Lead Biologist

About the Role

STR is seeking a Lead Biologist to develop cutting-edge biotechnologies with significant and immediate impact on health R&D and national security. The Lead Biologist will create innovative biotechnology solutions and characterize their performance via experimental and statistical analysis. They will also be responsible for technical marketing and proposal writing.

The Lead Biologist should have experience in any of the following biology domains: molecular biology, microbiology, synthetic biology, bioinformatics, biomanufacturing, and biosecurity. Familiarity with transcriptomics, metabolomics, proteomics, applications of artificial intelligence / machine learning tools to biology, or laboratory automation would be viewed favorably.

Responsibilities

• 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

Requirements

• 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

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.