# Research Methodologist / Psychologist within Behavioral Analysis Research

**Company**: Leidos
**Location**: Bethesda, MD
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $131,300.00 - $237,350.00
**Category**: Research
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

Leidos is seeking a Research Methodologist / Psychologist within Behavioral Analysis Research to conduct empirically valid behavioral science research to inform NCSC security and counterintelligence missions, with an emphasis on personnel security.

The individual will support the Government in the behavior sciences, taking complex, technical information and translating it for colleagues and consumers who have non-technical backgrounds.

The candidate will:

- Generate research ideas

- Design methodology to empirically test/validate such ideas

- Collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative data generated by the methodology

- Create final reports and briefings describing the research process and results

An Active TS/SCI with polygraph security clearance is required.

**Primary Responsibilities:**

- Provide expertise in human behavior and the application of psychological principles to the security and/or insider threat areas of focus

- Develop, maintain, and deliver science-based behavior and skills assessments, ensuring their continuous scientific integrity consistent with applicable professional standards

- Collaborate effectively with colleagues to maximize outcome effectiveness

- Handle confidential material with high integrity

- Utilize proficiency in experimental design, data collection, advanced statistical analysis, and data management software including R, SPSS, and Excel

- Lead behavioral science research projects, including development, design, data analysis, and reviewing, compiling, writing, and editing research reports, briefings, and summaries

**Basic Qualifications:**

- TS/SCI with CI Polygraph required

- Typically requires BS degree and 12 – 15 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 10 – 13 years of prior relevant experience. May possess a Doctorate in technical domain

- Doctoral Degree in Psychology (e.g., Experimental Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Counseling Psychology) or comparable areas of study or experience

- Minimum five (5) or more years of recent professional research experience as a psychologist

- Specific work experience in applied behavior science research, research methodology, and advanced statistics

- Minimum one (1) year of experience supporting IC or DoD research elements and program development

- Minimum one (1) year of experience supporting IC Security elements, supporting security policy and program development

- Familiarity with the IC and its components, as well as its missions, disciplines, capabilities, and interrelationships

- Demonstrated familiarity with appropriate behavior science research, Security Regulations, and Policies

**Pay Range:** $131,300.00 - $237,350.00

## Skills

### Required
- Psychology
- Behavioral Analysis
- Research Methodology
- Advanced Statistics
- R
- SPSS
- Excel
- Experimental Design
- Data Management

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