Junior Policy Analyst

Weems Design Studio, Inc. has an opening for a Junior Policy Analyst to support our federal government client at HHS/ASPR in support of the Office of Strategy, Policy, and Strategy (OSPR).

OSPR's is tasked with the creation and implementation of policies, strategies, and requirements that focuses on preventing, preparing for, and responding to the adverse health effects of public health emergencies and disasters. The Jr. Policy Analyst will support the Director of OSPR's Policy Division.

The Junior Policy Analyst will :

Aid in the assessment and analysis of policies options related to:

• National Health Security
• Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) health threats
• Medical Countermeasures (MCM) development, acquisition, and utilization
• Emergency preparedness, response, mitigation, and recovery
• Climate change adaptation, resilience, health equity, and the needs of at-risk populations; and
• Emergent public health threats and natural or human-caused health emergencies

In addition, the Junior Policy Analyst will:

• Assist with interdepartmental clearance of high-level policy and technical documents including submission of documents for review, addressing comments and edits, and obtaining appropriate signatures.
• Study a range of mission-critical issues to support development of congressional testimony and briefing materials and other writing projects (e.g., journal commentary, scientific publications).
• Support the development of talking points and slides for presentations, speeches, and leadership briefs.
• Support the preparation of complete and accurate meeting summaries expeditiously; these may include meetings of subject matter experts and/or senior program managers.
• Support studies and analyses on health-related emergency preparedness and response issues, including pandemic flu preparedness and response activities and CBRN threats.
• Assist with managing interagency tracking of policies and activities implemented by ASPR, including appropriate records management in the ASPR wide electronic filing system and development of progress presentations or briefings both within the federal government and for external stakeholders.
• Support ASPR federal advisory committee operations through literature review, environmental scans, organization of advisory committee meetings, preparation of presentations, note-taking, support to complete documentation and complete requirements, and meeting and recommendations report development.
• Support writing/editing efforts including but not limited to a broad range of materials such as white papers, policy decision papers, factsheets, congressional reports, and responses to congressional, secretarial, or public inquiry.
• Support other managerial, scientific, technical, or administrative activities relevant to public health and

Qualifications/Experience:

• Bachelors Degree
• 2 -5 years of Relevant Experience
• Strong Writing Skills

Please note that the Federal Government is in a back to work (in office) posture.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $75,000.00 - $85,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Washington, DC 20024 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Washington, DC 20024: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Washington, DC 20024

Salary : $75,000 - $85,000