Technical Strategist, Senior

Booz Allen Hamilton•Usa, DC

About The Position

As part of our team, you'll serve as a strategic technical consultant to the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), helping conceptualize, create, and execute advanced government-funded research and development programs to accelerate better health outcomes for everyone. Work with world-class scientists and engineers to support the development of high-impact solutions to society's most challenging health problems. The Senior Technical Strategist is a role within ARPA-H’s Director’s office, with line of sight across every program in the agency, and supports the Director, Chief Medical Officer, Chief of Staff, and other senior leaders by serving as a technical filter and synthesizer. You will attend program briefings, scientific reviews, leadership meetings, and strategic engagements, engage with Program Managers across a wide range of scientific and technical domains, and help leadership understand what matters, what requires attention, and what actions should follow. A central responsibility of this role is translation. The most demanding part of the job is taking complex scientific, technical, and operational information and turning it into clear, concise products that senior leaders can act on quickly without losing what matters. You will prepare executive briefings, presentations, memoranda, talking points, background documents, and other decision-support materials, often on short timelines. We are looking for scientific range. You have gone deep in your own field, and you can engage credibly well beyond it. When the conversation moves into an area you have never worked in, you can still follow it, ask insightful questions, identify what matters, and quickly develop a working understanding of the topic.

Requirements

Experience in a scientific range across more than one scientific or technical field
Experience distilling complex scientific, technical, or operational material for senior decision-makers
Experience with AI-enabled tools and a demonstrated interest in applying them to improve organizational effectiveness
Ability to pay strict attention to detail, and manage multiple priorities simultaneously
Ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary teams
Ability to build credibility with scientists, engineers, physicians, executives, and other stakeholders
Doctorate degree in a scientific, engineering, computational, biomedical, or technology field

Nice To Haves

Experience in biotechnology, life sciences, healthcare, venture capital, scientific investing, management consulting, advanced R & D organizations, or related fields
Experience evaluating emerging technologies, scientific opportunities, or research portfolios
Experience supporting senior executives, founders, government leaders, or institutional decision-makers
Experience operating in fast-paced, mission-driven organizations
Experience with ARPA organizations, HHS, NIH, BARDA, DARPA, IARPA, ARPA-E, or similar environments
Possession of exceptional written, verbal, and visual communication skills
Possession of strong organizational skills
Possession of strong judgment, intellectual curiosity, emotional intelligence, and interpersonal skills

Responsibilities

Provide the first technical read on new program ideas, emerging initiatives, and scientific opportunities, helping identify the concepts most deserving of leadership attention.
Prepare executive-level briefings, presentations, memoranda, talking points, background materials, and other decision-support products.
Attend program pitches, scientific reviews, leadership engagements, and strategic discussions across the agency.
Engage with Program Managers, Mission Office leadership, and subject matter experts to understand technical content, identify key issues, and strengthen executive products.
Help ensure that leadership guidance, decisions, and feedback are effectively communicated and incorporated into agency activities.
Translate dense scientific and technical material into concise products that senior leaders can quickly understand and act upon.
Leverage AI-enabled tools to accelerate research, synthesis, briefing preparation, knowledge management, and operational effectiveness.
Identify and implement process improvements that increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the Director's Office.
Build and maintain templates, workflows, repositories, and knowledge resources that improve organizational performance.
Collaborate closely with colleagues across the Director's Office and broader agency to support leadership priorities.