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# Senior Managing Scientist - Biomechanics (Ph.D.)

- **Company:** Exponent
- **Location:** Natick, MA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $210,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Algorithm Design, Business Analytics Applications, Python (Programming Language), Kinematics, MATLAB, Microsoft Dynamics, Signal Processing, Backend, Data Analytics
- **Published:** June 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/career/17301215/Senior-Managing-Scientist-Biomechanics-Ph-D-Massachusetts-Natick

## About the Role

* Ph.D. in Biomechanics, Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Kinesiology, Movement Science, Physical Therapy, or a related field
 * An existing client base, a proven business development and client management track record, and the ability to attract projects to support full-time staff
 * 7+ years of experience (post-graduate)
 * Presently legally authorized to work in the United States; no immigration sponsorship or processing required
 * Experience in using, and/or testing, and evaluating cutting edge technologies related to human performance, health, and wellness
 * Experience in computational programming (e.g., Python, MATLAB), with an emphasis in algorithm design/development and testing, signal processing, and back-end analytics modeling
 * Demonstrated experience in study design and associated statistical analyses
 * Demonstrated success in independently developing and managing client relationships
 * Outstanding reputation among clients for integrity, responsiveness, and technical expertise
 * Targeted business development plan for specific clients/sectors
 * Ability to attract projects to support full-time staff and to manage and develop a group of highly motivated individuals
 * Prior experience with litigation consulting a plus

## Description

We are currently seeking a Senior Managing Scientist for our Biomechanics Practice in Philadelphia, PA or Natick, MA. In this role, you will work as part of a team to help our clients solve challenging technical problems which are often urgent, high profile, and multi-disciplinary. You will be involved in projects representing a broad range of client types and associated needs, such as human performance, health, and wellness technologies, consumer products, technology adoption and integration into niche (e.g., clinical, military, elite sports) markets, and digital health. You will also work to execute consulting projects related to human injury analyses. This may involve an analysis of the human body's response to forces generated during an incident or during interaction with a product to determine the potential for injury, an analysis to determine if and/or how an injury occurred, and an analysis of how such injuries could have been mitigated. You will have the opportunity to
define and shape your individual consulting practice based on your skills and interests.
You will be responsible for

 * Working continuously to manage and develop new and existing client relationships as well as identifying business development opportunities
 * Managing projects, from initiation to completion, with effective cost-control measures
 * Creating and using analytical tools, and synthesizing technical, biomechanical issues involving kinematics, dynamics, physiology, and data analytics (e.g., AI/ML)
 * Writing proposals to initiate and/or support existing and new opportunities in the human performance, health, and wellness technology sectors and in consumer products, digital health, and other related areas
 * Designing and executing human experiments to quantify and interpret explicit health, wellness, and performance characteristics within naturalistic movement environments
 * Conducting safety assessments pertaining to injury potential associated with the use and/or misuse of various consumer, medical, and industrial products
 * Using state-of-the-art analytical approaches to inform real-world technology and/or consumer product insights, as well as optimal technology integration strategies and approaches
 * Assisting in conducting research, publishing reports and papers in technical journals, and presenting findings at meetings and conferences
 * Recruiting and developing the careers of junior staff
 * Identifying and performing original research that furthers knowledge in the field of biomechanics
 * Actively participating in the Biomechanics Practice and assisting in marketing the group's technical capabilities to clients and the scientific community


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