Lead Biologist

STR

$157K — $220K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Active Secret clearance with potential for Top Secret (TS) Security Clearance, U.S. Citizenship required
  • PhD in a relevant field with 2+ years experience, MS with 6+ years, or BS with 8+ years
  • Experience leading technical teams on advanced R&D programs
  • Broad knowledge in developing biotechnologies with diverse applications
  • Proven record of collaboration within multidisciplinary teams
  • Strong communicator for technical and non-technical audiences
  • Demonstrated success in writing and winning technical proposals

Responsibilities

  • Lead teams to design and develop biotechnology solutions for health and security issues
  • Innovate biotechnology solutions for complex challenges
  • Conduct technical marketing to engage existing and prospective clients
  • Develop technical proposals through idea generation and editing
  • Act as primary technical contact for customers and partners

Benefits

  • Diverse opportunities across advanced research in defense and national security
  • Exposure to cutting-edge technology and methodologies
  • Collaboration with multiple disciplines and top-tier professionals
  • Potential for impactful contributions in public health and security sectors
Full Job Description
What you will do:
  • Lead multidisciplinary teams to design, develop, implement, test, and analyze biotechnology solutions to health and national security problems
  • Create innovative biotechnology solutions to challenging problems
  • Technical marketing to existing and potential customers
  • Technical proposal development (idea generation, writing, reviewing, editing)
  • Serve as primary technical point of contact to customers, co-contractors, and subcontractors

Who you are:
  • Active Secret clearance with ability to obtain a Top Secret (TS) Security Clearance, for which U.S Citizenship is needed by the U.S government
  • PhD with 2+ years of experience, MS with 6+ years of relevant experience, or BS with 8+ years of relevant experience in Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Biomedical Engineering, or related field
  • Experience leading technical teams on advanced R&D programs (e.g., DARPA, IARPA, DTRA, NIH, AFRL, ONR, ARL research projects)
  • Experience developing biotechnologies for diverse applications, requiring broad knowledge across scientific disciplines
  • Experience working with multidisciplinary teams
  • Motivated collaborator and effective communicator to both technical and non-technical audiences
  • Entrepreneurial spirit eager to engage in technical marketing and business development
  • Proven track record in writing and winning technical proposals

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $157,000 - $220,000

The salary range listed is based on external market data. Offers are based on factors, such as but not limited to, the candidate's experience, education, training, key skills/critical skills, security clearances, and prevailing market and business conditions.

STR is a growing technology company with locations near Boston, MA, Arlington, VA, near Dayton, OH, Melbourne, FL, Carlsbad, CA, Atlanta, GA, and Denver, CO. We specialize in advanced research and development for defense, intelligence, and national security in: cyber; next generation sensors, radar, sonar, communications, and electronic warfare; and artificial intelligence algorithms and analytics to make sense of the complexity that is exploding around us.

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