Biosafety and Biosecurity Analyst

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MITRE Technology and Engineering is seeking a Biosafety and Biosecurity Analyst with experience or demonstrated knowledge in biosafety and biosecurity risk assessments, infectious disease research, and supporting research oversight committees (e.g., institutional review boards, institutional animal care and use committees, biosafety committees, and/or institutional review entities). The analyst will support multidisciplinary scientific and technical reviews of life sciences research with potential biosafety, biosecurity, public health, and national security implications.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Scientific and Technical Reviews: Contribute to multidisciplinary scientific and technical reviews of life sciences research with potential biosafety, biosecurity, public health, or national security implications. Evaluate and synthesize scientific and technical information to identify key considerations, information gaps, and areas requiring additional analysis. Develop technical summaries, background materials, briefing materials, assessments, recommendations, and other decision-support products in collaboration with senior staff and subject matter experts. Clearly communicate complex scientific, risk, and policy information to technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Coordinate and Support Review Meetings: Coordinate scientific and technical review activities from initial intake through review, documentation, resolution, and follow-up. Plan and execute review meetings, including coordinating participants and technical expertise, preparing materials, managing logistics, documenting deliberations and outcomes, and tracking follow-up actions. Engage with review participants to obtain necessary information, resolve questions, and facilitate timely completion of review activities. Maintain accurate records, status information, metrics, and supporting documentation.
• Develop and Apply Expertise: Contribute expertise across a broader portfolio of work involving biological risk, biodefense, health security, emerging biotechnology, and related national security challenges. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to address complex scientific, technical, and policy problems. Continue to build and develop expertise to meet critical sponsor challenges.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 5 years of related experience; Master’s degree with a minimum of 3 years of related experience; a PhD with relevant experience who can immediately contribute at this job step; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
• Academic background and demonstrated professional experience in infectious disease, microbiology, virology, molecular biology, biomedical sciences, public health, biosafety, biosecurity, or related discipline.
• Demonstrated knowledge of infectious disease and the scientific principles relevant to biological research, with the ability to critically evaluate complex life sciences research and identify potential biological risks.
• Demonstrated knowledge of biosafety and biosecurity principles and experience applying these principles to life sciences research, research oversight, risk assessment, or related activities.
• Demonstrated knowledge of and ability to apply U.S. policies, frameworks, or guidance related to dangerous gain of function research, biosafety, and biosecurity.
• Experience applying risk assessment or risk management approaches to life sciences research and emerging biotechnologies.
• Demonstrated ability to independently evaluate and synthesize complex scientific and technical information, identify key considerations and information gaps, and determine when additional technical expertise or analysis is needed.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the demonstrated ability to develop clear technical summaries, briefing materials, and other written products for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong organization skills and attention to detail, with the ability to coordinate multiple activities, maintain accurate documentation, and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and communicate effectively with scientific and technical subject matter experts.
• Ability to exercise sound judgement and discretion when working with sensitive scientific and technical information.
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI U.S Government issued Security Clearance. Per the U.S. Government’s eligibility requirements, you must be a U.S Citizen to be considered for a security clearance.
• This position requires a minimum of 3 days per week on-site.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated professional experience related to biosafety, biosecurity, biological risk assessment, biodefense, health security, or oversight of life sciences research.
• Experience conducting or leading risk assessments involving infectious disease research, biological agents, emerging biotechnology, or other potentially high-consequence life sciences research.
• Experience evaluating scientific literature or research involving infectious agents, host-pathogen interactions, pathogenicity, transmissibility, virulence, and other characteristics relevant to biological risk.
• Experience leading or coordinating scientific or technical reviews, advisory groups, working groups, or other multidisciplinary technical activities.
• Experience supporting or participating in research compliance committees such as institutional biosafety committees, institutional review entities, institutional animal care and use committees, or institutional review boards.
• Experience synthesizing multidisciplinary technical deliberations and translating findings into assessments, recommendations, or other decision-support products.
• Demonstrated ability to develop new subject matter expertise quickly and apply that knowledge across multiple projects or problem areas.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently on complex and ambiguous problems, exercise technical judgment, and identify appropriate paths forward.

This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):

None

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):

Top Secret/SCI

Salary compensation range and midpoint:

$119,500 - $149,500 - $179,500 Annual

Work Location Type:

Onsite

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

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