Company Description
BryceTech. BryceTech has partnered with technology and R&D clients to deliver mission and business success since 2017. Bryce combines core competencies in analytics and engineering with domain expertise. Our teams help government agencies, Fortune 500 firms, and investors manage complex programs, develop IT tools, and forecast critical outcomes. We offer clients proprietary, research-based models that enable evidence-based decision making. Bryce cultivates a culture of engagement and partnership with our clients. Bryce Space and Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
BryceTech offers a full range of benefits, including competitive salary, a comprehensive health plan including dental and vision coverage, company-paid life & disability insurance policies, 401(k) plan with company match, and an educational reimbursement program.
Background. In 2006 the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) was established to support and advance the development of vaccines, therapeutics, diagnostics, and innovative technologies for use during public health emergencies. The BARDA model’s success is codified in 1) 60+ Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approvals, licenses, and clearances, 2) 101 Biomedical products supported for COVID-19 response, and 3) 136 BARDA-supported COVID-19 partnerships. This success centers on BARDA’s public-private partnerships, which have accelerated the development of Medical Counter Measures (MCM) vital to our National Security. BARDA provides its partners critical capability and technical support needed to accelerate MCM regulatory approval and deployment, including support for advanced research and development (AR&D), FDA licensure, and clinical use.
Job Description
Subject Matter Expert Responsibilities – General.
- Support BARDA Program Office(s) as a subject matter expert in the fields of Chemical Threats, Radiological/Nuclear Threats, Burn and Blast Injuries, or Biological Threats (including viral and bacterial threats) as well as the research, development, manufacture and regulatory approval/ licensure/ clearance of medical countermeasures against these threats including but not limited to diagnostics, preventives, and therapeutics.
- Provide guidance and recommendations on key issues related to the area(s) identified above.
- Review study protocols, study reports, regulatory documents, presentations, proposals, and related documents.
- Provide senior-level briefing(s) to ASPR/BARDA as required.
- Prepare regular reports to ASPR/BARDA management on various technical issues identified as required.
- Provide recommendations for project development level portfolio management and oversight as required.
- Develop, implement, and consciously improve Total Life Cycle Cost (TLCC) efforts.
- Participate in Market Research efforts.
Senior Vaccine and Biologic Development Subject Matter Expert Specific Responsibilities.
- Apply expert ability to deliver work products related to the development and management of regulatory studies and licensure programs within current and planned BARDA vaccine and biologic development and acquisition contracts.
- Supervise less experienced Vaccine and Biologic Development Subject Matter Experts.
- Serve as the primary interface with BARDA and Industry Senior Leadership on vaccine and biologic drug development.
- Coordinate with program managers, scientists, and other subject matter experts as required.
- Serve as a subject matter expert in relevant field of experience(s) for vaccines related to the development, and management of regulatory studies and licensure programs with current and planned BARDA vaccine development and acquisition contracts.
- Evaluate vaccine candidates for the feasibility of successful advanced development.
- Evaluate raw data generated from testing and data analyses.
- Make sound and timely recommendations to facilitate decision-making.
- Review contract proposal and related documents and provide recommendations to USG.
- Provide senior-level briefing(s) to ASPR/BARDA as required; prepare regular reports to ASPR/BARDA management on various technical issues identified.
- Draft briefings that include technical alternatives between competing technologies for USG review.
- Provide project development-level portfolio management and oversight.
- Provide support to BARDA’s Production Coordination Teams.
- Provide and summarize guidance documents and option papers on key issues related to the area(s) identified.
- Develop milestones, targets, and metrics to support portfolio management, as needed.
- Accelerate information flow and guidance from senior leaders to the staff to ensure synchronization and unity of effort.
- Facilitate coordination across entities, with the single goal of providing actionable information and knowledge to enable decision-making by leaders.
- Serve as the programmatic representative at conferences and stakeholder meetings.
- Provide scientific/technology advice, technical oversight, and project management support in the areas of science and technology availability, technology maturity, and applicability of proposed candidate medical countermeasures through advanced development, DoD acquisition processes, production, and fielding.
- Collaborate with both internal and external partners, contributing to data.
- Engage in open and collaborative communication as a SME, at conferences (e.g., briefings, presentations, etc.) regarding science and technology innovations.
- Develop drafts and/or review and provide edits/comments to technical documentation (i.e., development/technology transfer reports, batch records, standard operating procedures, and regulatory submissions).
- Prepare and/or review draft protocols and study plans pertaining to a range of developmental efforts (i.e., manufacturing, non-clinical, clinical, and assay development), providing feedback in support of advanced development efforts.
- Develop drafts and assist the project team to coordinate responsibilities, oversee quality and regulatory management, and encourage timeliness of completion of protocols, IND applications, other regulatory submissions, and technical reports.
- Assist to identify and assess risks of new technologies and ongoing projects.
Qualifications
- Doctoral degree(s) in medicine or pharmacy with commensurate experience(s).
- At least fifteen (15) years of relevant experience.
- Possess ten (10) years of industry experience in pharmaceutical/biotechnology advanced development (i.e., IND to FDA approval).
- Possess five (5) years of project management experience in cost, schedule, performance, risk analysis, and advice.
- Possess experience in pharmaceutical/biotechnology drug development portfolio management (i.e., investment decisions based on the risk management process).
- Possess experience in the development and management of regulatory studies and licensure programs for the advanced development of vaccines.
- Possess experience guiding and tracking execution of multiple planning lines of effort.
- Published, peer review scientific or medical articles is preferred in order to demonstrate your subject matter expertise.
Additional Information
This position will most likely be 100% remote.