Occupational Therapist

Public Trust: None

Requisition Type: Regular

Your Impact

Own your opportunity to be on the frontlines of health innovation. Deliver for America’s health agency missions and enhance lives for hundreds of millions every day.

Job Description

We are GDIT. The people supporting and securing some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects across the country. We ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work has meaning and impact on the world around us, but also on us, and that’s important.  

GDIT is your place. You make it your own by embracing autonomy, seizing opportunity, and being rusted to deliver your best every day. 

We think. We act. We deliver. There is no challenge we can’t turn into opportunity. And our work depends on an Occupational Therapist joining our team to support customer activities. 

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As an Occupational Therapist supporting our customer, you will be trusted to provide mission ready support.

The Occupational Therapist (OT) provides cognitive and functional performance services designed to support mission readiness, resilience, and occupational effectiveness. The OT applies occupational analysis to identify barriers to optimal performance, delivers evidence‑based interventions, and collaborates with interdisciplinary Human Performance teams to support personnel and their families. This role includes cognitive performance assessment, rehabilitation, education, and integrated performance planning aligned with the demands of high‑stress operational environments.

HOW AN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

• Conduct comprehensive cognitive performance evaluations using standardized assessment tools and validated neurocognitive testing platforms. Perform occupational analysis to identify performance barriers related to mission tasks. Identify cognitive risk factors impacting readiness, including sleep disruption, operational fatigue, stress load, and mild TBI history. Translate cognitive assessment findings into mission-relevant performance applications.
• Identify task-person-environmental mismatches contributing to performance degradation.
• Develop individualized cognitive performance plans targeting executive functioning, attention control, stress regulation, mental agility, and recovery strategies.
• Deliver group-based cognitive training and performance workshops. • Implement cognitive rehabilitation protocols for operators returning from injury, illness, or cognitive performance degradation.
• Provide in-training environment coaching to enhance real-time cognitive performance during operational tasks.
• Design and execute cognitive skills development programs aligned with SOF mission demands.
• Provide services in both garrison and operational training settings as required.
• Educate service members on cognitive resilience, fatigue mitigation, workload management, and recovery best practices.
• Develop proactive programming to prevent cognitive decline and performance loss.
• Collaborate with the Human Performance team (psychology, strength and conditioning, medical, nutrition, chaplain, and leadership) to synchronize individualized and group performance plans.
• Participate in interdisciplinary case conferences, performance reviews, and care coordination meetings.
• Collaborate with Cognitive Performance Professionals to ensure integrated planning, implementation, and evaluation of resilience programming.
• Advise leadership on aggregate cognitive readiness trends, risk factors, and mitigation strategies while ensuring compliance with privacy, confidentiality, and applicable DoW regulations.
• Demonstrated expertise in cognitive assessment and intervention.
• Understanding of operational stress, sleep science, fatigue management, and performance psychology principles.
• Proven ability to function effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills suitable for briefing senior leadership.
• Ability to operate independently in dynamic, high-tempo environments.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

• Master’s or Doctoral degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of three (3) years of clinical experience as an Occupational Therapist.
• At least two (2) years of experience in cognitive rehabilitation, neurorehabilitation, human performance, or a related field.
• Current, unrestricted Occupational Therapist license in at least one U.S. state or territory.
• Current certification through the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT).
• Experience working with tactical, military, elite athletic, or high-performance populations.
• Experience with neurocognitive testing platforms and performance data interpretation.

CLEARANCE: Secret or Top-Secret Clearance, or the ability to obtain clearance.

LOCATION: Various OCONUS & CONUS SITES

This is a contingent posting, expected to start in 2027.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

• 401K with company match
• Comprehensive health and wellness packages
• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
• Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
• Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

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Work Requirements

Years of Experience

5 + years of related experience

* may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree

Certification

Travel Required

Less than 10%

Citizenship

U.S. Citizenship Required