Chemical Analyst

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Toffler Associates is a future-focused strategic advisory firm that works with both government and commercial clients. Our Future Proof® business consulting approach makes us unique in the industry, helping global leaders understand how future shifts impact current decisions and empowering them to take advantage of opportunities, manage risk, and create value.

Our firm is seeking a Chemical Analyst. This position provides operational, research and development, and training support along with subject matter expert advice and decision support to the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) as part of its 24/7/365 Technical Reachback Support program. The ideal candidate will apply subject matter expertise and problem-solving skills to develop, integrate, test, verify, validate, and apply Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and (high yield) Explosives (CBRNE) software/scenarios based on experiments and predicted phenomena using theoretical and computational methods. The candidate will work closely with other members of the multi-disciplinary Reach back team. Required tasks include performing complex engineering, scientific modeling and analyses, providing scientific reports, and technical assessments to military decision makers. Each Technical Reachback team member is cross trained on all models and undergoes a rigorous certification process on the use of our CBRNE models before becoming an active member of the Reach back team.

The successful candidate will be team-oriented and possess strong multi-tasking abilities. In addition, this position requires the use of models in all areas of CBRNE. Tasks also include the presentation of modeling results and decision support aids to both internal and external customers in the form of written reports and oral presentations.

• Reviewing current research in various and potentially diverse subject areas for familiarity and relevance
• Providing general knowledge and chemical-related subject matter expertise to government agencies and first responders
• Assisting in the development of program plans, timelines, and technical documents
• Attending technical and programmatic meetings in which you coordinate responses from scientific community members and review the assembled materials for technical accuracy, consistency, and completeness
• Willingness to be cross-trained to provide modeling and information across the CBRNE spectrum

Basic Qualifications:

• 3 - 5 years of relevant work experience
• Master's or better in Chemistry or a related field with a minimum of 3 years of experience
• Able and willing to work rotating shifts (every three months) in support of 24/7/365 operations
  
• Must be a US Citizen
  
• Hands-on experience using computer-based software to develop structurally sound and comprehensive models that account for all structural components
  
• Active US DoD Secret or Top-Secret clearance
  
• Strong communication skills, both orally and verbally, technical presentation, teamwork mentality, graphic visualization, and Microsoft Office proficiency skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with organizations within DTRA or the DoD as well as other government agencies
  
• Experience in Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) threats or CBRN threats (primarily through modeling and simulation and/or test experience)
  
• Experience in CBRNE/WMD with a focus on chemical weapons, hazardous chemicals, and other toxic industrial materials
  
• Experience with modeling and simulation

What sets Toffler Associates apart?

We are thinkers and doers. We connect dots to see what others don't and act on what we see. Drawing from our namesake and founding legacy-world-renowned futurists Alvin and Heidi Toffler-we provide clients with a perspective and strategic approach they cannot find anywhere else.

The Toffler Associates differentiator is our internal culture. When we say we are curious lifelong learners, we mean this ethos is baked into how we work. We successfully inspire our clients to speak truth to power because our own teams do it every day. We know how to help others engage in diverse thought because doing so is part of the Toffler Associates DNA.

We are looking for big thinkers with a bias for action. If you are interested in embarking on a journey with us to hone your curiosity, push your skills to the next level, help drive the firm's growth, and make a lasting contribution to something bigger than yourself, we encourage you to apply.

Toffler Associates, Inc. complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding recruitment and hiring. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.