Senior Innovation Acquisition Analyst

Apogee is seeking an Innovation Senior Acquisition Analyst professional to work with the Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Special Operations Forces (ISR & SOF) Directorate.

This is a full-time position located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB), OH.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert-level issue resolution, programmatic and technical recommendation support.
• Assist with innovation activities in helping to achieve desired program & Directorate outcomes by better leveraging resources; aligning activities across the enterprise; driving a more innovative internal culture at every level; and building stronger, more effective partnerships with the DoD innovation community / defense industrial base.
• Maintain currency as it pertains to related internal and external innovation activities, as well as representing the organization during engagements with USAF, DoD, industry and other related organizations.
• Apply knowledge of DoD innovation acquisition processes, program management philosophy, policies/procedures and analytical methods.
• Assist in strengthening communication networks, coordination, organizational and planning expertise to technical and acquisition efforts across a broad spectrum of disciplines in order to effectively assist in the implementation of innovation activities.
• Provide expertise to support increasing awareness to expand rapid acquisition capability, eliminate unproductive processes and bureaucracy for next-generation acquisition, reduce cycle time for new efforts and ensure sound investments and transitions.
• Assist in milestone planning, tracking, scheduling, briefing preparation and staff coordination, metric assessment and roadmap development.
• Provide advisory and draft documentation support to the CVO for the creation of decision documentation, support to program briefings, assistance in scheduling management, and participation in an advisory role in management reviews and coordination of activities leading to milestone reviews.
• Assist in creating, updating, and maintaining innovation strategies, processes, best practices and tools that comprise the Innovation program.
• Provide technological support to build and adjust dashboards, flows and other technology-related actions to help drive innovative processes / solutions for the ISR & SOF enterprise, resulting in faster, better decision making and warfighter capability acquisition support.
• Assist the CVO in shaping ISR and SOF acquisitions to support warfighter requirements, DoD and Air Force innovation initiatives.
• Develop tools, techniques and procedures for effective management of directorate acquisition efforts and reporting requirements.

Qualifications

Minimum Experience:

Citizenship: Must be a US citizen
Clearance: Have and be able to maintain a Top-Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility
Education: High School Diploma
Years of Experience: Fifteen (15) or more years' of directly related experience; to include eight (8) years of DoD experience
Additional Experience:

• Experience supporting Joint weapon systems acquisition programs (highly desired)
• Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:
Clearance: TS/SCI
Education: Bachelor's Degree
Years' of Experience: Twelve (12) or more years' of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline; to include five (5) years of DoD experience; OR,

• Master's degree with ten (10) or more years' experience; to include five (5) years of DoD experience

Additional Experience:

• Acquisition Professional Development Program Level II Certification
• Experience as Program Element Monitor/Resource Officer
• Experience developing Future Years Defense Program budgets

Additional Information:
Location: This position is located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) in Dayton, Ohio.
On-site: Full-time onsite
Travel: Conus travel up to 10% may be required