STR

Biotechnology Principal Investigator

STR  •  $220k - $280k/yr  •  Onsite  •  2 hours ago
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Job Description

About the Team

STR is seeking a Biotechnology Principal Investigator (PI) to develop cutting-edge biotechnologies with significant and immediate impact on health R&D and national security. We believe that each candidate has a unique set of skills, experiences and perspectives that could enable us to provide our customers with innovative solutions. The skills below are intended to give you a sense for the position. If you see an overlap with your skills, go ahead and apply!

The PI will create innovative biotechnology solutions and characterize their performance via experimental and statistical analysis. They will also be responsible for technical marketing and proposal writing. The PI should have experience in any of the following biology domains: molecular biology, microbiology, synthetic biology, bioinformatics, biomanufacturing, and biosecurity. Familiarity with transcriptomics, metabolomics, proteomics, applications of artificial intelligence / machine learning tools to biology, or laboratory automation would be viewed favorably.

What you will do:

  • Lead multidisciplinary teams to design, develop, implement, test, and analyze biotechnology solutions to health and national security problems
  • Create innovative biotechnology solutions to challenging problems
  • Technical marketing to existing and potential customers
  • Technical proposal development (idea generation, writing, reviewing, editing)
  • Serve as primary technical point of contact to customers, co-contractors, and subcontractors

Who you are:

  • Ability to obtain a Top Secret (TS) Security Clearance, for which U.S Citizenship is needed by the U.S government
  • PhD or MS with 5+ years of relevant experience (or BS with 10+ years of relevant experience) in Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Biomedical Engineering, or related field
  • Experience leading technical teams on advanced R&D programs (e.g., DARPA, IARPA, DTRA, NIH, AFRL, ONR, ARL research projects)
  • Experience developing biotechnologies for diverse applications, requiring broad knowledge across scientific disciplines
  • Experience working with multidisciplinary teams
  • Motivated collaborator and effective communicator to both technical and non-technical audiences
  • Entrepreneurial spirit eager to engage in technical marketing and business development
  • Proven track record in writing and winning technical proposals

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $220,000 - $280,000

The salary range listed is based on external market data. Offers are based on factors, such as but not limited to, the candidate’s experience, education, training, key skills/critical skills, security clearances, and prevailing market and business conditions.

STR is a growing technology company with locations near Boston, MA, Arlington, VA, near Dayton, OH, Melbourne, FL, and Carlsbad, CA. We specialize in advanced research and development for defense, intelligence, and national security in: cyber; next generation sensors, radar, sonar, communications, and electronic warfare; and artificial intelligence algorithms and analytics to make sense of the complexity that is exploding around us.

STR is committed to creating a collaborative learning environment that supports deep technical understanding and recognizes the contributions and achievements of all team members. Our work is challenging, and we go home at night knowing that we pushed the envelope of technology and made the world safer.

STR is not just any company. Our people, culture, and attitude along with their unique set of skills, experiences, and perspectives put us on a trajectory to change the world. We can't do it alone, though - we need fellow trailblazers. If you are one, join our team and help to keep our society safe! Visit us at www.str.us for more info.


STR is an equal opportunity employer. We are fully dedicated to hiring the most qualified candidate regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy), marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any portion of the employment process, email us at appassist@str.us and provide your contact info.

Pursuant to applicable federal law and regulations, positions at STR require employees to obtain national security clearances and satisfy the requirements for compliance with export control and other applicable laws.

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About STR

STR is driven to deliver impact. We take pride in formulating solutions to the nation's newest, hardest problems through sustained innovation and application of technology.

As the world becomes increasingly inter-connected, our model for keeping society safe must evolve. STR is leading the way, with cutting edge cybersecurity tools that wrangle complexity, analytics toolsets that drive sensemaking to the user, sensing that exploits the intricacies of physics, and systems that deliver capability to make us safer.

Our people and our values drive us. We are an employee-owned company that seeks lasting, long-term contribution and not short-term returns. We strive to leave the world a little better and safer each day, both through our work and our interactions with each other. We believe that by coming together and working together, we can achieve greater impact than we ever could alone.

Industry
IT & Software
Company Size
501-1,000 employees
Headquarters
Woburn, MA
Year Founded
2010
Website
str.us
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