AI/ML Autonomous Biologist
Systems Planning and Analysis
AI/ML Autonomous Biologist
Systems Planning and Analysis
Provides data-driven national security analytics
Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) delivers high-impact, technical solutions to complex national security issues. With over 50 years of business expertise and consistent growth, we are known for continuous innovation for our government customers, in both the US and abroad. Our exceptionally talented team is highly collaborative in spirit and practice, producing Results that Matter. Come work with the best! We offer opportunity, unique challenges, and clear-sighted commitment to the mission. SPA: Objective. Responsive. Trusted.
The Joint, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Interagency Division provides expert support services to a range of customers spanning across the Department of Defense, Federal Civilian, and international markets. JOID provides a diverse portfolio of analytical and programmatic capabilities to help our customers make informed decisions on their most challenging issues.
SPA provides critical decision support to enabling and executing a strategy of technological superiority and enabling the delivery and sustainment of secure, resilient, and preeminent capabilities to the warfighter quickly and cost effectively. Our team of experienced military, technical, and operations research analysts is skilled in evaluating military problems, identifying the driving factors, devising innovative approaches, collecting applicable data, developing necessary software tools, and performing thorough and timely assessments to inform technology and acquisition governance decisions to ensure U.S. military forces retain military superiority in the future.
We have an immediate need for a Biologist to provide onsite support out of Arlington, VA.
The candidate will provide advanced subject matter expertise and programmatic support to DARPA BTO Program Managers. Translate cutting-edge artificial intelligence, machine learning, active learning algorithms, and robotic automation architectures into technical oversight, proposal evaluation, and performer management for programs developing autonomous, closed-loop "self-driving laboratories" and AI-designed biological systems. Evaluate the algorithmic integrity, efficiency, and scalability of performer-developed closed-loop autonomous science platforms. Apply deep technical knowledge of modern AI architectures to evaluate performer-designed biological structures and networks. Establish and monitor rigorous computational benchmarks to assess the validity and generalizability of performer AI/ML models. Translate rapid advancements in AI/ML and automation into strategic DARPA program formulations. Conduct highly technical evaluations of machine learning architectures, training datasets, and hardware-automation integration plans submitted in response to Broad Agency Announcements (BAAs).
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Provides data-driven national security analytics
SPA is a global advisory firm that supports U.S. national security decision-making by using modeling, simulation, and rigorous analysis to inform programs across the Navy, DoD, Homeland Security, and Energy. Its products rely on building models, running simulations, and applying data science, wargaming, and digital engineering in an advanced analytics lab to forecast outcomes and compare options. The firm differentiates itself through a 50-year track record, strong government relationships, and growth via acquisitions that broaden capabilities in space, data science, and wargaming, plus an in-house Office of Innovation. Its goal is to accelerate the delivery of accurate, actionable analyses and new capabilities that help defense leaders choose the best paths for programs and investments.
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