Job Description

Apogee Solutions, a Woman-Owned Small Business, is seeking a Senior Data Analysts to support the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Science and Technology at the Pentagon. Qualified candidates must have a DOD SECRET clearance.

The Senior Data Analyst is responsible for providing data analytics and reporting support. DASD S&T is a part of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD R&E) and is responsible for fostering innovation and providing unparalleled technical expertise and dominance for the DOD. OUSD R&E oversees science and technology research programs, manages laboratories and research institutions, and engages with industry and academia.

The Senior Data Analyst will:

• Oversee the importing, exporting, and extracting of data from internal and external databases to create reports that show statistical trends of small business performance.
• Perform quality control procedures to ensure reliability and integrity of data being generated.
• Establish, monitor, and report quantitative and qualitative metrics on an as-needed basis to measure Defense Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Office Programs’ success over time against set goals.
• Write narrative descriptions of lessons learned to improve the Defense SBIR / STTR Program Office and DOD SBIR and STTR Programs and their impact on the DOD capabilities.
• Generate quarterly, annual, and non-recurring reports for the Defense SBIR / STTR Program Office’s reporting requirements to the SBA regarding information related to the DOD SBIR and STTR Programs.
• Develop briefs and talking points for use by the Defense SBIR / STTR Program, DASD S&T and OUSD R&E leadership with internal and external audiences.

Required Experience:

• Active DOD SECRET clearance
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited academic institution in Data Science, Computer Science, Information Technology, Economics, Information Systems, Statistics, Applied Math, Business Administration, or another related field
• 5 years of professional experience providing data analysis and reporting support and 1 year of experience supporting a SBIR / STTR Program Office with data analytics and reporting
• Working knowledge of importing, exporting, and extracting data from internal and external databases and quality control procedures to ensure reliability and integrity of data

Desired Experience:

• Master’s degree from an accredited academic institution in Data Science, Computer Science, Information Technology, Economics, Information Systems, Statistics, Applied Math, Business Administration, or another related field
• Working knowledge of budget preparation, execution, and tracking as well as financial management, analysis, and reporting
• Experience with software engineering, social media analytics, business analysis, and other data-centered domains as well as SQL or non-SQL databases and with using web service Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)
• Familiarity with translating statistical data into useful information for decision making

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