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NewST0601CHIEF SCIENTIST/SCIENTIFIC ADVISOR TO AF/SGMRL26-19222Department of the Air Force HeadquartersDepartment of the Air ForceFalls Church, VirginiaDetails

What it asks for

TQ 1Demonstrated technical leadership and senior-level scientific expertise in formulating, integrating, and implementing comprehensive medical research, development, and acquisition (RDA) strategies and oversight processes across complex Air Force, joint, and interagency organizations

TQ 2Demonstrated superior technical leadership in health, medical or biomedical sciences, demonstrated by a proven record of leading advanced research initiatives and bridging scientific innovation with operational applications and the transition of research knowledge, clinical applications, technologies, or materiel solutions into operationally relevant capabilities

The work

  • The Chief Scientist and Scientific Advisor to the Air Force Surgeon General (AF/SG) serves as the primary scientific, technical, and acquisition strategy authority for the Air Force Medical Service (AFMS).
  • Operating at the nexus of military operational medicine, advanced biomedical technology, interagency health governance, and defense acquisition, the incumbent is charged with informing, integrating, and implementing a comprehensive Defense Health Program (DHP)-funded Research, Development, and Acquisition (RDA) strategy and oversight process.
  • The fundamental mandate of this role is to translate evolving operational aerospace and joint warfighter health challenges into actionable, scientifically sound, and fiscally disciplined research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) programs.
  • These programs must seamlessly transition knowledge and materiel capabilities into operational Air Force and joint military medical units.
  • The position requires a rare combination of executive-level scientific acumen, deep familiarity with the Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition ecosystem, and authoritative leadership across complex military and interagency corporate structures.
  • The Chief Scientist ensures that every dollar allocated across multiple appropriation streams delivers validated, technologically mature, and doctrinally integrated solutions that maximize airman and guardian survivability, performance, and lethality.

Salary$151,662 to $209,600 per year

Who may applyOpen to the public

ECQ frameworkNot stated in the announcement

Application format2-page resume

ClearanceSensitive Compartmented Information

TeleworkTelework eligible

RelocationExpenses paid

DisclosurePublic financial disclosure required

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