Biological Warfare (BW) Analyst

Responsibilities

Noblis is seeking a technical thinker and doer to work as a Biological Warfare (BW) Analyst within a highly dynamic and impactful operating environment located in Washington, DC. The Biological Warfare (BW) Analyst will:

• Perform BW program analysis to include, but not limited to, national and military doctrine, strategy, plans, policies, intentions, command force structures, and resources relating to current, emerging, and future programs.
• Identify technical capabilities, security, and vulnerabilities of BW programs, to include BW production, stockpile, logistics, and security, research and development (R&D), scientists, BW facilities characteristics and other related BW facilities.
• Perform BW proliferation and procurement analysis by identifying and monitoring entities involved in the sale or transfer of controlled and dual-use BW related goods.
• Identify supply chain vulnerabilities as well as procurement needs for BW programs.

Required Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph.
• Master's degree and 6 years of experience in an area related to BW OR Bachelor's degree and 8 years of experience in an area related to BW.
• Knowledge of and experience with Department of Defense Intelligence Agencies, or components of their data, processes, products, analytic techniques, and collection capabilities.
• Excellent critical analysis techniques and product development and delivery.
• Outstanding communication, both written and verbal.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with little to no oversight or direction.

Desired Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have a combination of the following skills:

• PhD with 4 years of experience related to BW is desired. 
• Apply complex analytic methodologies, such as structured analytic techniques or alternative approaches to examine biases, assumptions, and theories to eliminate uncertainty, strengthen analytic arguments, and mitigate surprise.
  • Structured analytic techniques include, but are not limited to, analysis of competing hypotheses, devil’s advocacy, high-impact/low-impact analysis, Red Team analysis, and alternative futures analysis.
• Produce timely, logical, and concise analytic reports, documents, assessments, studies, and briefing materials in varied formats.
• Defend analytic judgements with sound, logical conclusions, and adapt analytic judgments when presented with new information, evolving conditions, or unexpected developments.
• Develop structured researching including obtaining, evaluating, organizing, and maintaining information within security and data protocols.
• Understand intelligence collection capabilities and limitations, to include but not limited to, technical sensors/platforms and human intelligence sources related to BW.
• Structure analysis based on trends in reporting and a range of analytic perspectives from other analysts, organizations, and intelligence disciplines.
• Demonstrate mastery of qualitative and quantitative analytic methodologies and continual tracking of developments in academia or other fields that affect tradecraft methodology.
• Demonstrate ability to define comprehensive, new, or unique research approaches that enable rigorous assessments to address and contribute to high-level tasks.
• Advanced ability to interpret and communicate information that may be incomplete, indirect, highly complex, seemingly unrelated, and/or technically advanced.
• Collaborate and work with other IC members on information sharing, driving collection, and addressing analytic disputes and conflict resolution.
• Demonstrate ability to lead teams in researching multifaceted or critical problems while providing guidance in selecting, designing, and applying analytic methodologies; use argument evaluation and validated analytic methodologies to challenge differing perspectives.
• Demonstrate ability to define problems, supervise studies, and lead surveys to collect and analyze data to provide advice and recommend solutions.
• Demonstrate analytic leadership and expertise in identifying, planning, developing, and executing analytic production methodologies, tradecraft, and techniques.
• Demonstrate ability to provide strategic advice, technical guidance, and expertise to Defense planners and policymaker (e.g., Undersecretary level or higher).

Overview

Noblis and our wholly owned subsidiaries, Noblis ESI, and Noblis MSD tackle the nation's toughest problems and apply advanced solutions to our clients' most critical missions. We bring the best of scientific thought, management, and engineering expertise together in an environment of independence and objectivity to deliver enduring impact on federal missions.