Total 10 Science / R&D / Research job vacancies in Client Site - USA - TX - Arlington - 4101 Viridian Village Dr

• Develop and defend assessment reports internally to the Office of the Army Deputy Chief of Staff (Operations and Plans).
• Serve as representative in liaison with other team members for such purposes as exchanging techniques, technical information/ideas and collaborating on projects.
• Communicate findings via clear and concise written and graphic representations appropriate for audiences internal and external to the Army.
• Develop linear or multivariate programming models to optimize development projections.
• Ensure appropriate statistical tests are performed accurately on data.
• Develop mathematical, statistical, and other automated system models for identification and analysis of data.
• Identify and evaluate cost and budgetary factors that impact various programs and weighs cost relationships when developing models and alternative solutions.
• Analyze and evaluate advanced proposals to satisfy program and mission objectives.

As a CONTRACT SPECIALIST GS-1102-13/14, some of your typical work assignments may include:

• Serve as the principal acquisition advisor to technical clients, providing expertise on use of Other Transactions in non-procurement and prototyping situations.
• Active involvement in the acquisition planning process, adapting to each technical offices varying internal processes, management and communication styles and personalities while reviewing and assessing requirements and developing the most appropriate, streamlined, and efficient acquisition strategy.
• Serve as a contracting officer, a grants officer, or an agreements officer with specified negotiation authority for assigned technical programs across technical offices and acquisitions.
• Assess and resolve complex pre-award issues including evaluating contractor technical and financial capability and perform cost analysis, negotiating subcontracting issues including utilization of small disadvantaged businesses as sub-contractors, and reinterpreting policies to apply to new or changing circumstances.
• Independently monitor contract performance, changes, deliverables, schedules, & financial status.
• Serves as the principal acquisition representative for a primary technical office, but also assists DARPA's technical offices in matters related to acquisitions and assistance.
• Inform senior management of significant actions, anticipated acquisition strategies and potential issues requiring management and/or General Counsel involvement.
• Manage workload and perform contract management using a host of electronic tools.
• Maintain continuous learning through training courses, professional activities, attendance at conferences, and speaking to maintain DoD education requirements.

As a OPERATIONS RESEARCH ANALYST at the GS-1515-11 some of your typical work assignments may include:

• Designs, plans, research, performs, and supports modeling and simulation-based warfighting proficiency analyses spanning U.S., ally, and partner warfighting plans, options, concepts, and capabilities.
• Conducts directed warfighting analytics in accordance with Defense Priorities.
• Assesses warfighting proficiency (at mission and campaign levels) to evaluate, enhance, and advise on warfighting courses of action, joint warfighting capability mixes, and to develop detailed mission and campaign-level warfighting recommendations for Combatant Command planning, exercise, and experimentation staffs.
• Designs, develops, research, operates, and maintains mission and campaign-level databases and data analysis tools that underpin studies within the division and across the DoD analytic community.
• Supports principals and senior technical advisers on operational campaign effectiveness and warfighting proficiency.

As a Security Specialist at the GS-0080-15 some of your typical work assignments may include:

• Determines and recommends to the Director, the nature and scope of the DARPA security and intelligence missions.
• Participates in revising program plans in light of changing DoD and DARPA policies, missions, and major operational doctrines, and formulates changes in policy and programs to ensure overall responsiveness of the national security and intelligence efforts to DARPA requirements.
• Exercises technical staff surveillance and control over the DARPA security, intelligence, and emergency management programs throughout all elements of DARPA.
• Monitors selective issues invested with the highest priority and/or sensitivity on a day-to-day basis.
• Directs actions to ensure that risks are identified, measures are designed, and actions are scheduled to facilitate the secure execution of DARPA projects while also countering vulnerabilities resulting from DARPA's dependence on information systems to accomplish its mission and to protect a wide range of sensitive and highly valuable assets.

