Biothreats Technical Targeter

Booz Allen Hamilton•Charlottesville, VA

About The Position

Critical decisions are made every single day in our government. This role uses analytical skills to help make informed decisions by finding and interpreting the best data. As an intelligence professional, the individual will use specialized experience and attention to detail to develop reports, analytic assessments, and briefing products, providing actionable intelligence and context to clients. The position involves providing critical intelligence support to inform key decisions that support national security objectives. The analyst will help clients understand the complex biological threat capabilities of adversaries. This includes exploring new data sources, building effective queries, developing target networks, and combining information from disparate sources to identify potential leads, leveraging a comprehensive understanding of various collection platforms. The individual will serve as an authority on biological technologies and capabilities, providing key intelligence insights, often under pressure. This opportunity allows for growth in expertise and skill sets in areas like strategic intelligence production, biological developments, adversarial threat capabilities, and analytic methodologies. The role also involves sharing expertise with other analysts through leadership and mentoring, contributing to team growth and delivering support to customers, ultimately aiding war fighters and national security.

Requirements

6+ years of experience in biological research, open-source intelligence research, collection management, or HUMINT, SIGINT, or MASINT targeting
Experience with all-source analysis
Knowledge of the intelligence cycle and tradecraft
Ability to understand complex biological research topics, create intelligence products, and brief findings to customers
Active TS/SCI clearance; willingness to take a polygraph exam
Bachelor’s degree in a Biology, Biochemistry, or Life Science field

Nice To Haves

10+ years of experience with open-source intelligence or HUMINT targeting applied against life science topical areas
Experience with data science or quantitative analysis techniques
TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph

Responsibilities

Use analytical skills to help make informed decisions for the government
Find and interpret the best data to provide clients with the right answers
Develop reports, analytic assessments, and briefing products to provide actionable intelligence and context
Provide critical intelligence support to inform key decisions supporting national security objectives
Help clients understand complex biological threat capabilities of adversaries
Explore new data sources using a comprehensive understanding of various collection platforms
Build effective queries
Develop target networks
Combine information from disparate sources to identify potential leads
Provide key intelligence insights on biological technologies and capabilities, often under pressure
Share expertise with other analysts through leadership and mentoring