Biothreats Technical Targeter

Booz Allen Hamilton; Charlottesville (VA); On-site; USD 77,500 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health benefits

Paid leave

Professional development opportunities

Tuition assistance

Retirement benefits

Job summary

A government contractor in Virginia is seeking a Biothreats Technical Targeter to analyze complex biological threats and produce actionable intelligence for decision-making. Candidates should have 6+ years of related experience, strong analytical skills, and a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field. An active TS/SCI clearance is mandatory. The role involves reporting insights and mentoring others within the team while supporting national security objectives.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in biological research or intelligence roles.
• Ability to understand complex biological topics and create intelligence products.
• Active TS/SCI clearance and willingness to take a polygraph exam.

Responsibilities

• Analyze biological threat capabilities and provide intelligence reports.
• Develop queries and combine information to identify leads.
• Share expertise and mentor other analysts.

Skills

Biological research

Open-source intelligence research

Collection management

HUMINT targeting

SIGINT targeting

MASINT targeting

All-source analysis

Intelligence cycle

Education

Bachelor's degree in Biology, Biochemistry, or Life Science

Job description

Overview

Job Number: R0238171

Biothreats Technical Targeter

The Opportunity: Critical decisions are made every single day in our government. What if you could use your analytical skills to help them make informed decisions? With all the information available today, it takes a skilled analyst to know how to find and interpret the best data to give their clients the right answers. As an intelligence professional you use your specialized experience and your attention to detail to develop reports, analytic assessments, and briefing products to give your client the actionable intelligence and context they need. If you have strong analytical skills and a problem-solving mindset, we have an opportunity to use those skills to provide critical intelligence support to inform key decisions that support our national security objectives.

As an analyst on our team, you\'ll help your client understand the complex biological threat capabilities of our adversaries. Using your comprehensive understanding of various collection platforms, you\'ll explore new data sources, build effective queries, develop target networks, and combine information from disparate sources to identify potential leads. As the authority on biological technologies and capabilities, your client will look to you for key intelligence insights, often under pressure. This is a chance to grow your expertise and broaden your skill set into areas like strategic intelligence production, biological developments, adversarial threat capabilities, and analytic methodologies. You\'ll share your expertise with other analysts through leadership and mentoring. We focus on growing as a team to deliver the best support to our customers, so you\'ll have resources to learn new skills and tools. Join us as we provide the right information at the right time to support the critical needs of our warfighters and national security. Join us. The world can\'t wait.

You Have

• 6+ years of experience in biological research, open-source intelligence research, collection management, or HUMINT, SIGINT, or MASINT targeting

• Experience with all-source analysis

• Knowledge of the intelligence cycle and tradecraft

• Ability to understand complex biological research topics, create intelligence products, and brief findings to customers

• Active TS/SCI clearance; willingness to take a polygraph exam

• Bachelor\'s degree in a Biology, Biochemistry, or Life Science field

Nice If You Have

• 10+ years of experience with open-source intelligence or HUMINT targeting applied against life science topical areas

• Experience with data science or quantitative analysis techniques

• TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph

Clearance

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. TS/SCI clearance is required.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen\'s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual\'s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $77,500.00 to $176,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen\'s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model

• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.

• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.

• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.