Description
Qualifications
Required:
- PhD in a field relevant to the support of bioelectronics, materials science, and/or synthetic biology-related programs, with a breadth of expertise to assess technologies across a broad range of applications
- Outstanding organization, communication, coordination, and time management skills, with the mature judgment required to advise senior government personnel
- 4+ years of experience
- Active Secret clearance with ability to obtain a TS clearance
- Published articles in a field of scientific, engineering, or technical expertise
Desired:
- Experience managing R&D programs from inception to closeout
- Demonstrated ability to communicate program and technical requirements into strategy, acquisition, planning, and/or public release documents and correspondence in clear, concise, and compelling terms
- Experience creating and coordinating strategy and program overview documents, and developing briefings to technical and non-technical audiences
Responsibilities
The candidate will support the development and management of current and planned DARPA Biological Technologies Office (BTO) programs at the intersection of materials science, synthetic biology, and bioelectronics. Planned programs aim to develop novel biological and biomimetic materials to support the Department of Defense (DoD). Ideal candidates will apply experience in bioelectronic methods as well materials science, with a strong focus on biological and bioinspired materials development, and will be capable of reviewing and assessing proposed materials-related concepts for scientific and technical merit. Will communicate complex scientific ideas to broad audiences, digest basic and applied research across areas of biology, bioelectronics, materials science, and materials chemistry, and explore scientific literature for emerging technologies and innovations.
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