.g., Python, MATLAB), with an emphasis in algorithm design/development and testing, signal processing, and back-end analytics modeling
Demonstrated experience in study design and associated statistical analyses
Demonstrated success in independently developing and managing client relationships
Outstanding reputation among clients for integrity, responsiveness, and technical expertise
Targeted business development plan for specific clients/sectors
Ability to attract projects to support full-time staff and to manage and develop a group of highly motivated individuals

Nice To Haves

Prior experience with litigation consulting a plus

Responsibilities

Attracting new clients and developing new business
Leading projects
Conducting research
Creating and using analytical tools
Synthesizing technical, biomechanical issues involving kinematics, dynamics, physiology, and data analytics (e.g., AI/ML)
Writing proposals to initiate and/or support existing and new opportunities in the human performance, health, and wellness technology sectors and in consumer products, digital health, and other related areas
Designing and executing human experiments to quantify and interpret explicit health, wellness, and performance characteristics within naturalistic movement environments
Conducting safety assessments pertaining to injury potential associated with the use and/or misuse of various consumer, medical, and industrial products
Using state-of-the-art analytical approaches to inform real-world technology and/or consumer product insights, as well as optimal technology integration strategies and approaches
Assisting in conducting research, publishing reports and papers in technical journals, and presenting findings at meetings and conferences
Managing projects with effective cost-control measures
Recruiting and developing the careers of junior staff
Actively participating in the Biomechanics Practice and assisting in marketing the group's technical capabilities to clients and the scientific community