Senior Strategy Analyst

Overview:

Draper is an independent, nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge, MA. The 2,000+ employees of Draper tackle important national challenges with a promise of delivering successful and usable solutions. From military defense and space exploration to biomedical engineering, lives often depend on the solutions we provide. Our multidisciplinary teams of engineers and scientists work in a collaborative environment that inspires the cross-fertilization of ideas necessary for true innovation. For more information about Draper, visit www.draper.com.

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Job Description:

Duties/Responsibilities

• Serves as a key advisor and strategist, providing critical support and guidance to Strategy team.
• Provide subject matter expertise in strategic initiatives, principles, and ideas in support of national security activities.
• Work with Chief Security Officer (CSO), Finance, and COO to support CAPEX planning and execution.
• Partner with CSO in managing day to day tracking, planning, and execution of NBC meetings, decisions, and implementation.
• Work with CSO to develop strategic plans, including market assessment, portfolio analysis, and competitive intelligence to inform investment decisions.
• Direct essential activities as the point of contact for the Strategy team including, orchestrating strategic leadership off-sites, coordinating Town Hall meetings, managing weekly leadership discussions, campus engagement activities and convening focused sessions for targeted action and problem-solving.
• Monitor and analyze Department of War (DoW) budget cycles (PB/POM), policy documents (NDS, NMS), and Joint Staff initiatives to align company strategy with military needs.
• Supports the tracking of CSO metrics and objectives and supports planning and execution of priority activities across the CSO team.
• Develop staff products, briefing material, decision memoranda and correspondence for CSO and senior leaders.
• Supports the day-to-day planning, management, and execution of strategy organization financial activity to include tracking of expenses, contracts, and cost projections.
• Coordinate across internal functional organizations and external stakeholders to synchronize inputs and meet suspense requirements.
• Represents the organization on projects and may perform in project leadership role and/or may provide guidance on activities of lower-level personnel.
• Attend and manage events internal and external to Draper

Skills/Abilities

• Strong knowledge of DoD organizational structure and processes
• Prior experience analyzing defense technologies and budgets
• Expert ability to synthesize complex information and communicate clearly in written and oral form.
• Strong understanding of federal policy development, staffing processes and decision support practices.
• Ability to operate in fast-paced environment with limited guidance.
• Demonstrated skill in stakeholder engagement, coordination and consensus building.

Education

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Master's degree preferred.

Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of experience working in defense industry or with the defense department supporting strategic initiatives.

Additional Job Description:

Applicants selected for this position will be required to obtain and maintain a government security clearance.

Current in scope Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility is required.

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