Senior Functional Scientific Researcher

Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) is seeking a Senior Functional Scientific Researcher to join the Health Effects, Analytics, Risk, and Technology (HEART) located in Raleigh, NC. The candidate will support physiological modeling for exposure risk assessment in support of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI). The successful candidate will be on a new team supporting the NIH DPCPSI Office of Research Innovation, Validation and Application (ORIVA). Working at ARA, there will be opportunities to work with a multi-disciplinary team focused on toxicology, physiological modeling, and risk assessment. Candidate will need to be within 35 miles of the NIEHS main campus in Durham, NC and are willing to work at a least a hybrid work schedule (office/remote).

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Lead teams and projects on the development and validation of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) to animal testing, to include developing project tasks and schedules.


• Design and coordinate interlaboratory validation studies, collect and analyze various data types (e.g., bioactivity, exposure, in vitro and in silico models, transcriptomics, dose-response) and evaluate relevance and reliability of data used in regulatory and other human health contexts.


• Gather, analyze, and interpret scientific data to provide actionable insights that support real-time decision-making.


• Ensure customer satisfaction through on-time delivery of high-quality deliverables.


• Ensure accuracy, integrity, and compliance in all research and analysis activities.


• Propose novel concepts and ideas to new and existing customers.

Position Requirements:

• PhD. within the biomedical field (toxicology, pharmacology, etc.) and 4+ years of experience since conferral of doctoral degree.


• U.S. Citizenship Required.


• Expertise in NAMs or a related scientific field.


• Experience developing, evaluating, and validating computational methods for human health safety and risk assessments.


• Experience in data development, analysis, and evaluation, utilizing modeling methods.


• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.


• Strong critical thinking, problem-solving, and organizational skills.

COMPANY INFORMATION:

Applied Research Associates, Inc. is an employee-owned international research and engineering company recognized for providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences. The company, founded in Albuquerque, NM, in 1979, currently employs over 2,243 professionals and continues to grow. ARA offices throughout the United States and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in defense technologies, civil technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement. The corporation also provides sophisticated technical products for environmental site characterization, pavement analysis, and robotics.

At ARA, employees are our greatest assets. The corporation realizes that employee ownership spawns greater creativity and initiative along with higher performance and customer satisfaction levels. ARA gives employees the tools, training, and opportunities to take more active roles as owners. The culture is challenging and innovation and experimentation are the norm. Employees are eligible for contributions which not only add to the company’s success, but also their own through the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). The motto, “Engineering and Science for Fun and Profit” sums up the ARA experience. For additional information and an opportunity to join this unique workplace, please apply at careers.ara.com.