Sr. Research Analyst

Responsibilities

• Supports the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering’s (OUSD(R&E’s)) Joint Acquisition Protection and Exploitation Cell (JAPEC).
• Collaborates with Law Enforcement (LE) and Counterintelligence (CI) organizations and ARLIS personnel.
• Serves as a Senior Researcher on the JAPEC team in the OUSD(R&E's) Office of Science & Technology Program Protection.
• Conducts collaboration with LE and CI organizations, onsite USG clients, and DoD leadership at the Mark Center and Pentagon.
• Responds to emergent requests for technology risk assessments, synthesizing information from diverse sources to inform recommendations for enhanced protection of the DoD’s critical technologies and programs.
• Takes the initiative to proactively seek out and engage with intelligence, security, academia, and government personnel to collect key data and sources to inform assessments.
• Supports the development of complex gap analyses and risk matrices for high-value dual-use or military technologies to identify opportunities to maintain, and potentially increase, U.S. technological advantage.

Qualifications

• PhD in a STEM field pertaining to the OUSD(R&E) Critical Technology Areas of Applied Artificial Intelligence, Biomanufacturing, Contested Logistics Technologies, Quantum and Battlefield Information Dominance, Scaled Hypersonics, and Scaled Directed Energy.
• Active Top Secret Clearance with SCI eligibility.
• 5+ years of experience.
• Experience conducting in-depth technical and security risk assessments through literature research and data evaluation.
• Experience working with an interdisciplinary team of experts that collectively implement and recommend security features for the nation’s most pertinent technology.
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Proficiency with computers, search-functionality, databases, and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Able to work fully onsite based on client needs.
• Desired: Experience working on an inter-governmental Task Force or with the DoD Intelligence/Counterintelligence Community. Demonstrated ability to work from high-level, limited, and evolving guidance to produce timely and effective results. Ability to work both independently and with personnel from multiple organizations. Familiarity with DoD technology development and acquisition policies.

Pay

Salary range: $160k – $200k