Special Operations Medical Advisor

Booz Allen Hamilton; Jacksonville (NC); On-site; USD 87,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement benefits

Tuition assistance

Work-life programs

Job summary

Booz Allen is seeking a Special Operations Medical Advisor to design and evaluate tactical medical training for expeditionary readiness. You will plan and assess realistic casualty scenarios, advise on medical safety, and support high-risk training in austere environments.

The role requires leadership in advanced trauma care, prolonged field care, and coordination with military medical teams. Top Secret clearance and related certifications are essential.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in special operations medicine or related field.
• Experience with Amphibious Ready Group/Marine Expeditionary Unit in a medical capacity.
• Experience in high-risk military training or operations.
• Knowledge of Tactical Combat Casualty Care principles and tactical casualty management.

Responsibilities

• Plan, develop, coordinate, execute, and assess realistic tactical medical scenarios.
• Support pre-deployment training and certification exercises in austere environments.
• Provide observations and recommendations to strengthen medical readiness and interoperability.
• Coordinate with instructors, evaluators, and stakeholders to improve training practices.

Skills

Special ops medicine

Operational medicine

Tactical medicine

Medical readiness

Security clearance

NREMT-Paramedic

ATC4 Instructor

Diving Medical Technician

Education

HS diploma or GED

NREMT-Paramedic certification

USSOCOM Advanced Tactical Paramedic

TCCC Tier 4 Instructor

Basic Airborne Training

Diver training/Marine capability

Job description

Special Operations Medical Advisor

The Opportunity: As a defense mission professional, you ask questions others don’t. You understand the nuances of complex situations. You use your skills to think bigger and push further, solving complex problems. We’re looking for an expert like you to create solutions for missions that keep our nation safe.

As an Exercise Planner, you will bring your special operations medicine, tactical medicine, and operational experience to support complex expeditionary training and readiness requirements.

You will use your expertise to plan, develop, coordinate, execute, and assess realistic tactical medical scenarios and provide observations and recommendations that strengthen medical readiness and interoperability.

You will support pre‑deployment training and certification exercises by evaluating tactical medical performance in austere environments, supporting medical and emergency evacuation planning for high‑risk training, and advising on advanced point‑of‑injury care, prolonged casualty care, and casualty evacuation.

You will apply advanced consulting skills and technical expertise to assess medical capabilities, support post‑exercise analysis, refine training practices and procedures, and coordinate with operational staff, medical professionals, instructors, evaluators, and other stakeholders.

Your role will also include supporting the integration of operational medical guidance into expeditionary training and participating in working groups, curriculum reviews, exercise assessments, and other activities that improve tactical medical training and readiness.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

• 10+ years of experience in special operations medicine, operational medicine, tactical medicine, or a military medical field providing advanced tactical trauma care, operational medicine, prolonged casualty care or prolonged field care, and casualty management in austere operational environments
• Experience completing at least one full deployment cycle with an Amphibious Ready Group or Marine Expeditionary Unit in a medical capacity supporting a Maritime Raid Force, reconnaissance element, or Command Element
• Experience with advanced tactical trauma care, operational medicine, prolonged casualty care or prolonged field care, and casualty management in austere operational environments
• Experience supporting high‑risk military training or operations involving airborne, diving, maritime, insertion and extraction, breaching, or specialized activities
• Knowledge of Tactical Combat Casualty Care principles, advanced point‑of‑injury care, and tactical casualty management
• Ability to develop, evaluate, and provide recommendations on tactical medical training, casualty scenarios, medical readiness, medical safety planning, and emergency response procedures
• Top Secret clearance
• Current NREMT‑Paramedic, USSOCOM Advanced Tactical Paramedic, and Tactical Combat Casualty Care Tier 4 Instructor certifications
• Completion of military Basic Airborne Training, combatant Diver or Diving Medical Technician training, and an approved Level‑C Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape course
• HS diploma or GED

Nice If You Have:

• Experience supporting ARG or MEU pre‑deployment training or certification exercises
• Experience with Marine Corps training and readiness standards, training management processes, and operational planning
• Knowledge of amphibious operations, reconnaissance operations, raids, maritime interdiction, visit‑board‑search‑and‑seizure activities, and expeditionary operations

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Top Secret clearance is required.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well‑being.

Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work‑life programs, and dependent care.

Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values.

Full‑time and part‑time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits.

We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract‑specific affordability and organizational requirements.

The projected compensation range for this position is $86,800.00 to $198,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees.

This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.

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