Biological Analyst - Bluehawk, LLC

Overview

BLUEHAWK, LLC is a professional services firm providing intelligence, information technology, language, and training services to the U.S. Government and commercial entities with objectives to protect and defend our nation, citizens, natural resources, critical Infrastructure, freedoms, and human rights. We are hiring creative, motivated talented people. Who are committed to delivering programs and solutions to meet our customers' time frames and financial parameters by managing technical, schedule, and cost performance.

As a Biological Analyst, you will perform biological weapons program analysis to include, but not limited to, national and military doctrine, strategy, plans, policies, intentions, command force structures, and resources relating to current, emerging, and future programs. You will identify technical capabilities, security, and vulnerabilities of biological weapons programs, including but not limited to biological weapons production, stockpile, logistics, and security, research, and development, scientists, biological weapons facilities characteristics, and other related biological weapons facilities. You will perform biological weapons proliferation and procurement analysis by identifying and monitoring entities involved in the sale or transfer of controlled and dual-use BW-related goods. Identify supply chain vulnerabilities and procurement needs for biological weapons programs. You will serve on a unique, multi-discipline team assisting DTRA, CCMDs, and IA and IC partners to fuse operations and intelligence information to enhance Whole of Government efforts against biological WMDs, threats, and counter-proliferation efforts, and the threat networks that facilitate or employ those threats.  You will adhere to DTRA production standards supporting the Government’s Request for Support (RFS) and Named Area of Interest (NAI) processes. You will assist in the preparation and the conduct of leader engagements with DTRA and commanders globally to assist in developing processes that enhance situational understanding of Biological WMD and improvised threats and the networks that employ or facilitate them to enable DOD, IA, and IC efforts focused on dismantling, disrupting, and defeating those threats.

Responsibilities

As a Counter-Proliferation Analyst with specialized experience in biological warfare and defense, you will analyze and produce intelligence products for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) focused on biological WMDs and counter-proliferation threats using advanced all-source analytic capabilities.  You will apply expertise in biological WMD, counter-proliferation, network analysis (Counter Threat Network), social network analysis, and command and control systems.  You will serve as an All-Source Counter-Proliferation Intelligence Analyst with specialized experience in biological warfare and defense. Your primary responsibility will be to inform DTRA activities through structured research using multiple sources and analytic tool suites.  You will deliver products that increase the client's situational understanding and comprehension of biological WMD, improvised threats, and associated counter-proliferation networks.  You will assist in evaluating paths to biological WMDs, including state WMD programs and potential proliferation, and support real-world missions in a dynamic client environment.

Qualifications

You’ll Bring These Qualifications:

• Current Top Secret/Specialized Compartmented Information Security Clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in biological-related fields (biology, microbiology, epidemiology, public health) or more than 5 years of biological field/lab work experience.
• More than 3 years of experience providing intelligence analysis for DoD and/or an intelligence agency in an analyst role, including multi-intelligence WMD or counter-proliferation production in the past 7 years
• More than 2 years of direct experience with DoD and IC All-Source analysis tools, collecting and analyzing information in support of DoD or other government organizations, or direct experience managing analytic production or the exploitation of multi-intelligence data focused on WMD or counter-proliferation
• You must also possess the ability to communicate both orally and in writing effectively.
• Willing to work rotating shifts if needed, including nights and weekends.

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:

• Graduate degree in biological related field (biology, microbiology, epidemiology, public health) or more than 7 years of biological field/lab work experience.
• Previous experience with CBRN/WMD-related intelligence (to include counter-proliferation, pandemics, health/medical, biological preparedness, weapons technology, etc.)
• Scientific or technical education or background
• Experience with the DTRA including its planning processes
• Expert understanding of collection techniques and working knowledge of tradecraft and tools used in the Biological WMD and counter-proliferation collection environment. 

Bluehawk, LLC. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer /EOE Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity