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Booz Allen Hamilton · 2 days ago

Biologist, Senior

Reston, VA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$113K/yr - $257K/yr

8+ years exp

Booz Allen Hamilton is a leading consulting firm, and they are seeking a Senior Biologist to leverage scientific knowledge in support of biological or biochemical research agendas. The role involves providing subject matter expertise in biological weapons effects and mentoring employees while working on complex problems to deliver innovative solutions.

ConsultingCyber SecurityIT InfrastructureManagement ConsultingSecurity

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Leverage scientific knowledge to support biological or biochemical research agendas

Apply leading-edge principles, theories, and concepts and contribute to the development of new principles and concepts

Work on unusually complex problems and provide highly innovative solutions

Operate with substantial latitude for unreviewed action or decision and mentor or supervise employees in both organization and technical competencies

Provide biological weapons effects subject matter expertise to client research and modeling and simulation (M&S) programs

Apply biological weapons effects knowledge to support client biological technology effects, detection, and forensic research programs

Support various multi-INT teams conducting hard target deconstruction, preparing technical collection concepts, developing R&D requirements, and preparing technical collection research reports

Qualification

Biological weapons effectsSystems engineeringResearchDevelopmentTS/SCI clearanceData scienceArtificial intelligenceMachine learningPrincipal investigatorBiological commandControlMilitary operationsSoft skills

Required

8+ years of experience conducting systems engineering or research developing and advancing physics-based models for atmospheric transport or biological weapons effects

5+ years of experience with engineering research, reverse engineering analysis or characterizations, and facility and vulnerability assessments on foreign biological capabilities

Experience with systems engineering approaches to biological weapons effects

Ability to evaluate all project aspects, including design, development, execution, and implementation of chemical and biological research

Active TS/SCI clearance; willingness to take a polygraph exam

Bachelor's degree in Biology, Biological Sciences, or Epidemiology