Senior Biological Subject Matter Expert

Summary

Join BryceTech as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) supporting the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA). You will leverage your expertise in chemical, radiological/nuclear, burn/blast, or biological threats to advise on program development, technical evaluations, and regulatory aspects of medical countermeasures (MCMs). Responsibilities include reviewing documents, providing expert assessments, and contributing to strategic discussions. A graduate degree in a biological field and 15 years of CBRN/WMD-related intelligence experience are required. The position offers a full range of benefits, including competitive salary, comprehensive health plan, life and disability insurance, 401(k) plan, and educational reimbursement. This role is likely 100% remote.

Requirements

• Graduate degree in biological related field (biology, microbiology, epidemiology, public health, immunology, molecular biology, etc) with commensurate research and development experience in viral and/or bacterial threats including biothreats (biosafety/biosecurity) and public health threats
• Fifteen (15) years’ experience with CBRN/WMD-related intelligence (to include counter-proliferation, pandemics, health/medical, biological preparedness, weapons technology, etc.)
• Experience with the terminology used in the collection of data for chemicals, biologics, and WMDs and their proliferation
• Deliverables would include work products related to understanding the interplay between these threats, new technologies, and MCMs in the BARDA relevant landscape
• Experience in assessing basic pathogen biology and potential countermeasure targets, latest biological trends, and innovations that could drive new innovative medical products and therapeutic and vaccine technologies

Responsibilities

• Support BARDA Program Office(s) as a subject matter expert in the fields of Chemical Threats, Radiological/Nuclear Threats, Burn and Blast Injuries, or Biological Threats (including viral and bacterial threats), Influenza and Emerging Infectious Diseases Division (IEIDD) as well as the research, development, manufacture, and regulatory approval/licensure/clearance of medical countermeasures against these threats including but not limited to diagnostics and other medical devices/infrastructure vaccines and other preventives, and therapeutics
• Provide guidance and recommendations on key issues related to the area(s) identified above
• Serve as advisor(s) on Technical Evaluation Panels (TEPs) to include white papers/market research abstracts, technical proposals, and budget proposals
• Participate as subject matter experts on Program Coordination Teams (PCTs)
• Provide expert assessments, recommendations, and guidance as well as educational material to PCT and COR as needed
• Provide subject matter expertise and advisory support to federal staff for development of cost estimates for notional programs/proposed work
• Review and comment on study protocols, study reports, regulatory documents, presentations, proposals, and related documents
• Develop work products (including but not limited to expert summary reports, expert opinion assessment reports, analysis reports, manuscript writing/contribution, and review and technical assessments on a wide variety of documents related to BARDA’s mission, including solicitations, white papers, proposals, and post-award contract documents and deliverables), as requested in their SME area and at their required level of expertise
• Advise federal staff on the appropriateness and the probability of success of Contractor proposed statements of work Make suggestions on ways to improve those statements of work
• Experience distilling complex information into informative and concise summaries, including providing risk/benefit analyses and balanced recommendations
• Participate and aid in strategic discussions, working with USG, in building new program areas in alignment with BARDA’s mission space
• Provide recommendations for project development level portfolio management and oversight as required
• Provide recommendations or advise on development, implement, and consciously improve Total Life Cycle Cost (TLCC) efforts; Participate in Market Research efforts
• Deliverables would include: Threat landscape assessments
• Tracking viral evolution over time and space and impact of evolution on effectiveness of medical countermeasures
• General reports on new and emerging pathogens and other threats epidemiology, potential MCMs, etc
• Evaluation of existing and new technologies and how they could be integrated into development of BARDA supported MCM
• Review and assess a variety of documents for TEPs, PCTs, and other groups in the context of basic and applied biology and innovative technology, particularly as they relate to MCM development
• Expert ability to deliver work products related to the development and management of programs within current and planned BARDA biological threat medical countermeasures advanced development and acquisition contracts
• Provide guidance to less experienced staff, reviews the work of others, authoritatively contributes to multi-functional analytic teams, and maintains currency in understanding relevant WMD technologies, trends, and procedures
• Create work products related to the development of programs within current and planned BARDA biological chemical threat medical countermeasures advanced development and acquisition contracts
• Coordinate with program managers, scientists, and other subject matter experts as required
• Serve as a technical authority with a focus on current/near-term events, plans, developments, and trends pertaining to the proliferation of WMD and biological events; issues impacting biological security; force protection; and force operability and survivability against a broad spectrum of biological WMD events

Preferred Qualifications

Federal or industry experience desired

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• A comprehensive health plan including dental and vision coverage
• Company-paid life & disability insurance policies
• 401(k) plan with company match
• An educational reimbursement program