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Neuroscience & Translational Central Nervous System Therapeutics Advisor

The Opportunity:

To achieve an organization's mission, leaders need strong team members who can create processes, communicate requirements, and develop innovative solutions throughout the execution of the mission. Whether completing an immediate task, recognizing a process gap, recommending a solution, or flexing to support an immerging requirement, our clients need an advisor who can help manage operations while managing responses to external inquiries in a timely manner. That is why we need you, an experienced Neuroscience & Translational Central Nervous System (CNS) Therapeutics Advisor to provide technical expertise and project development for emerging opportunities within healthcare.

As part of our team, you'll serve as a strategic technical advisor to the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), helping conceptualize, create, and execute advanced government-funded research and development programs to accelerate better health outcomes for everyone. Work with world-class scientists and engineers to support the development of high-impact solutions to society's most challenging health problems. Leverage technical expertise to provide strategic assessments of new technologies in support to senior ARPA-H decision makers. Maintain responsibility for producing and presenting findings and recommendations to a team of colleagues and clients on the feasibility and potential impact of future research programs, assisting with the management of current programs, and facilitating commercialization of successfully developed technologies.

You'll serve as a Neuroscience & Translational Central Nervous System (CNS) Therapeutics Advisor helping clients to develop stakeholder management strategies, establish new business processes, and complete research and analysis to determine viable solutions. You will be responsible for managing incoming requirements, facilitating engagements within offices and across the Agency, and being readily available to shift your focus to fulfill emerging client requests. Your attention to detail, flexibility, communication skills, understanding of the client's mission, and problem-solving will enable the mission's success.

What You'll Work On:

• Provide technical expertise across neuroscience, neural systems, neurotechnology, and CNS therapeutic development, including pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic approaches to mental, behavioral health, and brain disorders

• Offer deep technical insight into neural circuit mechanisms, brain-behavior relationships, and translational neuroscience approaches, including neuromodulation, neuroimaging, biomarkers, and CNS-targeted therapeutics

• Coordinate with federal stakeholders and other interagency partners to support the development, evaluation, and transition of emerging neuroscience technologies and therapeutics

• Evaluate the conceptual and technical soundness of research programs spanning neuroscience, neural engineering, computational biology, clinical trial design, biomarker development, and CNS drug development pipelines

• Assist in defining program goals, technical milestones, budgets, and performer expectations for high-impact neuroscience initiatives and conduct technical reviews of performer progress to ensure alignment with ARPA-H objectives

• Interact with clients, government officials, and other executives in various sectors

Join us. The world can't wait.

You Have:

• 5+ years of experience in neuroscience, biomedical sciences, or neural engineering, including brain function, neural circuitry, neurophysiology, or CNS disorders

• 3+ years of experience in project management or research management

• Experience with the development, evaluation, or translation of CNS therapeutics, including small molecules, biologics, neuromodulation approaches, psychedelic-assisted therapies, or device-based interventions

• Experience with neurotechnology platforms such as focused ultrasound, brain-computer interfaces, neuroimaging, electrophysiology, wearable sensing, or computational neuroscience approaches

• Experience navigating the intersection of neuroscience innovation, clinical translation, and regulatory strategy, including with FDA pathways, human subjects research, and multi-stakeholder coordination

• Experience in computational modeling, machine learning, AI, neuroinformatics, or advanced analytics applied to neuroscience or therapeutic development

• Ability to manage budgets, technical milestones, and multidisciplinary research efforts across multi-site or multi-performer programs

• Doctorate degree in Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Biomedical Sciences, or Pharmacological Sciences

Nice If You Have:

• Experience operating within a government environment and supporting senior federal leaders

• Experience in planning and implementation of technology transition from R&D to market or operational environments

• Ability to manage multiple priorities at once

• Possession of strong communication skills

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen's benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual's particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $62,000.00 to $141,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen's total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model
Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.

• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.

• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.