Medical Robotics Embodied AI Advisor

Booz Allen Hamilton•Usa, DC

15h•Remote

About The Position

The Medical Robotics Embodied AI Advisor will provide technical expertise and project development for emerging opportunities within healthcare, specifically serving as a strategic technical advisor to the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H). This role involves conceptualizing, creating, and executing advanced government-funded research and development programs to accelerate better health outcomes. The advisor will work with scientists and engineers to develop high-impact solutions, provide strategic assessments of new technologies to senior ARPA-H decision-makers, and present findings and recommendations on the feasibility and potential impact of future research programs. Responsibilities include assisting with the management of current programs, facilitating commercialization of developed technologies, developing stakeholder management strategies, establishing new business processes, and completing research and analysis to determine viable solutions. The role requires managing incoming requirements, facilitating engagements within offices and across the agency, and adapting focus to fulfill emerging client requests. Attention to detail, flexibility, communication skills, understanding of the client's mission, and problem-solving abilities are crucial for mission success.

Requirements

Experience supporting and advising government leadership or federal research programs
Knowledge of AI, machine learning, and robotics, including in areas of imitation learning, medical robotics control systems, foundation models for physical AI, or world modeling
Ability to manage budgets, technical milestones, and multidisciplinary research efforts across multi-site or multi-performer programs
Ability to travel up to 25% of the time
Master’s degree in Engineering

Nice To Haves

Experience with AI systems that are physically integrated into surgical robots or operating environments
Experience in the health, medical, or biological sciences spaces
Experience operating within a government environment
Experience supporting senior federal leaders
Ability to manage multiple priorities at once
Possession of strong communication skills
Doctorate degree in Health or Biological Sciences

Responsibilities

Analyze and develop reports on the state-of-the-art for embodied surgical AI and related spaces.
Support strategy development and program execution for embodied surgical AI and related initiatives.
Evaluate the conceptual and technical soundness of research programs spanning embodied surgical AI and other AI applications in the health space.
Assist in defining program goals, technical milestones, budgets, and performer expectations for high-impact scientific initiatives.
Conduct technical reviews of performer progress to ensure alignment with ARPA-H objectives.
Interact with clients, government officials, and other executives in various sectors.
Provide technical expertise and project development for emerging opportunities within healthcare.
Serve as a strategic technical advisor to ARPA-H, helping conceptualize, create, and execute advanced government-funded research and development programs.
Leverage technical expertise to provide strategic assessments of new technologies in support to senior ARPA-H decision-makers.
Maintain responsibility for producing and presenting findings and recommendations to a team of colleagues and clients on the feasibility and potential impact of future research programs.
Assist with the management of current programs.
Facilitate commercialization of successfully developed technologies.
Develop stakeholder management strategies.
Establish new business processes.
Complete research and analysis to determine viable solutions.
Manage incoming requirements.
Facilitate engagements within offices and across the agency.
Be readily available to shift focus to fulfill emerging client requests.