Cost Analyst/Estimator

3 weeks ago

Santa Monica, California, United States RAND Corporation Full time
Job Description

RAND Corporation is seeking highly motivated quantitative cost analysts and cost estimators to support its work across various research areas, including national security, homeland security, labor and population, education, health, criminal and civil justice, environment, and other policy areas.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Contribute to the development of research approaches to solve complex government policy problems.
  • Execute key project tasks, such as data collection, data or policy analysis, tool design, and other analytic tasks, within an area of substantive training or experience required by the research project.
  • Apply a broad range of analytically rigorous, quantitative and/or qualitative research tools, methods, and skills to support complex research activities and/or research project management needs.
  • Assist in communicating the results of research to decision-makers through documents, PowerPoint briefings, and other media.

Qualifications:

  • Demonstrated technical or methodological skills, and/or domain knowledge in cost analysis or estimation.
  • Certification as a Professional Cost Estimator/Analyst.
  • Experience using system engineering techniques for estimating costs of hardware and/or software acquisition and support.
  • Knowledge of cost databases or other data sources.
  • Experience creating cost estimates and performing cost uncertainty analyses to support AoAs, BCAs, benefit-cost analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis, or budget justification processes.
  • Experience conducting state regulatory impact analyses.
  • Strong understanding of the regulatory process and economic analyses needed to support federal government policy decision-making.

Education Requirements:

A Master's degree with at least 2 years of relevant professional experience, or bachelor's degree with at least 5 years of relevant professional experience, is required. Candidates with degrees in engineering, operations research, applied mathematics, economics, statistics, epidemiology, finance, physical sciences, or related fields are preferred.

Experience:

Relevant professional experience should demonstrate the applicant's ability to execute cost analysis using analytically rigorous methods.

Security Clearance:

Some projects may require a U.S. security clearance. U.S. citizenship is required to obtain and maintain a government security clearance.

Location:

Santa Monica, CA; Washington, DC; Pittsburgh, PA; Boston, MA; Offsite work arrangements will be considered.

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