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This is for potential upcoming opportunities   The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) is a research funding agency that supports transformative biomedical and health breakthroughs to provide health solutions for all. ARPA-H advances high-potential, high-impact biomedical and health research that cannot be readily accomplished through traditional research or commercial activity. ARPA-H awardees are developing entirely new ways to tackle the hardest challenges in health. With a scope spanning the molecular to the societal, ARPA-H programs have the potential to radically improve everyone's health. Their streamlined awards process enables us to act quickly and catalyze cutting-edge biomedical and health research. ARPA-H creates an environment to support the best ideas from Program Managers that bring together dynamic teams to solve the toughest health challenges.  Noblis has large-scope, deep and decades long experience organizationally supporting federal Advanced Research Project Agencies across domains of DHS, Intelligence, Transportation, Aerospace, Sustainability, and much more.  Additionally, we have decades of experienced expertise in Healthcare, Biosciences.  We span functions of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI / ML), Scientific and Technical Advisory subject matter expertise (SETA) within R&D, and the diversity of functions within Program management and strategy.  This has served as a foundation of our continued growth and impact as an organization.  Furthermore, as a nonprofit with a mission to "Use science and technology for the public good", we have invested leveraged our talented teams in successful innovations for new technologies that have resulted in advancing the capabilities of a variety of public sector entities to accomplish objectives in the interests of the public.    Biosciences and healthcare are in a historical renaissance of advancements to change the course of biomedical advancements and healthcare.  Due to the mission of ARPA-H, and the alignment with our capabilities and history, Noblis is excited to partner with ARPA-H.    The Biomedical Engineering Specialist will be responsible for and not limited to: - Planning and developing high-risk, high-reward biomedical engineering R&D projects that have the potential to transform human health. - Evaluating the feasibility of technical approaches to transformative health breakthroughs. - Reviewing health research-related technical reports. - Developing and evaluating scientific capability development strategies. - Monitoring R&D projects and technical performance against goals. - Developing test and evaluation methodologies. - Assessing the efficacy, safety, cost lifecycle costs of proposed or realized scientific solutions. - Developing scientific program status reports, PowerPoint briefings, and read-ahead materials. - Developing, monitoring, and maintaining a central repository of R&D efforts. - Organizing, coordinating, and participating in meetings, discussions, and seminars on ARPA-H-related topics. - Communicating scientific findings and the relevant impact to technical and non-technical audiences. - Providing support to Portfolio and Program Managers in their continued engagement with ARPA-H customers. - Performing routine tasks including, but not limited to, scheduling, writing internal memos, maintaining and updating Program Management records, filing, intranet website maintenance, preparing and reviewing presentations, records maintenance, and coordinating daily operations of the assigned program. - Managing and respond to program-aligned data calls, compiling information, and preparing information for reporting to senior leadership. - Assisting with planning technology transitions to end users and customers. - Supporting the identification, assessment, evaluation, and testing of existing and emerging biomedical engineering technologies, systems, and capabilities, including: coordination with related government, academic, and industry programs; attending meetings and symposia; coordinating meetings and programs reviews; and supporting program advocacy including development and production of presentation materials. - Providing Noblis-internal leadership, including: - Possible line management responsibilities. - Providing professional development and mentorship for teammates. - Development of new Business Development (BD) opportunities and related capture management, in close collaboration with Noblis’ BD team Work is on-site with the possibility to telework 1-2 days per week

