Geoeconomics & Financial Intelligence Scientist

Arena Technical Resources, LLC (ATR); Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 170,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Arena Technical Resources, LLC (ATR) in Bethesda, MD is seeking a Financial Intelligence Scientist to support government research programs focused on high‑risk, high‑payoff initiatives. The role requires advanced degrees and deep expertise in geoeconomics, financial intelligence methods, and program management to coordinate efforts across government, academia, and industry partners.

You will assist with lifecycle activities from source selection through transition, ensuring compliance with

Qualifications

• Advanced degree (MA/PhD) in economics, finance, political science, or quantitative social science.
• 2+ years in international economics or related fields.
• Geoeconomics, supply chain, sanctions regimes, FDI, economic coercion.
• Expertise in financial intelligence methodologies.
• Experience supporting CFT/AML missions.
• Knowledge of BSA/AML, OFAC sanctions, export controls, CFIUS.
• Ability to translate concepts into actionable insights for R&D.
• 1 year managing multi-disciplinary research or T&E programs.
• 1 year creating program plans and milestones.
• 1 year using evaluation techniques.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate across government, academic, and industry research teams.
• Review and assess technical deliverables, milestones, and evaluation results.
• Track risks, dependencies, and integration issues across performers.
• Prepare reports, technical summaries, and briefings for senior leadership.
• Serve as a liaison between performers, Test & Evaluation contributors, government and transition partners.
• Provide support for program related requirements for systems integration, design, development, modeling and simulation, data analytics and architecture design.
• Stay current on advances in technologies relevant to the research programs and perform technical studies as requested.
• Provide technical support and expertise on new concepts relevant to the program managers.
• Support the evaluation of Seedling concepts.

Skills

Geoeconomics

Financial intelligence

Program management

Quantitative modeling

Red team analysis

AML/CFT experience

Data analysis

Education

Master’s or PhD in Economics / Data Science / Applied Mathematics

Job description

Arena Technical Resources, LLC (ATR) in Bethesda, MD is seeking a Financial Intelligence Scientist to support government research programs focused on high‑risk, high‑payoff initiatives. The role requires advanced degrees and deep expertise in geoeconomics, financial intelligence methods, and program management to coordinate efforts across government, academia, and industry partners.

You will assist with lifecycle activities from source selection through transition, ensuring compliance with