YA Group · 3 weeks ago
Senior Managing Biomechanist
Tennessee, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expYA Group is a professional services platform providing consulting and engineering services globally. The Senior Managing Biomechanist leads a team in human-injury analysis related to vehicular accidents and premises liability, focusing on biomechanical analyses and accident reconstructions.
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Responsibilities
Leads a team of experts in conducting detailed inspections of vehicles and accident sites and accurately analyzes crash sequences to identify contributing factors and the induced loading on the occupants
Uses computer models to reconstruct accidents and to measure load and injury levels
Supports business development efforts by building and maintaining rapport with current clients and generating new work for themselves and a team of experts supporting them. Partners with business development representatives, attends conferences and events to promote the company and skills of expert staff
Communicates with clients and team regarding scope of work, investigation tasks, budget, and ensures all project completion timelines, deadlines and deliverables are met
Ensures workload is evenly distributed amongst experts
Mentors, leads and guides a team of experts in all aspects of project work
Provides expert testimony at trials, depositions, or other legal proceedings and communicates investigative findings in a manner easily understood by technical or non-technical audiences
Inspects and measures vehicles
Reviews various documents to identify relevant information for an accident reconstruction or biomechanical engineering analysis (includes police reports, medical records, depositions, expert reports, legal pleadings and discovery documents, videos, photographs, etc.)
Performs simulations of vehicular collisions using advanced collision reconstruction software such as PC-Crash, Virtual Crash or HVE (or similar)
Evaluates the effects of impact forces on occupants as a result of vehicular accidents
Determines human injury mechanisms in vehicular accidents and premises liability cases such as slip-and-fall accidents
Performs accident reconstructions of single-vehicle rollovers, single-vehicle impacts with fixed objects, and multi-vehicle collisions (frontal, side, rear, and sideswipe)
Utilizes engineering principles to calculate factors such as impact and departure speeds, collision forces, and trajectories of vehicles
Compares calculations with crash test reports of similar collisions to correlate damages based on calculated velocities
Reviews papers and journals related to vehicular accident reconstruction to understand and advance the scientific techniques used in reconstruction work
Provides written conclusions of findings to assist others in understanding the evidence or in determining the facts at issue
Qualification
Required
Minimum of 10 – 15 years of experience in biomechanics, accident reconstruction, and premises liability work or similar required
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical or Biomedical Engineering required
Must have experience with establishing clientele and rapport with insurance carriers, lawyers, and adjusters
Must have testifying experience as an expert witness
Must hold a valid PE license, PhD, SAE certification or ACTAR certification
Minimum of 8 years' experience working with and establishing a network of clientele (insurance carriers, attorneys, and/or adjusters.)
Enjoys working in a team environment
Passion for learning
Preferred
Master of Science or PhD in Mechanical or Biomedical Engineering preferred
Expert with CAD related to accident reconstruction is preferred
Company
YA Group
YA Group is an international professional services organization providing forensic consulting, engineering, risk mitigation, and related services.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
CIVC Partners
2024-08-22Acquired
2021-08-02Private Equity
Leadership Team
Wade Bushman
Chief Executive Officer at YA Group
Greg Rumsey
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
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