$100,000 - $200,000 yearly
Strategic Analysis, Inc.
Arlington, VA
Strategic Analysis, Inc. is seeking a skilled Technical SETA - Computational Biophysicist to support the Biological Technologies Office (BTO) at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Salary Range: $100-200K
Summary: Provides critical subject matter expertise and programmatic support to DARPA BTO Program Managers, translating foundational and mid-level biophysical principles and applied modeling experience into technical oversight, proposal evaluation, performer assessment and management for cutting-edge structural biology and biotechnology programs.
Responsibilities: - Evaluates performer-designed molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, custom analytical pipelines, and scripts (Python, C++, Bash) to ensure they meet structural bioinformatics and free energy calculation standards.
- Reviews complex methodologies for merging computational models with empirical biological data (e.g., cryo-EM, X-ray crystallography) utilizing deep...