Biomanufacturing and Biotechnology Expert

Biomanufacturing and Biotechnology Expert

Job Location:

Work remotely from home, with some travel required. Customers are primarily in Washington, DC, and Dayton, OH.

The Department of Defense/Department of War (DoD/DoW) is executing a multi-year investment program in bioindustrial technology and biomanufacturing development and maturation. These investments align with the principles and needs espoused by the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology (NSCEB) and are executed through programs such as the Distributed Bioindustrial Manufacturing Program (DBIMP), the Tri-Service Biotechnology for a Resilient Supply Chain (T-BRSC) Program, and BioMADE manufacturing innovation institute.

The DBIMP program specifically, with well over $600 million in planned investment over the next three years, aims to transition domestic technologies from the lab to pilot scale, and pilot scale to production scale manufacturing. The objective is to scale up production of government and industry developmental products into commercially viable production more quickly, support operational needs for advanced bio-based materials, and secure sources of critical materials for defense supply chains.

Materials of interest include fuels, polymers and resins, energetic materials, and protective materials. This position is to provide wide-ranging subject matter expertise in the areas of biomanufacturing and biotechnology, with integrated understanding of techno-economics (i.e., business, finance, and manufacturing), to help drive and assist program and mission planning and execution. The position will primarily support DBIMP and the Government Program Manager, but will be called upon to support all levels of operations and leadership within the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense/War for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)), including DoD/DoW leadership in the Biomanufacturing Critical Technology Area (CTA) and Biotechnology Management Office (BMO), the Office of Strategic Capital (OSC), and the Technology Innovation Industrial Base (TIIB) office including DoD Manufacturing Technology programs, as well as related programs within the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense/War for Acquisition and Sustainment (OUSD(R&E)).

The Biomanufacturing and Biotechnology Expert, as a Senior or Subject Matter Expert, will be both an analyst and a thought leader, providing detailed project reviews while also helping predict and shape future direction and activities. The role will perform tasks such as the following:

• Collaborate with industry partners executing government investment projects, providing analysis of work and appropriate guidance and direction where needed, to effectively achieve government objectives while supporting industry achievement. Deliver notes and reports to government clients regarding independent assessments of industry progress, roadblocks, risks and concerns, and achievements.
• Generate directed assessments, papers, documents, procedures, and support, as well as independently realize valuable pathways for informative products of the same type that support or impact overarching client programs and objectives.
• Support the government team by identifying technology areas of interest, developing technical roadmaps, drafting objectives, and determining project technical and economic requirements.
• Support the Government Program Manager with executing investments through project acquisitions: defining proposal evaluation criteria, evaluating technical proposals, and documenting evaluations.
• Provide independent analysis and recommendations to the CTA and BMO, OSW Man Tech, DBIMP Program Manager, project teams, and other customers as directed, regarding strategy and tactics that support DoD and program objectives.
• Leverage and provide broad industry insights and perspectives, and focused assessments, to assist in developing Science & Technology (S&T) technology protection plans through industrial base expertise and related technology security assessments.
• Assist government teams and investment programs with identifying commercial transition opportunities.
• Actively engage on the integrated program team and with project principal investigators to assist with monitoring project technical performance, advising project teams, and assessing project performance.
• Represent the Government Program Manager and/or CTA/BMO teams in in-person meetings or conferences and telecons, present permissible and relevant information, while collecting reciprocal insight and intelligence, and relay key information. Support regularly scheduled telecons and other communications with program leadership.
• Write draft reports, briefings, success stories, point papers, status updates, and other documents that present program information to various audiences including senior-level DoD audiences and other stakeholders.
• Assist with coordinating the DBIMP program with other DoD/W-led, other government agencies, and/or…