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    "description": "<h2>About Exponent</h2>\n<p><strong>Exponent</strong> is the only premium engineering and scientific consulting firm with the depth and breadth of expertise to solve our clients’ most profoundly unique, unprecedented, and urgent challenges.  </p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>Our vision is to engage multidisciplinary teams of science, engineering, and regulatory experts to empower clients with solutions that create a safer, healthier, more sustainable world. For over five decades, we've connected the lessons of past failures with tomorrow's solutions to advise clients as they innovate technologically complex products and processes, ensure the safety and health of their users, and address the challenges of sustainability.  </p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>Join our team of experts with degrees from top programs at over 500 universities and extensive experience spanning a variety of industries. At Exponent, you’ll contribute to the diverse pool of ideas, talents, backgrounds, and experiences that drives our collaborative teamwork and breakthrough insights. Plus, we help you grow your career through mentoring, sponsorship, and a culture of learning. Thanks for your interest in joining our team!   </p>\n<p> </p>\n<p><strong>Key statistics: </strong></p>\n<ul>\n <li>950+ Consultants </li>\n <li>640+ Ph.D.s </li>\n <li>90+ Disciplines </li>\n <li>30+ Offices globally </li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Our Opportunity</h2>\n<p>We are currently seeking a <strong>Human Factors Scientist</strong> for our <strong>Human Factors</strong> Practice in <strong>Bellevue, WA</strong>. In this role, you will work as part of a team to address human factors, safety management, risk communication, and risk perception issues in a variety of contexts that span occupational, consumer, and community settings, such as those involving consumer products, electronics, motor vehicles, pedestrians, manufacturing, oil and gas production, healthcare, aviation, and more. 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Our diverse team allows us to provide better value to our clients and enjoy an enriched work environment.  </p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>Our firm is committed to offering a variety of programs and resources to support health and well-being. We believe that providing competitive benefits as well as compensation and recognition programs empowers our staff to do work that makes a difference. </p>\n<h2>Work Environment</h2>\n<p>At Exponent, we have found that in-person interactions deepen employee engagement and are crucial for development, for realizing the full potential of our talented and diverse teams, and for​ building a more inclusive workplace where all have a sense of belonging. In our offices, you can expect a supportive culture and a collaborative, dynamic, multi-disciplinary work environment. Our consultants engage in-person in the office unless they are traveling for client work or other business activities. </p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>We value the rich lives our colleagues enjoy outside of work and understand that work/life balance is critical to our employees and their well-being. Consultants have the autonomy to balance their work and personal schedules so you can meet with clients, visit inspection sites, attend conferences, and make time for priorities outside of work, too. It is this flexible, agile work style and working hours that allow our teams to drive innovation and results in their own ways, while meeting the needs of clients. #LI-Onsite</p>\n<h2>Compensation</h2>\n<p>Our consultants are rewarded for their technical and business contributions and have an opportunity to plan for future success and career growth. 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