Business Systems Analyst

AMERICAN SYSTEMS

Business Systems Analyst providing analytical support for USG initiatives involving technology, funding, and protection measures. Engaging with industry and academia to enhance national security innovation.

Posted 6/6/2026full-timeAlexandria • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $155,000 - $175,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide analytic support to identify opportunities to employ USG protection measures such as export control and to counter undesirable foreign direct investment practices.
Support the development of new model and analytical assessment capabilities and generate new tools to evaluate new policy options that involve S&T promotion and protection practices with USG partners.
Provide analytic support to identify opportunities to leverage commercial and US Government (USG) funding and capital mechanisms such as venture capital, Defense Production Act, innovation funding, and guaranteed buys to transition early-stage National Security Innovation Base (NSIB) technology to mature force capability.
Provide analytic support to identify opportunities to leverage US Government (USG) authorities to promote technology competitiveness and mature force capability.
Provide analytic capability to identify opportunities to influence intellectual capital development in academia, laboratories, and small startups that are components of the NSIB.
Engage with academia, industry, international allies and partners, and the broader research and development community to ensure alignment with DoD and USG S&T priorities.
Develop written analysis, presentations and other products for technology demonstrations, evaluations, and transitions.
Provide in-depth scientific and technical all-source analysis of critical and emerging technologies and support efforts to assess, map, and measure domestic and international development of critical and emerging technologies.
Support development and implementation of strategic inter-DoD and inter- USG department & agency plans supporting the protection of DoD investments in technology development, including biotechnology and other critical and emerging technologies.
Maintain up-to-date understanding of the evolving domestic and international critical and emerging technology landscape.
Support domestic competition and advantage in critical and emerging technologies.

Requirements

What you’ll need

BS related STEM fields or MBA preferred
11 years of relevant experience
Top Secret Clearance (SCI Eligible)
U.S. Citizenship Required for the purposes of obtaining/holding a U.S. security clearance
Experience in providing expert advice, advocacy, guidance, reporting, documentation, outreach, and engagement (nationally and internationally) with external organizations and interagency USG partners
Experience in providing analytic scientific and technical support to USG S&T protection and promotion efforts
Experience conducting all-source analysis in scientific and technical emerging technology areas
Experience in communicating scientific information to and working closely with USG stakeholders to contribute to strategic planning for emerging technology protection and promotion.

Benefits

Comp & perks

healthcare benefits
paid leave
retirement plans
insurance programs
education and training assistance

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Hard Skills & Tools

analytic supportall-source analysisscientific analysistechnical analysisemerging technologiestechnology evaluationpolicy analysisdata analysisstrategic planningtechnology transition

Soft Skills

communicationengagementadvocacyguidancereportingdocumentationoutreachcollaborationalignmentinfluence

Certifications

Top Secret ClearanceSCI Eligible