Senior Chemical Subject Matter Expert

Summary

Join BryceTech as a Senior Chemical Subject Matter Expert and contribute to the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA)'s mission of developing medical countermeasures against chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats. You will provide expert advice and support to BARDA program offices, participate in technical evaluation panels and program coordination teams, and contribute to the development of cost estimates and program plans. Responsibilities include reviewing documents, developing work products, advising federal staff, and participating in strategic discussions. This remote position requires a doctoral degree in a relevant field, 15+ years of experience, and demonstrated expertise in chemical threats and related areas. BryceTech offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

• Doctoral degree in chemistry, pharmacology, toxicology, or similar field with commensurate experience
• 15+ years of experience
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively within or lead a team of peers, as well as excellent interpersonal and communications skills
• Ability to communicate complex analyses at a level comprehensible to laymen and senior-level government representatives
• Demonstrated knowledge of adversary chemical programs, trends, and technologies, strategic weapons developments, WMD, and/or counterproliferation
• Practical understanding of the technical requirements – both established and improvised – necessary to weaponize chemical materials
• A working familiarity with global chemical infrastructure, technologies, and initiatives
• Understanding of global technology control, arms-control, and nonproliferation efforts associated with chemical and strategic weapons (OPCW, CWC, Australia Group)
• Experience characterizing and assessing consequence management variables associated with chemical weapons, toxic industrial materials, and/or chemically contaminated environments
• Experience effectively devising, utilizing, and communicating methodological approaches to complex problem sets
• Deliverables would include work products related to the development and management of programs within current and planned BARDA chemical threat medical countermeasures advanced development and acquisition contracts

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
• Providing subject matter expertise in fields relevant to the Homeland Security Enterprise, including chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear subject areas
• Monitoring project performance and reviewing deliverables to ensure technical, programmatic, and financial goals and objectives are met and identify possible program risks
• Providing support to Portfolio and Program Managers in their continued engagement with DHS S&T customers on the receipt, prioritization, and regular reporting of their operational capability gaps
• Providing data collection and analyses of user requirements and of existing and emerging systems, capabilities, and technologies
• Performing routine tasks including, but not limited to, scheduling, writing internal memos, maintaining and updating Program Management records, filing, intranet website maintenance, preparing and reviewing presentations, records maintenance, and coordinating daily operations of the assigned program
• Assisting with planning technology transitions to the respective operational customer
• Attending meetings, workshops, conferences, and program reviews at the direction of the program or project manager to provide programmatic and technical review, record meeting minutes, and contribute to the program management dialogue with performers
• Providing assistance in managing and responding to program-aligned S&T Executive Secretary data calls, compiling information, and preparing information for reporting to senior leadership
• Supporting the identification, assessment, evaluation, and testing of existing and emerging technologies, systems, and capabilities, including coordination with related government, academic, and industry programs; attending meetings and symposia; coordinating meetings and programs reviews; and supporting program advocacy including development and production of presentation materials
• Expert ability to deliver work products related to the development and management of programs within current and planned BARDA chemical threat medical countermeasures advanced development and acquisition contracts
• Provides 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
• Devises, evaluate, and recommend new methodologies and analytical tools that are under development
• Coordinate with program managers, scientists, and other subject matter experts as required
• Routinely provides defense planners and operators with timely and accurate characterizations of adversary chemical threats, WMD programs, and weapons-related S&T developments
• Creates work products related to the development of programs within current and planned BARDA chemical threat medical countermeasures advanced development and acquisition contracts
• Collaborates with the Intelligence Community, Defense Department, national labs, and academia to address chemical and biochemical threat issues
• Performs and leads research, collection, and collation of intelligence information
• Performs assessments and projections as part of analysis process
• Develops technical reports and briefings, project deliverables, monthly status reports and other finished products

Preferred Qualifications

Established reputation as a subject matter expert as evidenced by peer reviewed publications and membership in professional associations

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