Biomechanics Senior Associate (Ph.D.)

Exponent is a leading engineering and scientific consulting firm that brings together more than 90 different disciplines to solve the most pressing and complicated challenges facing stakeholders today. Our vision is to engage the brightest scientists and engineers to empower clients with solutions for a safe, healthy, sustainable and technologically complex world. We leverage over 50 years of experience in analyzing accidents and failures to advise clients as they innovate their technologically complex products and processes, ensure the safety and health of their users, and address the challenges of sustainability.

We offer opportunities for you to expand your engineering or scientific knowledge amidst experts from top programs at over 500 universities. At Exponent, you will apply your experience, technical skills, and prior academic research to a fulfilling career in consulting. You will have the opportunity to develop continuously through formal and informal development programs, coaching and mentoring, and involvement in a wide array of projects. We are excited about your interest in joining our growing team!

Key statistics:

• 1100 Team members
• 900 Consultants
• 550 Ph.D.'s
• 30 Offices globally

We are currently seeking a Senior Associate for our Practice in Farmington Hills, MI. In this role you will work as part of a team supporting both our rapidly advancing initiatives informing real-world data driven product-consumer insights and executing biomechanics litigation consulting projects related to human injury analyses. This role will involve developing and conducting experimental studies and/or computational analyses to evaluate human/product interactions with tasks that include deriving, analyzing, and interpreting a complex data from a variety of sources. You will be required to analyze and interpret data and create technical presentations or reports which will be used to inform product decisions. This role will also involve analysis of human body responses to forces to determine potential for injury, to evaluate if and/or how an injury occurred, and assessments of how such injuries could have potentially been mitigated (e.g., seatbelt use).

You will be responsible for:

• Designing and executing human experiments and/or biomechanics computational evaluations to quantify and characterize design and performance characteristics
• Processing, analyzing, interpreting, and reporting on complex largescale human studies and/or computational evaluation outcomes
• Writing proposals to initiate and/or support new opportunities in the human performance technology sector (e.g. clinical, military, consumer products, sports)
• Extensively reviewing both technical and non-technical materials to identify key facts and information (this may include reviewing police reports, medical/autopsy records, legal pleadings, expert reports, deposition testimony, photographs, vehicle specifications, and other documentation)
• Analyzing and synthesizing technical biomechanical data involving kinematics, dynamics, mechanics of injury, and human tolerance
• Researching and reviewing relevant scientific journals, publications, and testing and then analyzing and synthesizing technical biomechanical issues involving kinematics, dynamics, mechanisms of injury, and human tolerance
• Clearly communicating findings via written reports and presentations
• Demonstrating the ability to synthesize technical information into an easily understood format suitable for presenting to technical and non-technical audiences
• Managing projects with effective cost control measures

You will be working in a small team environment within the larger company-wide Biomechanics Practice, and as such, you will be expected to actively create and pursue opportunities to develop a positive work flow. While balancing the demands of project work, you will be expected to participate in original research, publish papers in technical journals, and present findings at conferences.

You will have the following skills and qualifications:

• Ph.D. in Biomechanics, Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
• Demonstrated experience in study design and associated statistical analyses
• Experience with aggregation, evaluation, and communication of findings with large data sets
• Experience or familiarity with conducting technical analyses pertaining to injury potential, injury mechanisms, and/or injury mitigation in accident scenarios
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Prior experience with litigation consulting is a plus
• Effective leadership skills and the ability to interact with a wide variety of professionals, including engineers, scientists, managers, external clients, and administrative staff
• Previous experience leading teams and overseeing a collaborative work environment is a plus

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We valueand encourage diversity, equity and inclusion across all facets of our firm. Having a team built of people with different backgrounds, skills and perspectives allows us to provide better value to our clients and enjoy an enriched work environment.

Our firm is committed to offering a variety of programs and resources to support health and well-being. We believe that providing competitive benefits as well as compensation and recognition programs empowers our staff to do work that makes a difference.

Exponent is a proud equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected status.

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