Noblis is helping FAA manage large and complex telecommunications and information management programs that use state of the art technologies to deliver enterprise infrastructure services essential to the safe and efficient operation of the largest, safest, and most complex aviation systems in the world.  We are seeking smart, passionate, and motivated people to join our proven team in a challenging and rewarding work environment where you will be actively engaged at the intersection of technology and operations enhancing our nation’s aviation system.  If you want to be involved in acquiring, implementing, and managing the communications and information solutions to achieve our nation’s aviation vision, this is the job for you!   Responsibilities: - Prepare for, coordinate, and facilitate Scrum Ceremonies (daily scrums, bi-weekly sprint planning, review, and retrospective), scrum-of-scrum meetings, and backlog grooming sessions with several technical teams that support a portfolio of web-based applications. - Work with product owners and other team members to drive consensus around defining clear sprint goals, priorities, and scope. - Coach and guide the development team on Agile principles and practices. - Identify and remove any obstacles or impediments that may hinder the team's progress. - Determine and manage tasks, issues, risks, and action items. - Schedule and facilitating scrum events, meetings, cause and effect analysis, and decision-making processes. - Foster a positive and collaborative team environment that promotes transparency and continuous improvement. - Monitor and track project progress, ensuring adherence to Agile principles and deadlines. - Provide regular status updates to project stakeholders, ensuring effective communication and managing expectations. - Create, maintain, and organize backlog of epics, stories, and tasks in Jira - Manage project and team documentation in Confluence - Perform administrative activities to maintain our CMMI-DEV Level 3 accreditation - Compile, analyze, and present metrics about time estimation accuracy, team velocity, and burndown rate to the development, management teams, and to corporate systems - Review and provide feedback on drafted user stories and epics to ensure alignment with user story standards, as requested

This is for potential upcoming opportunities   As an ARPA-H (Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health) Financial/Budget Analyst for the Strategic Technical ARPA-H Talent Support (STATS) Program at Noblis, you will be part of our Health Solutions account team, where you will leverage your financial management, budget analysis, and acquisition experience providing planning, execution, monitoring, and oversight of research and development (R&D) programs throughout their lifecycle, directly supporting Federal PM and the ARPA-H leaders to deliver transformative, sustainable, and equitable health solutions for the Nation.   This is an opportunity for someone with significant financial and budget experience in R&D and ARPA settings to work with an exceptionally talented and high-performing team on challenging and cutting-edge healthcare projects.  ARPA-H advances high-potential, high-impact biomedical, healthcare, and health research that cannot be readily accomplished through traditional research or commercial activity. Key focus areas of ARPA-H research portfolio will include: Health Science Futures (expanding what’s technically possible), Scalable Solutions (reaching everyone quickly), Proactive Health (keeping people from being patients), and Resilient Systems (building integrated healthcare systems).   Key Job Responsibilities: - Provide preparation and analysis of budget and financial data and preparation of pertinent briefing materials, analysis and entry of financial data into automated systems, preparation of business resources and financial reports, business and programmatic support, and documentation of financial processes/systems.  - Provide verification and assessment of budget and financial data, evaluation of compliance with applicable policies and procedures, support for independent business and financial analysis and reviews and operational auditing support. - Develop and maintain financial spreadsheets and databases, including budgets and spend plans. - Monitor and track funding, obligations and schedules; utilize financial databases and reports; provide financial analysis and presentations; support cost proposals and document financial processes. This includes monthly collection and analysis of technical and cost reports from funded contracts. - Consult client on adjustments to the overall budget in response to budget cuts and shortfalls, opportunities for unplanned funds, and mitigation strategies for schedule changes affecting finances.  - Gather and consolidate project related financial data from multiple HHS systems. - Interact with and maintain rapport with other HHS entities, including budget and acquisition divisions. - Provide professional/technical services in support of acquisition planning through solicitation, award, performance, final payment, and preparation for close-out for the full range of contractual instruments used by Government. - Advise, develop, and review procurement request (PR), contract, and other acquisition packages, including Acquisition Plans (APs), Acquisition Strategies (AS), Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCEs), Justification and Approvals (J&As), Determination and Finding (D&F), etc., ensuring adequacy, consistency, and compliance with administrative, regulatory, and procedural requirements. Location is based of each Task Order - we will have a mix of hybrid (must be local to Washington DC) and remote roles

