COO R&D Security and Supply Chain Risk Advisor Opening #697

Job Title: COO R&D Security and Supply Chain Risk Advisor

Clearance: Public Trust Required upon application

Location:  Remote delivery: Yes; some travel anticipated; D.C. metro with hybrid delivery preferred

Education: Minimum degree: Bachelor’s degree in any field, preferably in STEM, Business, or International Studies/National Security

Roles and Responsibilities:

• • Provide support to the COO, as well as personnel from other offices and directorates throughout the agency, on matters related to R&D program security, to include processes, reviews, and risks
  • Prepare reports, briefs, and other documents and communications to convey security risk findings to internal and external stakeholders
  • Review documentation and leverage software tools and systems to assess the security risk of individuals, organizations, and programs

Requirements:

o    Minimum of 7 years of experience with supply chain risk assessments or similar risk-based reviews of suppliers and personnel including from prime, sub, or vendors and associated products, materials, or information supplied

o    General understanding of the R&D lifecycle, stages of research development and investment, and foreign ownership, control, or influence

o    Knowledge of tactics of adversaries in unwanted technology transfer

o    Team oriented with exceptional communication, writing, and organizational skills

o    Demonstrated professionalism, maturity, sound judgement, and excellent communication and interpersonal skills necessary for daily interactions with executive-level audiences in a dynamic, high-visibility support office environment

• Preferred Experience:

o    Higher Level Clearance

o    Experience in a R&D environment

o    Prior experience supporting ARPA-like programs (e.g., DARPA, IARPA, APRA-E) or U.S. DoD advanced development programs

o    Experience with reviews of proposed or current vendors for compliance with federal requirements regarding foreign ownership, control, or influence

o    Experience with supply chain risk management (SCRM) and Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS) reviews