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Biomedical Life Scientist

MarylandHybridFull TimeEntry-level (exp-based)$69,550–$125,725 /yrPosted 1 month ago

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Required skills

  • biology
  • life sciences
  • related discipline
  • U.S. citizenship
  • Public Trust security clearance
  • written communication skills
  • oral communication skills
  • scientific writing skills
  • time management skills
  • Microsoft Word

Nice to have

  • Behavioral Health and Readiness
  • Frederick, Maryland
  • Washington DC/Baltimore area
  • research programs
  • transform healthcare
  • innovative research

Role summary

Leidos is seeking a Biomedical Life Scientist in Frederick, Maryland, to support the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP). This hybrid role involves planning and executing scientific meetings, recruiting participants, managing schedules, providing scientific notetaking, drafting scientific materials, and analyzing funding portfolio data. The position requires a Master's degree in a life science discipline with 1+ years of experience, U.S. citizenship for security clearance, strong scientific writing and communication skills, attention to detail, organizational skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and IT data management systems. This is not a laboratory research position.

You can have a positive impact on the scientific community!


The Behavioral Health and Readiness division of the Leidos Health & Services Sector is seeking a Biomedical Life Scientist to provide scientific and meeting support to the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) in Frederick, Maryland.

  • This is NOT a laboratory research position.
  • This is a hybrid position, requiring a minimum of 3 days/week in person at the Frederick, Maryland office.
  • Some local travel within the Washington DC/Baltimore area is required.

The CDMRP is a leading funder of research projects across a broad range of medical fields and military health. The Leidos Biomedical Life Scientist will work across a diverse variety of research programs in support of the CDMRP’s goal to transform healthcare through innovative and impactful research.


Why Leidos?


  • Leidos Life promotes excellent work-life balance. You can make an impact and have time for your well-being.
  • This position is eligible for partial remote work and a flexible work schedule.
  • Leidos offers many opportunities for career development and advancement.
  • The successful candidate will be part of a large, dynamic workforce with a broad range of scientific expertise.
  • Learn more at https://www.leidos.com/employees/life.

What you will do:

  • Plan and execute a variety of scientific meetings.
  • Recruit scientists, clinicians, and consumer advocates to participate in scientific meetings.
  • Develop and track schedules for tasks and deliverables.
  • Provide scientific notetaking support by recording critical information from scientific meetings and writing comprehensive meeting reports.
  • Draft scientific materials, including meeting summaries and funding opportunities.
  • Conduct analyses of funding portfolio data and research outcomes and assembling data to prepare tables, graphs, and slides.

Successful candidates will possess:

  • Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in biology, life sciences, or a related discipline, with 1+ years of related experience.
  • U.S. citizenship is required per Contract to obtain a U.S. Department of Defense Public Trust security clearance.
  • Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
  • Strong scientific writing skills.
  • Exceptional attention to detail.
  • Excellent organizational and time management skills.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
  • Experience using IT data management systems.

If 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.

Original Posting:

September 24, 2026

For 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.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $69,550.00 - $125,725.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

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