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MITRE’s Office of Secretary of Defense, Research and Advanced Capabilities Development Department is seeking an experienced strategic assessment subject matter expert to support wargaming, modeling and simulation exercises in support of a broad set of existing sponsors in the OUSD R&E, with its missions in Science and Technology, joint operations, prototyping, experimentation, and rapid transition, closely collaborating with the Armed Services, the Joint Staff, and the Combatant Commands on more mature technology.

Roles & Responsibilities:

This position is for a principal strategist and analyst defining future operational strategy, work shaping of MITRE’s projects, and sponsor engagement. This role involves analysis of national defense strategies, supporting programs with allies and partners, and leading teams to successful outcomes. A successful candidate will be able to understand strategic opportunities and bridge the gap between MITRE’s technical depth and the Department of Defense operational and tactical imperatives.

Responsibilities include:

+ Work with the Project Leads, MITRE OSD Program Leadership, and USD (R&E) government leadership to shape the MITRE work program and customer strategy.

+ Maintain a thorough understanding of the customer's mission, environment and critical challenges and align MITRE tasks and capabilities to support their most critical outcomes.

+ Assist in identifying, improving the quality of, and ensuring the delivery of data-driven technical products in partnership with the individual task leads to support achievement of critical customer goals and outcomes.

+ Assisting sponsors across OSD with strategic analysis of future concepts and assessing trends to support defense planning and investments.

+ Producing data-driven reports, recommendations and products to inform decisions by senior DoD customers.

+ Working across government agencies to align stakeholder needs and achieve impactful outcomes in national security, research and development, and international cooperation.

Basic Qualifications:

+ Typically requires a minimum of 10 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 8 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 5 years’ experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.

+ Must have expertise and experience in at least one of the following areas:

+ Future Warfare

+ Multi-Domain Operations

+ Electronic warfare

+ Wargaming

+ Contested Logistics

+ Net Assessments

+ Military platforms and weapons

+ Demonstrated/proven ability to provide objective solutions and recommendations that directly address customer challenges and priorities

+ Prior leadership or principal investigator experience

+ Strong written and verbal communication skills

+ Active TS/SCI

+ This position requires a minimum of 4 days a week on-site.

Preferred Qualifications:

+ Master’s degree with 10+ years of related experience

+ Ability to build and maintain trusted advisor relationships with customers and key stakeholders

+ Experience with National Defense Strategy Development, including military, economic and political understanding to inform investments, priorities and decisions.

+ Demonstrated impactful leadership of teams

+ Experience working with high-level DoD officials

This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):

Top Secret/SCI

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):

Top Secret/SCI

Work Location Type:

Onsite

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local or international law. For further information please visit the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission website Know Your Rights Poster (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights\_10\_20.pdf) .

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