Opportunities at the JAIC

INTRODUCTION

The Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) was established to enable the Military Departments and Services, Joint Staff, Combatant Commands (CCMDs), Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), and other DoD Components, to serve on a Cross-Functional Team (CFT) to swiftly introduce new capabilities and effectively experiment with new operational concepts in support of DoD's warfighting missions and business functions with the overarching goal of accelerating the delivery of AI-enabled capabilities, scaling the Department-wide impact of AI, and synchronizing DoD AI activities to expand Joint Force advantages. A CFT is an inter-disciplinary team including military officers, acquisition officials, and technical experts.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) is looking for a Policy Technical Expert for the development and deployment of a DoD-wide strategies and policies that facilitates the adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities across integrating AI products into critical defense mission areas. In this role, you would serve as a Technical Advisor for the development of strategies policies, programs, and partnerships to further the DoD’s artificial intelligence mission.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serve as a Technical Advisor for the development of strategies policies, programs, and partnerships to further the DoD’s artificial intelligence mission.
• Leverage best practices from industry and academia, to provide thought leadership, technical advisement and consultation to the JAIC for the development and coordination of innovative strategies, policies, and initiatives advance National and DoD artificial intelligence objectives.
• Maintain cognizance of relevant public policy artificial intelligence trends and developments.
• Analyze complex and highly visible legislative and regulatory changes that have an impact on the Department’s artificial intelligence mission, accounting for issues such as technical feasibility, regulatory limitations, and intangible political considerations for DoD and national mission initiatives.
• Provide technical recommendations and guidance for responding to complex artificial intelligence issues.
• Develop reports that reflect an in-depth analysis and interpretation of policy matters involving relevant data science, and artificial intelligence issues.
• Present expert analysis, as well as advice to senior leadership on the impact of highly visible or controversial artificial intelligence policy actions.
• Provide technical expertise and advisement for the development and coordination of DoD issuances, Secretary of Defense guidance memoranda and provides input to other strategic documents, such as Defense Planning Guidance, on artificial intelligence technical policy, ethics, standards, and other issues as appropriate.
• Provide technical expertise for the development of policies governing technical standards for AI in the areas of data management, Artificial intelligence safety, security, assurance, test and evaluation, and verification and validation of algorithms.
• Develop and coordinates DoD positions in support of interagency policy meetings on matters pertaining to artificial intelligence and machine learning, including White House-led meetings.
• Build linkages and fosters joint projects and efforts of mutual interest across the Government, Academia, and Industry.
• Serve as a technical expert in AI technical standards working groups across the DoD, US interagency, and the international community.
• Perform other duties as may be assigned by the JAIC Deputy Director and Directorate Director.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

• Demonstrated knowledge of and experience addressing current artificial intelligence public policy trends and issues across Industry and/or Academia.
• Expert knowledge of artificial intelligence and data science concepts, methodology, techniques, and technologies.
• Demonstrated leadership and collaboration with a wide range of internal and external senior level/key officials across Industry and Academia on complex and controversial issues concerning artificial intelligence and machine learning programs.
• An exceptionally strong understanding of relevant Artificial Intelligence developments in industry, academia, government, with our allies and partners, and with our adversaries. Ability to apply this understanding to inform DoD artificial intelligence and machine learning strategies, roadmaps, policies, and key decisions.
• Preferred industry executive-level experience leading the coordination of strategy, policy development and implementation of Enterprise-wide artificial intelligence and machine learning initiatives.
• Must be a US Citizen with the ability to obtain a DoD SECRET-level security clearance within 12-months of hire and be eligible to be updated to the TS/SCI level.
• Technical degree is required, must include transcripts in application package in order to be considered. 

EDUCATION

• Bachelors Degree in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Mathematics, Operations Research, or related field.

TO APPLY

Please submit a detailed application package (cover letter/statement of interest, resume, and unofficial transcripts) and inquires to the JAIC Hiring Box at: osd.JAIC-Hiring@mail.mil