Noblis is seeking to hire a Purchasing Specialist in San Diego, CA Manage vendors, suppliers, and agents, obtaining quotes, ensuring deliveries, and resolving external issues. Present competitive data and profitability recommendations to senior management to develop merchandising plans. Track, analyze, and improve sales and margins to achieve business objectives. Conduct competitor and consumer research to identify trends, consumer needs, and growth opportunities. Prepare and process purchase orders. Purchase materials, supplies and services. Evaluates bids, selects and recommends suppliers and negotiates price, delivery, quality and service. Follows up on all awards until completion of order. Negotiates and settles with suppliers regarding damage claims, rejections, losses, return of materials, over shipments, cancellations and changes. Solve a variety of structured problems by applying professional standards and Noblis concepts and methodologies. Have knowledge of a particular area and a general awareness of other areas. Working independently with general instruction, apply intermediate skills to deliver high quality work products and services to support projects. Responsible for planning and managing project deliverables and engaging in open-minded interactions with clients and coworkers to deliver results. Responsible for expanding your capabilities in current work and leveraging opportunities to grow through interactions across the organization. Ensure appropriate documentation is provided to logistics and warehouse organization so that proper receipt is recorded. Review and approve supplier payment as needed. Must also have experience working with multiple contracting formats, including firm fixed price, cost reimbursable, and cost plus contracts. Must also possess knowledge pertaining to special payment provisions such as progress or performance-based payments. Applicant must understand the proposal process, pricing instructions, terms and conditions, and determine the adequacy of supplier proposals received. Essential Responsibilities: - Frequent use and general knowledge of industry practices, techniques, and standards. General application of concepts and principles. Demonstrates the skill and ability perform moderately complex professional tasks. - Develop solutions to a variety of problems of moderate scope and complexity. - Responsible for source selection from contract proposal to execution phases - Develop subcontract specifications, work statements, and terms and conditions for the procurement of specialized materials, equipment, and/or services - Prepare bid packages, conduct competitions for new and best value sources, analyze and evaluate proposals, negotiate subcontract provisions, select or recommend subcontractors, write award justifications and administer awards - Manage performance of subcontracts, ensuring compliance with all public law requirements as well as company policies and procedures - Employ sound business practices and assess supplier performance as part of follow up activities - Ability to interface directly with senior leadership and internal product team leads effectively - Evaluate and monitor supplier quality and reliability, as well as supplier ability to support required delivery schedules in conjunction with quality organization - Identify strategies and opportunities to reduce cost, improve efficiency and manage risk through strategic and targeted negotiations - Manage and develop strategic vendors - Utilize process tools such as Lean Six Sigma with vendors to drive quality efficiency, and continuous improvement

Noblis is seeking a cleared and experienced Systems Engineer for our client’s operational requirements on a mission focused program within a challenging, dynamic setting located in the Virginia and Maryland area. Successful candidates in this position will collaborate with a diverse group of individuals across the intelligence community (IC) and directly contribute to the IC Systems Enterprise Architecture.     Responsibilities include but not limited to:    - Conduct Technical analysis by evaluating operational needs and defining or validating operational concepts.  - Developing requirements documents, transition paths, best practice guides and checklists, and engineering artifacts (e.g., use cases, operational view diagrams) to support the development, integration, implementation, or transition of systems into IC enterprise architectures.   - Identify and document methodologies, approaches, interfaces, and system-level and business-level processes for components.    - Perform functional decomposition of systems across domains (unclassified and classified) and build technical specifications such as system-level requirements documents and Interface-Control Documents to inform integration, security, transition, and adoption.    - Work with technical engineers, program managers, enterprise architects, and other working groups to perform detailed analysis, identify gaps and opportunities, and design, develop, and deliver technical artifacts.   - Perform detailed reviews and analysis of system-level interactions, data flows and interfaces and develop appropriate functional, data, component, and system-level groupings.   - Lead Technical Exchange Meetings, operational/engineering checkpoints, readiness reviews, and technical evaluation exercises.  

