Excentium Inc. is a Service Disabled veteran-owned small business that provides Cyber Security Engineering, Information Assurance (IA), Program Management, and other Information Technology (IT) services to Government and commercial organizations.

We have opportunities forMedical Imaging Analyst to support one of our Federal customers in Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, MD

MINIMUM CLEARANCE LEVEL:  DOD Secret

CITIZENSHIP: US Citizenship

LOCATION: Bethesda, MD

Job Description
The National Intrepid Center of Excellence (NICoE), located at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, MD has an opening for an image analyst with experience in advanced diffusion imaging analysis methods. Our research lab seeks to identify clinically relevant biomarkers for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) by integrating multimodal neuroimaging and neurobehavioral measures. The underlying goal is to develop biomarkers for diagnosing and characterizing the effects of TBI. Our image database contains structural, DTI, and functional MRI images from over 2,000 TBI patients and controls.

The goal of this position is primarily to develop diffusion imaging measures, combine them with other imaging and clinical measures and apply them to the diagnosis and assessment of TBI in military service members. The ideal candidate will have interest in both implementing advanced techniques and in applying these techniques to a clinical population.

Responsibilities:

The main focus of this position is on developing, implementing, and applying methods for the analysis of diffusion imaging data consisting of single and multi-shell data. This involves developing processing scripts and analysis methods for high-order diffusion models such as diffusion kurtosis and the mean apparent propagator.

Assist in implementing and developing advanced multimodal techniques to improve diagnostic accuracy by combining tractography results with clinical data and other imaging modalities such as fMRI, perfusion, and structural imaging.

Identify relevant features that can be used to characterize injuries due to mild TBI.

Collaborate with clinical colleagues in hypothesis-driven research.

Other duties include optimizing protocols, monitoring quality control, and participating in the grant and research report authorship.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Expertise in the analysis of multi-shell diffusion imaging data using software packages such as TORTOISE and Dipy along with experience with more general neuroimaging packages such as AFNI, FSL, DTI-TK, DSI Studio, MRI Studio, Freesurfer etc.
• Experience with fMRI data analysis a plus.
• Knowledge and familiarity of MRI protocol development a plus.
• Experience with statistical analysis using a common analysis package (SPSS, R, or similar) preferred.
• Proficiency in a scientific programming language required (e.g. Python, Java, MATLAB) in a Linux/Mac environment.
• Incumbent should also have strong technical writing and verbal communication skills, possess a collaborative personality, strong attention to detail, and be highly motivated.
• Secret clearance required.

Minimum Education/Training Requirements:

• Applicants should have a PhD or Masters (plus relevant experience) in Computer Science, Medical Physics, Electrical Engineering, Psychology, Neuroscience, or similar field.

Excentium offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, life, disability, 401k, and paid time off.

Interested candidates should apply at the following web site: http://www.applicantstack.com/client/Excentium/x/openings for immediate consideration.

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