Business and Operations Management Support Program Analyst

The Mission Concepts and Capabilities (MCC) division of Applied Research Associates, Inc (ARA) is seeking a Business and Operations Management Support Program Analyst to provide executive‑level support to the Department of War Science and Technology front office.  This role emphasizes Congressional reporting, legislative tracking, and analysis of programmatic impacts arising from legislation.

 The analyst will develop decision‑quality materials, coordinate congressional and legislative products, support senior‑leader engagements, and manage cross‑DoW correspondence and documentation.

 This hybrid Mark Center role requires on‑site work, with at least one day per week in the office.  The successful candidate will have very strong communication and analytical skills, five years of recent experience, a business degree, and a Secret clearance.

What You’ll Do:


* Analyze program plans, identifying risks, and recommend alternatives.


* Create new processes and recommend business process improvements.


* Develop decision‑quality briefs, talking points, and written materials for various audiences.



* Aggregate, review, and verify component inputs for congressional testimony and responses to questions for the record.


* Track congressional marks and analyze legislative information.


* Assist in developing and coordinating responses to congressional inquiries and statutory reporting requirements.


* Develop and disseminate implementation status reports and program metrics.


* Support senior leader engagements and cross-DoW coordination, serving as a liaison between senior executives, technical directors, and key stakeholders.


* Develop congressional correspondence, memos, white papers, briefings, reports, testimony, and responses to questions for the record.


* Coordinate inputs with subject matter experts, Legislative Affairs, General Counsel, and other offices.


* Research and analyze legislation to assess programmatic and operational impacts to S&T efforts.

 

Required Qualifications:


* Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in a relevant technical field or business.


* Minimum of 5 years recent and relevant experience.


* Secret security clearance.


* Excellent written and oral communication skills, unstructured verbal interactions, briefings, and meeting moderation.


* Excellent Word, Powerpoint, and Excel skills.


* Demonstrated experience in conceiving and implementing new projects with no pre-existing process, and with limited to no direct guidance from the client or supervisor.


* Demonstrated ability to meet short turnaround timeliness and perform in high-pressure environments.


* Ability to develop decision-quality materials for leadership with internal and external audiences, ranging in sizes from a few individuals to hundreds.


* Demonstrated ability to analyze legislation and assess programmatic impacts.

 

Desired Qualifica...