Job description
Job Title: Senior Advisor on Responsible Innovation in Health and Biomedicine
Clearance: Public Trust Required upon application
Location: Washington D.C./Hybrid, Some Travel anticipated
Education: Bachelor’s degree in a related field; advanced degree (i.e. Master’s, Ph.D., J.D.) is strongly preferred
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Support the design and establishment of responsible innovation strategies within ARPA-H research programs and projects to drive health outcomes
- Facilitate engagement across ARPA-H offices on a diversity of ethical, legal, and social issues coupled to health innovation, and provide research support on technical, policy, social science and other areas
- Provide subject matter expertise in one more domain of responsible innovation in health (e.g. clinical bioethics, governance of frontier technologies, privacy and data rights) and as a liaison to connect ARPA-H staff with other leading experts
- Support agency responses to policy implementation related to responsible innovation
- Support the design of mechanisms to facilitate responsible innovation implementation within programs, such as through contracting and agreements
Requirements:
- 10+ years of experience advising and developing responsible innovation approaches in R&D environments
- 10 + years of expertise in one more domain of responsible innovation in health and biomedicine (e.g. clinical bioethics, governance of frontier technologies, privacy and data rights, liability, etc.)
- Familiarity with government research and development and science and technology environments
- Ability to read and understand technical approaches to product development (science, engineering, OR product strategy expertise)
- Excellent organizational and communication skills and excel at working both independently and with a team
- Demonstrated creativity, foresight, professionalism, and mature judgement in anticipating and solving program management problems
- Ability to collaborate and work effectively with cross-functional teams
- Ability to manage multiple short- and long-term projects effectively
Minimum degree: Bachelor’s degree in a related field; advanced degree (i.e. Master’s, Ph.D., J.D.) is strongly preferred
Remote delivery: D.C hybrid; some travel anticipated
