Computational Biologist — Whole-Cell In-Silico Modeling

Systems Planning and Analysis; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Job summary

Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) seeks a Computational Biologist to provide onsite support in Arlington, VA for DARPA program initiatives, delivering advanced modeling, analysis, and technical oversight.

The role emphasizes translating multiscale biological networks, ML pipelines, and HPC architectures into validated simulations, with rigorous data science and verification work to support decision making for national security programs.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in related field.
• US Citizen and eligible for a Secret clearance.
• 9+ years of work experience in computational biology and predictive modeling initiatives with demonstrated ability to make decisions independently on R&D engineering problems and methods.
• Ability to work fully onsite in Arlington, VA.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced subject matter expertise and programmatic support to DARPA BTO Program Managers leading computational biology and predictive modeling initiatives.
• Translate multiscale biological network modeling, algorithmic software engineering, machine learning pipelines, and HPC architectures into rigorous technical oversight, performer code review, and simulation validation for programs building whole-cell predictive in-silico models of complex microbial systems.
• Apply strict data science, statistical analysis, and verification protocols to performer simulation outputs. Manage the computational and software integration pathways between modeling performers and Independent Verification & Validation environments.

Education

Master's degree in related field

Job description

Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) seeks a Computational Biologist to provide onsite support in Arlington, VA for DARPA program initiatives, delivering advanced modeling, analysis, and technical oversight.

The role emphasizes translating multiscale biological networks, ML pipelines, and HPC architectures into validated simulations, with rigorous data science and verification work to support decision making for national security programs.