COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE SPECIALIST

Cognitive Performance Specialist – Human Performance Optimization

Position Overview

DURO Health is seeking a highly qualified Cognitive Performance Specialist to join our Human Performance Optimization (HPO) team supporting an elite tactical population.

This position provides an opportunity to work within an integrated human-performance environment alongside healthcare, rehabilitation, and strength and conditioning professionals. The Cognitive Performance Specialist focuses on mental performance, resiliency, cognitive readiness, and performance optimization to help tactical professionals perform effectively under the physical and psychological demands of their mission.

The HPO program is built around a whole-operator model comparable to the integrated support provided to Olympic and professional athletes, with physical and mental conditioning working together to support performance, readiness, and career longevity.

DURO Health offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package:

• Health Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Supplemental Insurance Benefits
• Life Insurance
• Whole Life Insurance401(k) Retirement Plan
• Opportunity to work as part of an interdisciplinary Human Performance Optimization team
• Unique opportunity to directly support a high-performing tactical population

Primary Responsibilities

The Cognitive Performance Specialist works collaboratively with DURO Health's Physical Therapist, Athletic Trainer, Strength & Conditioning Specialist, and other HPO professionals to:

• Design, implement, and monitor individualized mental-performance programs for tacticalprofessionals and candidates.
• Provide individualized guidance to improve mental conditioning and performance.
• Develop strategies addressing mental readiness, resiliency, focus, confidence, stressmanagement, and performance under pressure.
• Conduct individual mental-performance assessments and use findings to guide individualized programming.
• Provide regular individual feedback sessions designed to support peak performance.
• Analyze assessment results at both the individual and organizational level.
• Collaborate with other members of the HPO team to integrate cognitive and physical performance strategies.
• Serve as an advisor to HPO leadership and appropriate organizational leadership on matters related to mental performance and resiliency.
• Participate in interdisciplinary meetings to review services, identify performance needs, and improve HPO programming.
• Contribute to education and development activities supporting tactical professionals and candidates.
• Assist with development and implementation of strategies designed to improve readiness and long-term performance.
• Participate in appropriate data collection, workload reporting, and program evaluation.
• Maintain professional documentation and protect confidential and personally identifiable information.
• Comply with applicable DURO Health, Department of Defense, installation, privacy, safety, and security requirements.

The PWS specifically requires individualized mental-performance programming, guidance to maximize mental conditioning and performance, collaboration across the HPO team, advising leadership on mental performance and resiliency, and workload reporting.

Required Qualifications

Candidates must meet the following requirements:

• Master's degree or higher from an accredited institution in sport psychology or a related field.
• Current Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC) credential through the Association for Applied Sport Psychology.
• Current CPR certification including AED training.
• Minimum of three years of salaried professional experience working in the candidate's credentialed position with elite-level athletes within the Special Operations Forces community, NCAA Division I preferred, USA National Team staff, or professional sports. Internship experience does not count toward the professional-experience requirement.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and interdisciplinary collaboration skills.
• Ability to work effectively with high-performing individuals in demanding operational environments.
• Ability to meet applicable requirements for access to a U.S. military installation and successfully complete required background and security processes.
• Ability to provide services on-site.

These educational, licensure, CMPC, CPR/AED, and professional-experience requirements are established in the PWS.

Preferred Experience

Strong candidates may also have experience with:

• Military or tactical populations.
• NCAA Division I or professional athletes.
• Cognitive and mental-pe