Senior Advisor Research and Technology Transition

Position:Senior Advisor on Research and Technology Transition

Location: Washington D.C.

Job :3146

# of Openings:1

Title: Senior Advisor on Research and Technology Transition

Location: USDA Headquarters, 1400 Independence Ave., S.W., Washington, DC

Job Type: Full-Time/ Onsite

Salary: $245,000-$275,000/ year

Experience: Minimum fifteen (15) to twenty (20) years’ experience

Education: Master’s Degree in biotechnology, chemistry, agricultural, agronomy and crop science, botany, entomology, soil health, food sciences, infectious diseases and zoonoses, veterinary science, marine studies OR an engineering discipline

Updated: September 18, 2026

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Lindahl Reed is seeking a Senior Advisor on Research and Technology Transition to support the United States Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C. in advising, providing research, analytical and strategic planning support to Executive Director of the Office of the Chief Scientist (OCS) within The Office of Research, Economic, and Science Security (ORESS). The successful candidate will possess strong analytical, communication, strategic thinking and reporting skills with the ability to work well in a team environment and under a strict deadline schedule.

This position will report directly to the Lindahl Reed Project Manager.

• Serve as a senior advisor for Technology Transition in alignment with the USDA Research Priorities (December 30, 2025).
• Responsible for advising the Executive Director of the OCS on transitioning agricultural research to other parts of USDA and to industry, farmers, and ranchers.
• Possess a deep expertise in Research & Development and transitioning from early stages of research to later stages of development, scale up, and to industry.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with senior level officials
• Possess excellent reporting and data analysis skills
• Excellent proof-reading and editing skills
• Minimum Five (5) Years’s experience in the following disciplines:
  • Experience evaluating complex research portfolios and identifying opportunities to maximize impact and potential security risks that should be mitigated
  • Experience developing and implementing appropriate mitigations and opportunities within the agriculture business.
  • Experience with providing both informed assessments on the technical merit of emerging scientific capabilities and the implications for research security and technology protection.
  • Experience creating a technical vision and direction plan based on requirements
  • Experience in developing high-level product specifications
  • Experience in overseeing the development of capabilities and providing technical guidance/mentoring to others.
• Advanced degree in life sciences (i.e., biotechnology, chemistry, agricultural, agronomy and crop science, botany, entomology, soil health, food sciences, infectious diseases and zoonoses, veterinary science, marine studies) or an engineering discipline.

The following benefits are available to benefit-eligible employees:

• Medical…