Senior Biochemistry CBRNE Operations Analyst

Amentum; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 170,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Amentum seeks a driven and professional CBRNE Operations Senior Analyst with a strong biochemistry focus to join the PACOM Command Surgeon’s DST at Makalapa. This role serves as the senior biochemical and technical defense expert, assessing chemical and biological threats and MCM efficacy.

You will translate operational requirements into technical specifications, support planning and exercises, and coordinate with J07, J85, and partner nations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with 10+ years of specialized military chemical/biological defense experience with significant laboratory or technical CWMD background
• Minimum 8–10 years of professional experience in chemical and biological defense, technical threat analysis, or defense‑oriented life‑science research
• Active TS/SCI clearance and ability to complete a polygraph examination if required; US Citizenship is required for TS/SCI
• Demonstrated expertise in biological threat agents (Select Agents & Toxins), weaponization principles, and bio‑containment standards (BSL-3/BSL-4)
• Familiarity with medical countermeasures (MCM) doctrine and theater force health protection protocols
• Understanding of pathogen genetics, cellular mechanisms, assays, and dual‑use biotechnology

Responsibilities

• Analyze CBRNE threats, hazards, vulnerabilities, and operational risks affecting US PACOM forces, missions, installations, and regional partners
• Evaluate sensing and warning technologies, including multi-domain tipping and cueing, sensor integration, data fusion, environmental and wastewater sampling, rapid diagnostics, countermeasures, and counter-countermeasures
• Assess operational utility, limitations, interoperability, and employment considerations for existing, planned, and prototype detection and response capabilities
• Provide CBRNE findings to the Operations Planner for integration with medical intelligence, epidemiology, public health, and operational plans
• Support incorporation of CBRNE defense, biological-threat warning, consequence management, and Force Health Protection into plans, policies, exercises, and response procedures
• Coordinate with J07, J85, US PACOM directorates, subordinate commands, CBRNE organizations, laboratories, technical developers, and interagency or partner‑nation stakeholders
• Participate in planning teams, working groups, exercises, assessments, and bilateral or multilateral engagements
• Test the Biosurveillance Information Platform and provide CBRNE‑specific findings for Military Utility Assessments and recommendations
• Translate operational requirements into specifications for technical teams developing feeds, dashboards, alerts, and workflows; coding is not required
• Prepare CBRNE assessments, briefings, white papers, event documentation, and capability recommendations

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

Biochemistry knowledge

Threat analysis

Biological threat agents knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Biochemistry, Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Toxicology

MS or PhD in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Virology, Toxicology

Tools

HPAC

Hazard Assessment System

JWARN/JWARN

Job description

Amentum seeks a driven and professional CBRNE Operations Senior Analyst with a strong biochemistry focus to join the PACOM Command Surgeon’s DST at Makalapa. This role serves as the senior biochemical and technical defense expert, assessing chemical and biological threats and MCM efficacy.

You will translate operational requirements into technical specifications, support planning and exercises, and coordinate with J07, J85, and partner nations.