Senior Scientist/Engineer (Medical RDT&E)

Strategic Analysis Incorporated; Alexandria (VA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Strategic Analysis, Inc. seeks a Senior Scientist/Engineer to support the oversight and administration of the DoD/DoW Medical Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) program in the OUSD(R&E).

The role is hybrid with on-site work in Alexandria, VA three days per week. The candidate will develop portfolio management processes, support federal advisory groups, prepare meetings and briefing materials, and assist in policy guidance and budget coordination.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in medicine, biology, neuroscience, psychology, engineering, or related science field.
• Master’s degree or PhD preferred.
• Minimum five years of relevant experience; ten years for Senior level.
• Proficient in technical research and technical writing.
• Excellent communication, briefing, and meeting-moderation skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing portfolio management for the POM budgeting cycle and roadmaps for subareas of the medical RDT&E portfolio.
• Provide programmatic, technical, and administrative support to federal advisory groups and committees.
• Prepare for meetings with senior DoD personnel; manage agendas, minutes, and briefing materials; coordinate logistics.
• Support management oversight, drafting policy guidance, and coordinating budget and Congressional items.
• Prepare draft papers including technical evaluations, weekly reports, and information papers.
• Create briefing materials with research of technical content, graphics, and production.
• Maintain broad situational awareness of R&D efforts involving human systems.
• Travel: Occasional travel may be required.

Skills

Communication skills

Technical writing

Independent work

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in science/engineering

Master's or PhD preferred

Job description

Strategic Analysis, Inc. seeks a Senior Scientist/Engineer to support the oversight and administration of the DoD/DoW Medical Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) program executed within the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)).

This is a hybrid position. On-site work with our government clients in the Mark Center of Alexandria, VA is anticipated to be 3 days per week.

As a Senior Scientist/Engineer, you will:

• Assist in developing the portfolio management process to assess and update the investment strategy for the POM budgeting cycle, to include development of a uniform process to assess the current progress for each for subareas of the medical RDT&E portfolio; development of road maps of technology and regulatory development for subareas of the portfolio; and development of metrics for assessing progress, collaboration, adequacy of resources, and research coverage of capability gaps across the Department.
• Provide programmatic, technical, and administrative support to federal advisory groups, councils, and committees, such as the Health Readiness Council, CWMD Unity of Effort Senior Advisory Group, Defense Language Steering Committee and Action Panel, Biodefense Council and Working Group, Chemical and Biological Defense Enterprise Integration Committee, and others.
• Assist in preparing for meetings and workshops, to include coordination of calendars of senior DoD personnel; preparation of announcements, agendas, read-heads, meeting minutes, and technical briefing materials; management of logistics, travel arrangements, and meeting-facility support; administration of action items; and, preparation of summary of the evaluations.
• Provide support for management 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.
• Prepare presentation/briefing materials to include research of technical content, graphics, and production.
• Maintain broad situational awareness of R&D efforts involving human systems program areas.

Travel: Occasional travel may be required.

QUALIFICATIONS

Clearance: TS/SCI is required; highly qualified candidates with SECRET or TS may be considered.

Education: A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in medicine, biology, neuroscience, psychology, engineering, or other science and technology related subject is required; master's or PhD is preferred.

Experience:

• Background in Medical RDT&E domain.
• Preference for experience in FDA-overseen research.
• A minimum of five (5) years of recent and relevant experience; ten (10) years of experience is required for the Senior level.
• Proficiency in technical research and technical writing.
• Excellent communication skills, unstructured verbal interactions, briefings, and meeting moderation.
• Ability to work independently with junior and senior staff in a distributed environment while maintaining a strong commitment to scheduled deliverables.

Strategic Analysis, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity employer and is committed to non-discrimination in employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religions, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, disability (physical or mental), age (40 or older), protected veteran status, genetic information (including family medical history) or any other characteristic protected by law. This policy includes but is not limited to the following employment actions: recruitment, hiring, firing, promotion, demotion, compensation, fringe benefits, training, mentoring and sponsorship programs.