Biothreats Technical Targeter

Booz Allen Hamilton•Charlottesville, VA

1d•Remote

About The Position

Critical decisions are made every single day in our government. This role involves using analytical skills to help make informed decisions by finding and interpreting the best data. As an intelligence professional, you will use specialized experience and attention to detail to develop reports, analytic assessments, and briefing products to provide actionable intelligence and context to clients. The position focuses on providing critical intelligence support to inform key decisions that support national security objectives. As an analyst, you will help clients understand the complex biological threat capabilities of adversaries. This involves using a comprehensive understanding of various collection platforms, exploring new data sources, building effective queries, developing target networks, and combining information from disparate sources to identify potential leads. The client will rely on you for 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. You will also share expertise with other analysts through leadership and mentoring, with resources available for learning new skills and tools. The goal is to deliver the best support to customers by providing the right information at the right time to support the critical needs of warfighters 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

Develop reports, analytic assessments, and briefing products to provide actionable intelligence and context to clients
Help clients understand the complex biological threat capabilities of adversaries
Explore new data sources
Build effective queries
Develop target networks
Combine information from disparate sources to identify potential leads
Provide key intelligence insights, often under pressure
Share expertise with other analysts through leadership and mentoring