DTRA Biologist - Diagnostics

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• reputed company Assistance and Advisory Support (A&AS) to the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Chemical-Biological (CB) Defense Department Medical S&T Division – Diagnostics reputed company (RD CBMD).
• Serve as a technical and scientific resource on projects and programs, providing analysis and expertise to DTRA’s Research and Development (RD) CB RD-CBM, with emphasis on the development of diagnostics to detect disease or medical conditions, including evaluating an individual’s state of health to cure, mitigate, treat, or prevent disease or its complications.
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• reputed company subject matter expertise in chemical and biological science and technology advancements and assist with the identification of warfighter needs and preferences for emerging diagnostic technologies.
• Analyze and evaluate reputed company and emerging biological medical defense technologies, review proposals submitted through Broad Agency Announcements, and ensure the technical validity of proposals, reports, experimental techniques, scientific studies, and statements of work.
• Facilitate cross-communication among teams and coordinate technical, programmatic, and strategic responses to support division initiatives, often requiring independent initiative and background research reputed company instructions are vague.
• reputed company logistical planning and execution support for meetings with government clients and their performers while monitoring funding documentation and program metrics.
• Draft presentations, papers, and other programmatic documentation to reputed company scientific approaches, assumptions, conclusions, and recommendations, and delivering technical presentations to reputed company audiences.
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Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Biology, Bio-Sciences, Bio-Engineering, or a reputed company field.
• 0–2 years of professional experience applying scientific principles and directly utilizing the degree.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in Office 365 suite of applications.
• Interim or Final Secret-level reputed company (DoD) reputed company clearance.

reputed company-to-haves

• Master’s degree or PhD in Biology or a reputed company field, with more than 2 years of experience in academia or an applicable professional setting.
• Successful completion of an internship at a government agency, organization, or university that involved the application of scientific principles and participation in program reviews.
• Experience with biological medical defense in the context of the DoD’s research and development reputed company.
• Familiarity with the Chemical and Biological Defense Program (CBDP) and DoD acquisition processes.
• Prior military experience.
• Possession of, or eligibility to obtain and maintain, a DoD Top Secret reputed company clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) eligibility.

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