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This is an exciting opportunity to use your synthetic chemistry and toxicology experience to advance the DEVCOM CBC Threat Agent Sciences Mission across basic and applied research programs.\nUnder this role, you will work with both Federal Government staff / officials and other Leidos personnel to perform initial hazard assessments of chemicals by evaluating synthesis routes; physical and chemical properties; stability; and preliminary toxicological considerations. You may also be tasked with assessment of the persistence, degradation, environmental impacts, and hazards associated with threat materials following dissemination or environmental exposure. This position joins Leidos’ portfolio of support to DEVCOM CBC, including basic and applied research, development, testing and evaluation, and training efforts to support the U.S. Warfighter and ensure our Warfighters maintain battlefield dominance during a chemical and/or biological event.\nPrimary Responsibilities:\nSupport new and ongoing basic and applied research programs as a principal investigator, technical lead, or research team member to meet program goals and objectives.\nRoutinely participate in agent operations as a primary or secondary operator. Activities may include chemical synthesis, instrumental analysis and testing, and controlled environmental-exposure experiments.\nAnalyze samples from a range of matrices-including vapor, soil, water, and tissue-for target compounds and degradation products using analytical instrumentation and methods such as:Thermal desorption\nPyrolysis\nGas chromatography with flame photometric detection (GC-FPD)\nGas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS)\nLiquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS)\nTandem liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)\n\nPrepare analytical standards from surety material to support instrument calibration and calibration-verification requirements.\nDetermine and evaluate chemical physical properties, including vapor pressure, solubility, density, viscosity, surface tension, flash point, thermal stability, partition coefficient, and acid dissociation constant.\nDevelop, revise, and maintain laboratory procedures, test plans, research documentation, and technical reports.\nSupport laboratory management activities, including equipment and supply inventory, chemical tracking, waste-disposal coordination, and maintenance of laboratory procedures and records.\nPrepare monthly progress reports and maintain routine communication with program customers, stakeholders, and internal technical teams.\nBasic Qualifications:\nBS degree with 5+ years experience in a chemistry, analytical chemistry, environmental science, chemical engineering, toxicology, materials science, or a related scientific discipline.\n Experience conducting laboratory research involving hazardous materials, chemical analysis, environmental fate, chemical properties, or related technical areas. \nWorking knowledge of chromatographic and mass-spectrometric analytical techniques, particularly GC-MS, LC-MS, and LC-MS/MS.\nExperience preparing analytical standards, performing instrument calibration, and supporting quality-control or calibration-verification activities. \nAbility to develop laboratory procedures, test plans, technical reports, and progress updates. \nDemonstrated attention to laboratory safety, chemical inventory control, waste-management procedures, and documentation requirements. \nAbility to work independently and collaboratively in a multidisciplinary research environment. \nStrong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate technical findings to customers and program stakeholders. \nCandidate must be a U.S Citizen. \nCandidate must obtain a U.S. Department of Defense Secret Clearance.\nEnrollment in and maintenance of DEVCOM CBC's Chemical Personnel Reliability Program (PRP) certification may be a required condition of this position.\nPreferred Qualifications:\nMS degree with 2+ years experience in aforementioned technical fields. \nPrior experience working across multiple program areas under one role. \nPrevious experience with/enrollment in chemical safety and monitoring programs, such as DEVCOM CBC’s Personnel Reliability Program (PRP). \nNKE\nIf you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.\nOriginal Posting:\nOctober 30, 2026For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.\nPay Range:\nPay Range $73,450.00 - $132,775.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. 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