Research Analyst

Key Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive technical and program management support by assisting with strategic planning, portfolio management, budgeting, technology roadmaps, performance metrics, milestone tracking, and alignment with Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of the Navy (DoN) science and technology priorities.
• Manage the full lifecycle of research and development programs by supporting proposal development, award administration, contract and grant documentation, deliverable tracking, performance monitoring, transition planning, data analysis, and maintenance of program records and repositories.
• Develop high-quality technical communications and executive-level products by preparing reports, briefings, budget exhibits, congressional responses, presentations, speeches, marketing materials, website content, and other documentation that effectively communicates program objectives, accomplishments, and impacts.
• Capture and document outcomes of program reviews, workshops, demonstrations, field experiments, and technical exchanges; capture action items and success stories; and facilitate communication among government, industry, and academic partners.
• Support innovation, collaboration, and knowledge management by identifying emerging technologies and transition opportunities, contributing to technical publications and presentations, developing technical concepts and funding strategies, maintaining classified and unclassified information in accordance with policy, and continuously enhancing program effectiveness through training and process improvement.

Required Qualifications

• Current TS-SCI security clearance required; ability to obtain a TS-SCI clearance within 12 months of hiring date is required.
• Education and relevant professional experience in engineering or related science research discipline required: PhD or ScD from an accredited college or university plus five (5) years of relevant work experience; Master’s Degree from an accredited college or university plus 10 years of relevant experience; Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university plus 20 years of relevant experience.
• Prior experience supporting the development of technologies that use AI/ML and advanced sensors to perceive the environment, make decisions, and act independently without direct human intervention highly desired.
• Demonstrated ability to assess technical materials and synthesize/summarize important information and/or briefly summarize the material.
• Demonstrated experience overseeing and participating in Field Experiments.
• Experience evaluating white papers and research proposals for scientific merit, innovative approach within the field, research method and statistical analysis approach and rigor.
• Demonstrated recent experience preparing contract and grant acquisition paperwork such as contract deliverables.
• Demonstrated recent experience in collecting, reporting, and archiving program deliverables, regulations, policy, guidance, legislations, laws, and Congressional language related to supported programs and systems.
• Demonstrated experience using data analytic and visualization techniques to present program milestones, funding profiles, research progression through different funding portfolios and potential transition paths.