Medical Subject Matter Expert I - NIDHC

Join the HJF Team!

HJF is seeking a Medical Subject Matter Expert I to leverage medical and scientific subject matter expertise to provide support for one or more functional areas. These support activities may include such activities as scientific pursuits, research investigations, business development proposal writing and education and training support of technical/medical content areas.

This position will be in support of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) National Institute for Defense Health Cooperation (NIDHC).

The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine (HJF) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing military medicine. We serve military, medical, academic and government clients by administering, managing and supporting preeminent scientific programs that benefit members of the armed forces and civilians alike. Since its founding in 1983, HJF has served as a vital link between the military medical community and its federal and private partners. HJF's support and administrative capabilities allow military medical researchers and clinicians to maintain their scientific focus and accomplish their research goals.

• Hands-On Clinical Program Development: Directly author, build, and support deployment of evidence-based clinical protocols, medical guidelines, and standards of care. Serve as a primary and collaborative technical producer for the PBT program and 13+ other designated EMS and crash prevention tasks.
• Translation of Technical Data: Translate epidemiological, vehicle crash, and trauma registry data into finalized, actionable training curricula, operational blueprints, and national policy recommendations.
• Prehospital Blood Transfusion (PBT) Implementation Support: Provide experienced technical assistance to implementation partners who are establishing new prehospital blood programs. Assist with the design and troubleshooting of cold-chain logistics, blood bank validation protocols, regulatory compliance workflows, and training matrices for first responders and EMS agencies, where necessary.
• Scientific Content Generation: Author technical white papers, peer-reviewed manuscripts, executive briefings, and clinical decision-support tools. Ensure all written deliverables meet the highest standards of accuracy and scientific rigor.
• Field-Level Technical Support : Where appropriate, apply subject matter expertise to provide technical support to EMS/Fire departments, hospital trauma centers, and blood bank administrators to integrate and operationalize protocols, establish metrics, and validate field capability benchmarks.
• Data Quality and Surveillance Metrics: Design and guide execution of frameworks for clinical effectiveness measurement across crash interventions. Monitor trauma data integrity to iterate and optimize protocols in real-time.
• Interagency Collaboration: Serve as the technical, peer-to-peer counterpart to clinicians and scientists across the Departments of War, Transportation and Health and Human Services, and academic medical centers to ensure technical alignment on shared tasks.
• Review and Validation: Review and validate medical and scientific content in reports, plans, concept papers, and briefings to ensure technical accuracy and clinical relevance.
• Planning and Coordination: Support medical and operational planning for major initiatives, exercises, and response efforts, ensuring appropriate medical considerations are incorporated into plans and coordination activities.
• Other Duties as Assigned: May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned or directed by the supervisor. This may include attendance and participation in required training for the role.

Education and Experience

• Doctoral (PhD or M.D.) Degree: Clinical (e.g., MD, DO) or research (e.g., PhD, DrPH) doctorate degree preferred.
• Minimum of 10+ years of progressive experience in clinical, military operational, public health, or research roles required

Certifications/Licensure

• Board Certification Preferred: For clinicians, current or recent Board Certification in a relevant clinical specialty (e.g., Emergency Medicine, Trauma Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, or EMS Fellowship trained) is required to maintain peer-to-peer authority with federal and military medical stakeholders.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Scientific Experience: Demonstrated contributions to applied research and field operations through technical publication authorship, participation in scientific conferences and working groups, and critical thought leadership.
• PBT Program Experience: Documented experience developing and supervising a prehospital blood transfusion or whole blood program(s), ideally in more than one institution/jurisdiction, is preferred.
• Proven Technical Production: Demonstrated track record of authoring and implementing evidence-based clinical protocols for a public health system or research setting.
• Data Synthesis & Writing Fluency: Exceptional ability to synthesize complex clinical research data, trauma registries, and scientific literature into clear, highly technical written courses of action, including training and education materials, for both medical and non-medical leaders.
• Deep Understanding of Prehospital Processes: Advanced, practical knowledge of prehospital medicine, trauma systems, and the structural realities faced by civilian first responders and military medical personnel in austere environments.
• PBT Technical Expertise: Expertise in the logistics of blood product deployment outside of a hospital setting, including cold-chain verification, FDA/AABB regulations, and blood bank cross-matching infrastructure strongly preferred.
• Paramilitary & Interagency Navigation: Knowledge of military health systems, medical readiness concepts, and the ability to collaborate peer-to-peer with senior medical officers, federal scientists, and civilian healthcare executives.
• High-Quality Project Execution: Ability to meet tight deadlines and maintain scientific rigor while navigating changing federal priorities.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a T1 Public Trust Background Check.

Physical Capabilities

• Ability to stand or sit at a computer for prolonged periods

Work Environment

• This position will take place primarily in an office setting.

Compensation

The annual salary range for this position is $152,000-$200,000. Actual salary will be determined based on experience, education, etc.

Benefits

HJF offers a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on your health and well-being, from medical, dental, and vision coverage to health savings and retirement plans, and more.

Employment with HJF is contingent upon successful completion of a background check, which may include, but is not limited to, contacting your professional references, verification of previous employment, education and credentials, a criminal background check, and a department of motor vehicle (DMV) check if applicable. Any qualifications to be considered as equivalents, in lieu of stated minimums, require the prior approval of the Chief Human Resources Officer.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

Any qualifications to be considered as equivalents, in lieu of stated minimums, require the prior approval of the Chief Human Resources Officer.