Medical RDT&E Defense Program Analyst – Hybrid

ARA Brand; Alexandria (VA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Job summary

Applied Research Associates, Inc. is seeking a Defense Laboratory Directorate Program Analyst for Medical RDT&E to support oversight and administration of DoW policy. The role spans medical, biosciences, and critical technologies with hybrid onsite requirements.

The analyst will draft policy guidance, manage budgets and committees, and prepare technical papers and presentations for leadership. A TS/SCI clearance and 5+ years of relevant experience are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree from an accredited academic institution in biology, neuroscience, psychology, toxicology, engineering, mathematics, or other scientific field.
• Minimum of 5 years of recent and relevant experience.
• Top Secret security clearance with SCI clearance eligibility.
• Proficient in technical research, with an in-depth knowledge of human performance, training, environmental sciences, and biosystems.
• Proficient communication skills in unstructured verbal interactions, briefings, and meetings.
• Experience in technical writing.
• Ability to work independently and in collaboration with both junior and senior staff in a distributed environment while maintaining commitment to deliverable timelines.

Responsibilities

• Provide programmatic, technical, and administrative support to federal advisory groups, councils, working groups, and committees.
• Assist in event preparation, including coordinating with speakers, attendees and planners; preparing materials such as agendas and read-aheads; managing logistics; assist in security requirements.
• Support management and oversight, drafting policy guidance, and coordinating budget and Congressional Special Interest items.
• Prepare draft papers to include technical evaluations, weekly reports, information papers, action memorandum, reports to Congressional committees, and other documents as requested.
• Review content and assess for programmatic impact, articulating points in logical and insightful way for leadership.
• Prepare presentations, briefing materials, reports, and white papers. Maintain broad situational awareness of research and scientific efforts and technology in relevant subject areas.

Skills

Communication

Technical writing

Independent work

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in biology, neuroscience, psychology, toxicology, engineering, mathematics, or other scientific field

Master's degree or higher

Job description

Applied Research Associates, Inc. is seeking a Defense Laboratory Directorate Program Analyst for Medical RDT&E to support oversight and administration of DoW policy. The role spans medical, biosciences, and critical technologies with hybrid onsite requirements.

The analyst will draft policy guidance, manage budgets and committees, and prepare technical papers and presentations for leadership. A TS/SCI clearance and 5+ years of relevant experience are required.