Supply Chain SME and Humanitarian Response Logistics Lead

Booz Allen Hamilton; Silver Spring (MD); On-site; USD 78,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Supply Chain Subject Matter Expert to support an FDA initiative to enhance supply chain resilience for medical devices in the United States.

You will design end-to-end health supply chain solutions, oversee risk management, and improve visibility for health commodities, with a focus on humanitarian logistics and infectious disease commodity management. You will collaborate across multidisciplinary teams to strengthen preparedness and response capabilities.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in supply chain, logistics, humanitarian operations, or public health.
• Experience designing end-to-end health supply chain solutions in complex or emergency environments.
• Experience supporting infectious disease or outbreak response teams, including logistics planning and resource mobilization.
• Experience contributing to supply chain risk management and operational readiness in health or humanitarian settings.
• Experience coordinating health supply chain activities across cross-functional, international, governmental, non-governmental, or multi-agency teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize resilient, agile supply chain solutions for government and humanitarian programs.
• Improve visibility into supply chains for medical devices and other health commodities in the US.
• Strengthen risk management principles across the program and assess potential impacts on inventory, production, and logistics.

Skills

Supply chain

Logistics

Humanitarian ops

Public health

Risk management

Data analytics

Stakeholder mgmt

Inventory planning

Emergency response

Cross-functional work

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Public Health, or Emergency Management

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Supply Chain SME and Humanitarian Response Logistics Lead

The Opportunity:

We are seeking a Supply Chain Subject Matter Expert to support an FDA initiative to improve supply chain resilience for medical devices. Specifically, this role will serve to support strategic efforts to improve supply chain visibility and oversee risk management of health commodities marketed and sold in the US. In particular, this position will emphasize humanitarian logistics and experience with infectious disease commodity management. The successful candidate will provide specialist expertise in supply chain, logistics, and operational preparedness for public health and humanitarian response programs.

You will help design and optimize resilient, agile supply chain solutions that inform government and industry stakeholders as well as provide improved visibility into supply chains for critical medical devices and other emergent healthcare settings. You will work across multidisciplinary teams to strengthen resource mobilization, build and improve risk management principles across the Program to not only identify potential supply chain disruptions but also help assess potential programmatic impact in areas such as: inventory availability, production, downstream logistics, upstream supply availability, and demand planning.

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You Have:

• 7+ years of experience in supply chain, logistics, humanitarian operations, or public health field, including health supply chain management
• Experience designing, developing, and implementing end-to-end health supply chain solutions in complex or emergency environments
• Experience supporting infectious disease or outbreak response teams, including logistics planning, resource mobilization, operational coordination, and emergency preparedness
• Experience contributing to supply chain risk management, operational readiness, risk assessment, or risk identification activities within health, humanitarian, or emergency-response settings
• Experience coordinating health supply chain activities across cross-functional, international, governmental, non-governmental, or multi-agency teams
• Experience using data, analytics, and technology platforms to improve supply chain visibility, tracking, forecasting, and performance in health or humanitarian contexts
• Knowledge of inventory management, procurement, warehousing, distribution, transportation, and last-mile delivery, preferably for medicines, medical commodities, personal protective equipment, laboratory supplies, or health-related products
• Knowledge of compliance, safety, regulatory, quality, and infection prevention requirements relevant to infectious disease and health logistics
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or Suitability/Fitness determination based on client requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in a Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Public Health, or Emergency Management field

Nice If You Have:

• Experience supporting Ebola response operations, including outbreak logistics, infection prevention requirements, personal protective equipment, medical commodities, or high-risk deployment environments
• Experience working with regulatory agencies for medical devices
• Experience working with national governments, humanitarian organizations, public health agencies, or international response mechanisms
• Experience with infectious disease preparedness, outbreak protocols, and supply chain challenges in resource-constrained settings
• Experience with warehouse or logistics management information systems, emergency operations platforms, or cloud-based supply chain tools
• Experience supporting data governance, quality assurance, asset cataloging, metadata management, traceability, and reporting
• Ability to explain complex supply chain issues to non-technical audiences
• Possession of strong communication and stakeholder-management skills

Vetting:

Applicants selected will be subject to a government investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements of the U.S. government client.

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 $77,600.00 to $176,000.00 (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.

Identity Statement

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model

Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen or customer facility, in alignment with your leadership's expectations and the needs of the role.
• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed full-time at a customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

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.