Project Leader, OSD CAPE

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MITRE's Acquisition Studies & Analysis (ASA) Department seeks an accomplished, proactive staff member capable of serving as project leader and technical contributor for our work supporting the Office of the Secretary of War - Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (OSW-CAPE). This position oversees a 3-5 PTS program providing advanced modeling, simulation, and analysis (MS&A) to the lead agency for analytics within the Department of Defense. The department advances warfighter lethality, operational effectiveness, and acquisition acceleration for the Department of War. N221's mission-focused portfolio spans several business lines-Cyber, Electronic Warfare, Installation Resilience and Operational Energy, Industrial Base and Investments, Software and Digital Modernization, Threat and Risk Reduction, and Force Design Analysis and International.

Your primary role will be to engage with OSD CAPE Cross Portfolio Analysis Division to address their analytical capability and capacity shortfalls in addressing their most pressing analytical needs, central to which is the execution of the Strategic Portfolio Review process. Responsibilities include shaping, staffing, and managing a team of MITRE colleagues performing cutting edge MS&A, to include leveraging other types of expertise from across MITRE to address neewithin the CAPE studies. Work is performed at a minimum at the TS/SCI level.

This is an exciting opportunity to directly inform Department senior leadership on optimal allocation of future resources.

This position requires significant (40% or more) time in-person in classified spaces, on site at MITRE and/or at government facilities in the Washington DC area.

Responsibilities include:

• Being the primary MITRE interface to the project's sponsors : build/maintain trusted relationships with key government leaders and stakeholders.
• Being accountable for the overall execution of the project's work program : negotiate entry/exit of major tasks; onboarding of new staff; select Task Leaders, serve as their mentor/advisor, and provide performance feedback; maintain staff plans and budgets to ensure delivery within allocated resources; and ensure major milestones are met on time, within resources, and to sponsor expectations.
• Leading by example : personally contribute to (or lead the development of) one or more high impact project deliverables; long-term professional self-development to become/remain a credible MITRE voice on CAPE topics
• Establishing high quality of project deliverables , in consultation with the Department Chief Engineer: ensure delivered products lead to successful, impactful sponsor outcomes; review project deliverables and ensure appropriate peer review; and archive and appropriately share key deliverables.
• Bringing MITRE to bear for the project's sponsors : Support relevant strategic initiatives of MITRE and the Division/Department; and build partnerships between the project and other MITRE work programs, including our internal research & development program.

Basic Qualifications:

• Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 6 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD with 3 years' experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
• Active TS/SCI clearance
• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Ability to internally recruit, organize, supervise, and motivate teams of technical staff to execute task objectives.
• Consistent track record of generating relevant, impactful product deliverables (including definition, completion, and technical quality), in both an individual contributor and team setting.
• Strong understanding of the roles and functions of the various Title 10 components of DoD, the structure of OSD, of Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution, the spectrum of conflict, National Defense Strategy, and joint warfighting.
• Established expertise in military operations research, combat modeling and simulation, mathematical optimization, probabilistic reasoning, and statistical modeling, and in particular the communication of the results of this kind of work.
• Strong critical thinking, analytic, and problem-solving skills - comfortable working in dynamic settings where task objectives may evolve or need to be shaped, or creative solutions to task impediments must be identified.
• Excellent interpersonal and technical communication skills, with the ability to write technical reports, present briefings, and persuasively speak to audiences of all backgrounds, including executives or senior customers.
• Demonstrated ability to work in an interdisciplinary team environment, establish and leverage a diverse professional network, and integrate contributions from a variety of resources (people, tools, organizations).
• This position requires a minimum of 50% hybrid on-site presence.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Recent experience with successful technical studies management or technical leadership with Service impact.
• Prior FFRDC experience leading prototyping or analytical efforts and yielding impactful results at high levels of government.
• Senior military or government civilian experience.
• Strong grasp of the relevant capabilities, processes, missions, and challenges of one or more of the following domain areas:
  • Joint warfare
  • Electronic warfare
  • Campaign Analysis
  • Nuclear warfare
  • Counter-Drone

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

Salary compensation range and midpoint:
$155,200 - $194,000 - $232,800 Annual

Work Location Type:
Hybrid

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