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# Psychological Domain Lead (Remote)

- **Company:** Maximus, Inc.
- **Location:** Newport, RI, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $88,000.0 - $189,200.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Databases, Microsoft Office, Electronic Medical Records
- **Published:** August 16, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/usa68148c7ec08a489efb1ec9285805b77/eaa

## About the Role

Bachelor's degree in related field.

 - 7-10 years of relevant professional experience required.
 - Equivalent combination of education and experience considered in lieu of degree.
 - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) or Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) in clinical or counseling psychology from an American Psychological Association-accredited program.
 - Completion of an American Psychological Association-accredited internship or residency.
 - Current, unrestricted license to practice psychology in at least one U.S. state or territory, with the ability to obtain and maintain required credentialing and clinical privileges.
 - Minimum seven years of post-doctoral experience providing independent psychological services in operational, military, Government, healthcare, or similarly complex environments.
 - Minimum two years of experience in performance enhancement, executive coaching, organizational assessment and consultation, or personnel selection and assessment.
 - Demonstrated experience administering, scoring, interpreting, and communicating results from a broad range of psychological assessment instruments.
 - Experience supporting behavioral health, resilience, suicide prevention, crisis response, program evaluation, quality improvement, or applied research initiatives.
 - Strong leadership, collaboration, analytical, written communication, and executive-level stakeholder engagement skills.
 - Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, electronic health records, databases, and clinical or program reporting systems.
 - Must be a U.S. Citizen per contract requirements.
 - Must possess an active U.S. Government Secret security clearance or be eligible to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance as required for contract performance.
Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

 - Previous experience supporting the Department of Defense, U.S. Special Operations Command, Special Operations Forces, the Intelligence Community, Veterans Affairs, or another federal agency.
 - Experience in operational psychology, performance psychology, personnel selection, organizational consultation, or embedded behavioral health.
 - Experience leading multidisciplinary clinical or human performance teams in geographically dispersed or high-tempo environments.
 - Training or certification in critical incident stress management, trauma-informed care, or comparable crisis intervention practices.
 - Experience with behavioral health treatment related to post-traumatic stress, anxiety and mood conditions, substance use, family and relationship concerns, or crisis intervention.
Please note: For this position Maximus will provide equipment to use.

## Description

Manage day-to-day operational aspects of a project and scope including facilitating and preparing all planning activities and artifacts.

 - Oversee and manage large multi-project programs including planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling program activities.
 - Create and execute project work plans and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.
 - Identify resources needed and assign individual responsibilities.
 - Develop and maintain a master and individual resource plan and required documents for projects.
 - Baseline all projects and capture actual metrics for historical metrics and Level of Effort (LoE) forecasting.
 - Review deliverables prepared by team before providing to management and customers.
 - Effectively apply the PMI methodology and enforce project standards on all projects.
 - Prepare for engagement reviews and quality assurance procedures.
 - Minimize risk exposure on projects.
 - Communicate relevant project information to management, stakeholders, and customers.
 - Resolve and/or escalate issues within a reasonable amount of time taking in consideration impact on the project.
 - Ensure project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately.
 - Track and maintain lessons learned and utilize lessons learned on subsequent projects.
 - Ensure all projects are properly closed out.
 - Supervise staff by providing direction, input, and performance feedback.
 - Serve as escalation point to prioritizing workloads and resolving issues.
 - Act as liaison for assigned vendor(s), including performance and SLA monitoring, and supporting system and business process changes.
 - Participate in the drafting of vendor contracts, addendums, SOWs, RFPs/RFIs, change requests, and requirements.
 - Lead continuous improvement teams.
 - Provide strategic direction, technical oversight, and subject matter expertise for Psychological Domain services across assigned POTFF locations or teams.
 - Lead and support clinical, operational, and performance psychology services, including psychological assessment, diagnosis, treatment, consultation, personnel selection, executive coaching, leadership development, and performance enhancement.
 - Develop, implement, and evaluate evidence-based behavioral health, resilience, suicide prevention, and psychological readiness initiatives aligned with operational requirements.
 - Advise Government and program leadership on psychological readiness, behavioral health trends, organizational effectiveness, emerging risks, staffing needs, and opportunities for program improvement.
 - Coordinate referrals, crisis response, critical incident support, and continuity of care with military treatment facilities, community providers, command teams, and other authorized stakeholders.
 - Collaborate with Physical, Cognitive, Social and Family, and Spiritual Domain professionals to integrate psychological services into training, operations, recovery, and family readiness activities.
 - Use program data, outcome measures, research findings, and trend analysis to evaluate service effectiveness, identify gaps, support required reporting, and recommend corrective actions.
 - Promote standardized practices, quality assurance, ethical care, documentation discipline, and compliance with applicable professional standards, contract requirements, and Government guidance.
 - Maintain required licensure, credentials, clinical privileges, and continuing education, and ensure services are documented in approved systems when applicable.
 - Perform other duties as assigned.


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