Chemist and R&D Project Manager

At Noblis and Noblis ESI, we have excellent teams of smart, collaborative, proactive experts and professionals. We are actively seeking to identify personnel to join our team of talented professionals who possess the experience, vision, commitment, and integrity to successfully support the strategic goals of DHS S&T.

DHS S&T was established by Congress to provide innovative scientific and technical solutions to the nation's homeland security challenges. S&T executes Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) to transition solution approaches, technologies, and knowledge products in support of DHS Component customers including U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the U.S. Secret Service, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Federal, State, Local Tribal and Territorial (FSLTT) first responders, and the larger Homeland Security Enterprise (HSE).

The successful candidate will be self-motivated, operate well in a matrixed environment, be able to learn, digest, and provide scientific and technical guidance on a broad spectrum of biological and chemical subjects, and be able to distill and communicate complex technical concepts to enable technical and nontechnical managers to make informed decisions and to communicate R&D impact to senior officials and policy makers.

The responsibilities of the team member may include: 

• Researching and providing guidance on leading-edge technologies, particularly as they relate to chemical and biological (CB) threats,
• Evaluating the feasibility of technical approaches to problems,
• Reviewing CB-related technical reports and providing critiques of methods and results, 
• Developing and evaluating scientific capability development strategies, 
• Developing test and evaluation methodologies, 
• Assessing the efficacy, safety, lifecycle costs of proposed or realized scientific solutions, 
• Developing, monitoring, and maintaining a central repository of technical program information (e.g. reports, requirements, etc.), 
• Organizing, coordinating, and participating in meetings, discussions, and seminars on CB threat and detection technology topics,
• Communicating scientific findings to technical and non-technical audiences as needed. 

• An advanced degree and at least 5 years of relevant experience, or a minimum of 10 years of experience and relevant certifications and degree equivalencies
• Expertise in domestic national security
  
• Active TS/SCI Clearance
• Eligibility to receive DHS Suitability

• Comfort reading, analyzing, & critiquing scientific manuscripts, similar to a peer-review process
• Comfort discussing technical aspects of laboratory research
• Excellent communication to include technical writing and editing, oral communication, interpersonal and organization skills, critical thinking, and people skills to engage performers and PMs 
• Publications, patents, or other documented evidence of expertise in these fields.
• Self-motivation and the ability to map out paths to success, including trouble shooting and independently reviewing instructions and guidance to complete 
• Evidence of providing scientific guidance to stakeholders, both written and verbally, targeting both technical and non-technical audiences. This evidence may be in the form of conference talks, industry days, publications, feasibility analyses, or market research regarding state-of-art technologies and their implications
• Experience providing strategic scientific guidance, such as technology roadmaps, feasibility analysis, and market research regarding the boundaries of state-of-art technology.
• Experience developing procurement packages or similar acquisition documents
• Experience supporting DHS or DoD
• Demonstrated strong technical writing skills, targeting both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (especially PowerPoint, Excel, and Project).

Noblis and our wholly owned subsidiaries, Noblis ESI, and Noblis MSD tackle the nation's toughest problems and apply advanced solutions to our clients' most critical missions. We bring the best of scientific thought, management, and engineering expertise together in an environment of independence and objectivity to deliver enduring impact on federal missions. Noblis works with a wide range of government clients in the defense, intelligence and federal civil sectors. Learn more at Noblis -About Us

Why work at a Noblis company?

Our employees find greater meaning in their work and balance the other things in life that matter to them. Our people are our greatest asset. They are exceptionally skilled, knowledgeable, team-oriented, and mission-driven individuals who want to do work that matters and benefits the public. Noblis has won numerous workplace awards. Noblis maintains a drug-free workplace.

At Noblis we recognize and reward your contributions, provide you with growth opportunities, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, and work-life programs. Our award programs acknowledge employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our service standards. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in our benefit programs. Other offerings may be provided for employees not within this category. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Benefits page on our Careers site.

Compensation at Noblis is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the combination of education, certifications, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, internal and external equity, location, clearance level, as well as contract-specific affordability, organizational requirements and applicable employment laws. The projected compensation range for this position is based on full time status. For part time or on-call staff, compensation is proportionately adjusted based on hours worked. While monetary compensation is important, it's just one component of Noblis’ total compensation package.

Noblis is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race (as well as because of or on the basis of traits historically associated with race, including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.

Noblis is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Noblis will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact employee-relations@noblis.org.