Mental Health, Resilience, & Suicide Prevention Expert

Booz Allen Hamilton•Washington, DC

20h•Remote

About The Position

This role serves as a strategic technical advisor to the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), focusing on conceptualizing, creating, and executing advanced government-funded research and development programs to accelerate better health outcomes. The expert will work with scientists and engineers to support high-impact solutions for challenging health problems, provide strategic assessments of new technologies to senior decision makers, and present findings and recommendations on the feasibility and impact of future research programs. Responsibilities include managing current programs, facilitating commercialization of developed technologies, developing stakeholder management strategies, establishing new business processes, and conducting research and analysis. The role requires managing incoming requirements, facilitating engagements, and adapting to emerging client requests, emphasizing attention to detail, flexibility, communication, client mission understanding, and problem-solving.

Requirements

8+ years of experience in mental health research, including suicide prevention
Experience interacting and communicating with senior-level executives
Experience with using Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
Experience leading complex research initiatives and multidisciplinary teams
Experience with mental health clinical trials design and meta-analysis
Experience advising government leadership or supporting federal programs
Doctorate degree in social psychology, clinical psychology, health psychology, neuroscience, or biomedical engineering

Nice To Haves

Experience with ARPA-like organizations or high-risk R&D environments
Experience in strategic thinking in ambiguous, high-tempo environments
Experience with federal funding, contracting, or program oversight
Ability to operate independently within a fast-paced start-up
Ability to operate independently and manage competing priorities
Ability to exercise independent judgment and initiative
Possession of technical depth with practical implementation insight
Possession of excellent written and verbal communication skills
Possession of strong quantitative and statistical skills

Responsibilities

Provide expert guidance in mental health, resilience, suicide prevention, and applied quantitative research to shape and execute high‑risk and high‑reward R&D programs.
Lead and coordinate teams to ensure analytical rigor, strategic alignment, and consistency in technical evaluations and milestone development.
Advise program leadership on strategy, technical direction, portfolio execution, and emerging scientific or operational risks.
Develop technical theses, measurable milestones, evaluation frameworks, and risk‑mitigation strategies to support programs from concept through execution.
Assess proposals, study designs, statistical methods, feasibility, and real‑world impact while managing performance metrics and evaluation frameworks.
Prepare executive‑level briefings, decision materials, and portfolio updates while coordinating across financial, public affairs, contracting, and technical stakeholders.
Engage subject‑matter experts, performers, and strategic partners to drive cross‑disciplinary collaboration and interagency technical engagement.