Noblis is seeking Project Management Analyst(s) for our client’s operational requirements on a mission focused program located in McLean, VA or Bethesda, MD. Successful candidates in this position will collaborate with a diverse group of individuals across the intelligence community (IC).   Primary Responsibilities:   - Develop, maintain, or administer IC policies, guidelines, operating procedures, and transition plans. - Review, analyze, and make recommended improvements to IC documents including policies, guidelines, concepts of operation, and operating procedures. - Facilitate or provide support to internal and external governance forums such as boards, committees, and councils. - Implement improvements and efficiencies in business processes, customer management, and in data gathering and reporting. - Lead or support the development and execution of project or program management plans that articulate scope of work, required tasks, and performance metrics and monitoring. - Provide support for IC systems, software, or data programs or projects including monitoring contracts and performance, reporting status, facilitating meetings and actions, establishing future needs and requirements, and gathering and implementing best practices. - Guide the implementation or adoption of IC projects to include supporting training, developing operating procedures, communications and branding materials, facilitating working groups, and providing monthly assessments and reporting to varied internal and external forums.  

Noblis is seeking a Policy and Strategy Analyst for our client’s operational requirement on a mission focused program located in McLean, VA or Bethesda, MD.   Job  Responsibilities:  - Lead or substantially participate in executing intelligence studies including the development of needs, translating needs into requirements, defining and gaining approval for a Terms of Reference, collecting, normalizing, and preparing data, accomplishing data analysis from quantitative and qualitative data, and applying qualitative and quantitative analytic techniques to develop well-formed and supported alternatives and recommendations for IC decision-making.

Noblis is seeking an Intelligence Analyst to work in a highly dynamic mission focused client program located in McLean, VA or Bethesda, MD.   Job Responsibilities: - Conduct all-source research and analysis from classified and unclassified data sources and apply standards-based IC analytic methodologies to correlate data, identify adversary capabilities and intentions, and develop proposed courses of action. - Prepare assessments and threat profiles by applying sophisticated collection and analysis techniques. - Leverage IC databases and other databases, and use IC analytic tool suites to accomplish link analysis for persons, places, and events. - Work individually and as part of an internal or interagency team to identify intelligence needs and requirements, define collection requirements, gather and analyze classified and unclassified data, and develop and deliver vetted intelligence papers, products, and reports. - Advise/Support regionally or functionally focused National Intelligence Managers (NIM) with planning, analyzing, producing, and coordinating the development of strategic intelligence assessments. - Conduct reviews of IC collection and analysis against hard targets, identifying gaps, recommending solutions, and ensuring alignment with Unifying Intelligence Strategies.

Noblis is seeking a Data Analyst in Bethesda, MD or McLean, VA.  With our team, you will be working with our mission focused client program in a dynamic environment  to provide technical and analytic support to a small, high-impact team.     Primary responsibilities: - Work with intelligence analysts and data scientists to build statistical models, test hypotheses, and interpret, summarize, visualize, and succinctly report data findings. - Leverage automation and machine learning models to manage data, predict scenarios, and make recommendations to a non-technical audience. - Contribute to building new analytical tools in support of IC analysts. - Leverage technical frameworks and collaboration technologies including Amazon Web Service and Git.

Noblis is seeking experienced Budget Analysts for our client’s operational requirements on a mission focused program located in McLean, VA or Bethesda, MD. Successful candidates in this position will collaborate with a diverse group of individuals across the intelligence community (IC) and directly contribute to the development and implementation of Agency budgets.   Primary Responsibilities - Develop, analyze, and propose recommendations for financial data calls and IC portfolio reviews. - Develop and evaluate fiscal program builds. - Coordinate with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and other IC agencies to gather financial data, assess performance against stated benchmarks, and develop recommendations for program builds. - Lead or support the development of funding documents, develop spend plans, track spending and execution, and document financial commitments, obligations, and expenses. - Draft inputs to the Congressional Budget Justification Book (CBJB) to Congress. - Participate and support all aspects of the Intelligence Planning, Programming, Budget, and Evaluation (IPPBE) process.