Acquisition Strategist

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We're a not-for-profit corporation chartered to work for the public interest, with no commercial conflicts to influence our work.

Our R&D centers operate for the government, creating lasting impact in fields like cybersecurity, healthcare, aviation, defense, and enterprise transformation.

We offer competitive benefits, exceptional professional development opportunities, and a culture of innovation that values diversity, inclusion, flexibility, collaboration, and career growth.

• Provide full acquisition support to the IRS IT team, adhering to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and IRS policies.
• Conduct Federal Government acquisition lifecycle activities, focusing on creating contracts and supporting artifacts that provide best value to the government.
• Identify and define contracting requirements to support specific Federal Government acquisition activities.
• Develop acquisition strategies and plans, as well as studies and assessments that support acquisition and contracting activities.
• Perform independent validation and verification of government contracts.
• Recommend and support implementation of acquisition and contracting industry best practices.

• Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or a PhD with 3 years' experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
• BS or Master's in Economics, Finance, Business, Operations Research, Systems Engineering, or other engineering field.
• Experience with cost estimating, cost risk analysis, and/or budgeting and the CPIC process in defense, intelligence, and/or civil agencies.
• Significant experience providing pre- and post-award acquisition support, including market analysis, cost analysis, requirements, rough orders of magnitude, and contract changes.

Applicants selected for this position will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information or applicants who are eligible for security clearances.

ICEAA Certification or Defense Acquisition Workforce Initiative Act (DAWIA) certification desired.

Knowledge of IT Portfolio Investment management and CPIC processes of select, control, and analyze.

Knowledge of Technology Business Management (TBM) framework and potential solutions to aligning costs to services.

Ability to prioritize across multiple projects and handle diverse assignments simultaneously.