Biotechnology Principal Investigator
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.