Senior Computational Biologist — Whole-Cell Simulation

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

Job summary

Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. is seeking a Computational Biologist to provide onsite support in Arlington, VA. The candidate will lead computational biology and predictive modeling efforts for DARPA programs, translating modeling work into rigorous oversight and validated simulations.

Requirements include a Master’s degree, US citizenship, 9+ years of relevant experience, and the ability to work onsite in Arlington, VA. A Secret clearance is highly desirable.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in related field.
• U.S. Citizen and eligible for a Secret clearance.
• 9+ years of work experience in computational biology and predictive modeling.
• Ability to work onsite in Arlington, VA.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced subject matter expertise and programmatic support to DARPA BTO Program Managers.
• Translate multiscale biological modeling and ML pipelines into technical oversight and validation.
• Evaluate algorithms, data science methods, and HPC implementations for scalability.
• Coordinate integration between modeling teams and IV&V environments.

Skills

Secret clearance eligible

US citizen

Onsite Arlington

Education

Master's degree

Job description

Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. is seeking a Computational Biologist to provide onsite support in Arlington, VA. The candidate will lead computational biology and predictive modeling efforts for DARPA programs, translating modeling work into rigorous oversight and validated simulations.

Requirements include a Master’s degree, US citizenship, 9+ years of relevant experience, and the ability to work onsite in Arlington, VA. A Secret clearance is highly desirable.