Far-UVC Program Officer

Department: Programs/Research

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Remote - US

Compensation: $122,000 - $165,000 / year

Description

Key Responsibilities

• Translate high-level organizational goals in pandemic prevention into concrete far-UVC program priorities, plans, and tradeoffs.
• Critically evaluate research outputs in far-UVC and related fields.
• Identify the most decision-relevant scientific, technical, and implementation uncertainties limiting far-UVC impact.
• Design, execute, and oversee grants and other research efforts to reduce those uncertainties, including experimental studies, modeling work, and synthesis of existing evidence.
• Actively manage a portfolio of external collaborators, including researchers, grantees, contractors, and other external partners, by refining project scope, resolving execution challenges, and ensuring outputs remain aligned with program goals.
• Build and maintain relationships with researchers, implementers, regulators, policymakers, and industry stakeholders relevant to far-UVC.
• Develop and create documents to communicate about the far-UVC program to internal and external stakeholders and advance our far-UVC mission.
• Represent Blueprint Biosecurity and its far-UVC work in external forums, including workshops, conferences, working groups, and one-on-one conversations.
• Identify opportunities to shape the broader far-UVC ecosystem, including standards development, norms, shared research agendas, and coordination across actors.

Qualifications

• Relentlessly pushes to identify and execute tasks, they are driven to solve real world problems with urgency and bring change to the airborne pathogen transmission space. 
• Is excited to navigate complex systems and bring new perspectives to systemic challenges.
• Excels at building relationships with diverse stakeholders to advance common goals.
• Works autonomously in a fast-moving environment, identifying what needs to be done and driving it forward without waiting for perfect guidance.
• Prioritizes learning that enables action, chasing down the insights most likely to drive impact.
• Has strong intellectual curiosity with the ability to stress test ideas and respond to new evidence.

• Proven ability in leading and managing projects effectively, coupled with the skill to achieve outcomes by leveraging the capabilities of others
• Excellent networking and relationship-building skills: you will be required to build and maintain partnerships with external organizations, leading academics, government bodies, and other key stakeholders
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to tailor language to different audiences
• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, with an ability to anticipate and adapt to change swiftly
• Comfortable reading and summarizing published scientific research in unfamiliar domains
• A passion for innovation and a commitment to making a significant impact in the field of biosecurity and pandemic prevention

• Experience field building, leading large programs, and/or scaling technologies
• Experience with cost-benefit analyses and/or investment cases
• Experience working in far-UVC is highly preferred, however work in adjacent areas including indoor air quality, biosecurity, and public health are also beneficial
• Proficiency in leveraging emerging AI tools to streamline workflows, enhance deliverable quality, and drive productivity gains across various aspects of the role
• An advanced degree in a related field

What We Offer

• Unlimited PTO + paid holidays.
• Generous health and wellness benefits through an Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement (ICHRA) for you and your family.
• Fully paid family leave. 
• Annual 401(k) contributions equal to 10% of your base salary.
• $5,000 annually to support professional development and productive remote work.
• Access to multiple state-of-the-art LLMs.
• Institutional access to a range of major news outlets and publications.

• If the candidate receives a job offer from us, you will receive $1,000;
• If the candidate is still working with us after successfully passing their probationary period, you will receive a further $4,000, for a total of $5,000.