Economic Security Analyst

SAIC is seeking an Economic Security Analyst to support our team of qualified, diverse, and highly motivated individuals supporting the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering (OUSW(R&E)). The qualified candidate will provide analytical support to S&T Program Protection Office, responsible for support the protection of critical and emerging technologies by evaluating mergers, acquisitions, exports, and foreign investment. The position is on site in Alexandria, VA.

Job duties include

• Identify business relationships such as contracts, licensing agreements, and board memberships to analyze; raw material acquisition, technology transfer and delivery, supply chain dynamics including sole source entities, reliance on foreign sources of manufacturing or raw materials, and patents related to DoW technology modernization areas.
• Analyze traditional and non-traditional supply chains to identify threats, vulnerabilities, and opportunities for exploitation.
• Business and social network analysis to illuminate networks of individuals, financial and non-financial business activities, technology trends, academic partnerships and research collaborations.
• Formulate risk mitigation strategies to address technology and technical stakeholder interests.
• Produce analytical and technical assessments for S&T PP and greater R&E programs, sometimes with short notice and ambiguous requirements.
• Refine and develop (as needed) SOPs, guides, and templates for conducting due diligence analysis across S&T PP programs.

Required Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance and US citizenship.
• Bachelors and ten (10) years or more of related experience; Masters and eight (8) years or more experience ; PhD or JD and five (5) years or more experience.
• Strong leadership, problem identification/resolution skills, flexibility, initiative, and a proven ability to work with Senior Executives efficiently and effectively.
• Expertise in export control policies and best practices.
• Advanced knowledge in emerging technology, industrial policy, and international affairs (preferably all three).
• Knowledge of the DoW acquisition processes, policies, and guidance.
• Analytic ability – must demonstrate ability to conduct technical analysis linking intelligence, acquisition, engineering/technical information. Analytic ability may be demonstrated with any combination of work products and education.
• Demonstrated ability to provide timely and accurate information to senior government officials in support of policy and management decisions.
• Experience using large language models (LLMs) to assist in daily work.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Proficient in MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.

Desired Qualifications

• Knowledge of DoW systems engineering practices, such as technology decomposition and criticality analysis.
• Knowledge of blue-mapping and supply chain risk management practices.
• Knowledge of Business Intelligence (BI) and social network analysis practices, tools, and processes.
• Knowledge of Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) organizational structures, functions, and communication protocols.
• Knowledge in one or more of the DoD technology modernization areas.
• Advanced analytical skills (such as R or Python).
• Post-graduate research experience and/or military experience.