• Provides objective, timely advice, and operational and resource assessments underpinned by analytics to inform the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process including POM development, PBR cycle, Deputy’s Management Action Group.
• Integrates analytic insights spanning policy, requirements, and resources to inform strategy, investment, force management, and operational recommendations for decision.
• Develops, oversees, and implements the Army’s Analytic Plan each Fiscal Year in accordance with DepSecDef Analytic Guidance and in support of Army Senior Leader priorities impacting the Army enterprise
• Coordinates and collaborates within and across both the Army’s and DoD’s analytic enterprise to ensure the alignment and exchange of analytic assumptions, baselines, insights and findings

As a CONTRACT SPECIALIST GS-1102-13/14, some of your typical work assignments may include:

• Serve as the principal acquisition advisor to technical clients, providing expertise on use of Other Transactions in non-procurement and prototyping situations.
• Active involvement in the acquisition planning process, adapting to each technical offices varying internal processes, management and communication styles and personalities while reviewing and assessing requirements and developing the most appropriate, streamlined, and efficient acquisition strategy.
• Serve as a contracting officer, a grants officer, or an agreements officer with specified negotiation authority for assigned technical programs across technical offices and acquisitions.
• Assess and resolve complex pre-award issues including evaluating contractor technical and financial capability and perform cost analysis, negotiating subcontracting issues including utilization of small disadvantaged businesses as sub-contractors, and reinterpreting policies to apply to new or changing circumstances.
• Independently monitor contract performance, changes, deliverables, schedules, & financial status.
• Serves as the principal acquisition representative for a primary technical office, but also assists DARPA's technical offices in matters related to acquisitions and assistance.
• Inform senior management of significant actions, anticipated acquisition strategies and potential issues requiring management and/or General Counsel involvement.
• Manage workload and perform contract management using a host of electronic tools.
• Maintain continuous learning through training courses, professional activities, attendance at conferences, and speaking to maintain DoD education requirements.

As a Program Analyst (Resources) at the GS-0343-14 some of your typical work assignments may include:

• Providing financial management, program analysis, administrative guidance, and assistance to ensure sound and timely
  development of ongoing and proposed programs.
• Assisting in the budget formulation and justification process within the office.
• Ensuring the preparation of complete and well written Military Interdepartmental Purchase Requests (MIPRs) and Purchase
  Requests (PRs) for the initiation and/or continuation of research programs.
• Functioning as the focal point and Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) for office support contracts.
• Working as an analyst in conducting continuing analyses of one or more functional or program areas of office or DARPA
  acquisitions for the purpose of providing DARPA management, other federal agencies, contractors and congressional offices
  with financial and DARPA program information.

• You will manage the internal operations of the International Science Program, to include an internal battle rhythm for a worldwide Department, regular reporting and communications, knowledge management, and research project quality assurance.
• You will orchestrate the annual development and curation of the International Science Program Plan, feeding into the Global Engagement Plan (GEP).
• You will oversee the International Science Program’s Strategic Communication Plan, to include regular reporting and communications to flag/general officers and senior government officials.
• You will maintain regular channels of communications within the International Science Program, through formal and informal interaction, collaboration, and coordination with the Regional Chief Scientists and the Science Directors.
• You will establish new and strengthen existing relationships across ONR and the Naval Research and Development Establishment.
• You will represent the International Science Program in the absence of the Program Manager and conduct other duties as assigned by the International Science Program Manager.

• You will assist in managing and directing the work of 23 Science Advisors that are deployed to operational fleet/ force commands across the globe.
• You will facilitate, coordinate, track and monitor SA program activities.
• You will conceive, organize plans, and assist in the execution of SA program events.
• You will monitor and strengthen relationships and collaboration across Naval resourcing, acquisition, development, and operational organizations.
• You will represent the SA program office in meetings and events.

As a OPERATIONS RESEARCH ANALYST at the GS-1515-14 some of your typical work assignments may include:

• Provides advice and analysis to senior staff and managers within the Joint Staff, Combatant Commands, and Services, regarding operational issues of major importance to the Department of Defense (DoD) for joint capability development and implementation.
• Leads matrixed personnel involved in major analysis, assessments, and evaluations in support of joint capability development and implementation for senior staff.
• Identifying and integrating related projects or initiatives; identifying issues in need of remediation; conducting
  cost benefit analyses; identifying alternative operational approaches to solving future joint warfighting challenges
• Performs analyses for difficult-to-define, futurist, innovative and new approaches, functions, or processes with major impact on the development of capabilities required by the future Joint Force.
• Performs tasks assigned through use of the Electronic Task Management System (ETMS) to include development of staff packages, documenting proper processing procedures, and the importance of meeting internal and external suspense time frames.