Science Coordinator

Overview

With the continuing impacts of COVID-19 around the world, we are taking action to protect the health and well-being of our colleagues and maintain the safety of the communities where we operate. Noblis seeks an environment free from COVID-19 and prefers all employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19.  Attestation of vaccination status will be required for employment with Noblis.  Unvaccinated employees may be subject to additional health and safety requirements to include any federal, state and/or client restrictions.

 

Noblis and our wholly owned subsidiaries, Noblis ESI, Noblis MSD and Noblis Mikros Systems tackle the nation's toughest problems and apply advanced solutions to our clients' most critical missions. We bring the best of scientific thought, management, and engineering expertise together in an environment of independence and objectivity to deliver enduring impact on federal missions. Noblis works with a wide range of government clients in the defense, intelligence and federal civil sectors. Learn more at Noblis -About Us

 

Why work at a Noblis company?

Our employees find greater meaning in their work and balance the other things in life that matter to them. Our people are our greatest asset. They are exceptionally skilled, knowledgeable, team-oriented, and mission-driven individuals who want to do work that matters and benefits the public. Noblis has won numerous workplace awards. Noblis maintains a drug-free workplace.

 

Noblis is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race (as well as because of or on the basis of traits historically associated with race, including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.

 

Noblis is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Noblis will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact employee-relations@noblis.org. 

Responsibilities

The Department of Defense’s (DoD) Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) Program works cooperatively with allies and partners to reduce or eliminate WMD threats. The DoD’s CTR Program is implemented by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) in alignment with the 2017 National Security Strategy, 2018 National Defense Strategy, and the DoD Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Strategy. The cooperative nature of the DoD’s CTR activities yields a secondary benefit of strengthening regional alliances, deepening existing partnerships, and attracting new partners. 

 

Role description:

Noblis is looking for a Science Coordinator to support the DTRA Cooperative Threat Reduction mission. Responsibilities for this position may include:

• Assist Science Team leadership by maintaining central planner to track team tasks, assignments, deliverables, and suspense dates.
• Ensure that Science Team leadership and Team Leads have access to planning outputs from central planner; Develop and deliver internal tasking reports.
• Assist Science Team leadership by acting as a central source of coordination for regularly occurring and ad-hoc Requests For Information (RFIs) from the government; coordinate and consolidate input from SMEs.
• Track and/or provide QC delivery of external reports.
• Ensure quality control/management steps are taken for each deliverable to clients.

Qualifications

Required Skills:

• Bachelors or Masters with 3-10 years of experience with project/program coordination.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Teams, Sharepoint, and/or other software to facilitate coordination.
• Project management capabilities in relation to coordinating and ensuring quality of multiple tasks and projects simultaneously on a large diverse team.
• Ability to track multiple competing timelines and moving pieces.
• DoD SECRET clearance or higher.

Desired Skills:

• Familiarity with DTRA Cooperative Threat Reduction program.
• International engagement experience.
• Project Management Professional certification.
• Excellent communication, written, and organizational skills.
• Flexibility/adaptability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Candidates with a SECRET, Top SECRET, or TOP SECRET/SCI clearance are preferred.

Client Engagement

-Begin developing relationships one level up and two levels down. Identify and support opportunities to expand project scope beyond current deliverable and actively share information about clients’ emerging support needs and trends with team members and management. -Participate on proposals