National Security Vetting & Supply Chain Analyst

Mission Technologies, a division of HII; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 96,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401(k) Savings Plan Options

Paid holidays and time off

Job summary

Mission Technologies, a division of HII, is seeking a SBIR/STTR Due Diligence Specialist to support the Office of National Security. The role focuses on identifying and assessing national security, supply chain, and research-security risks for HHS SBIR/STTR programs.

The analyst will perform due diligence, ownership mapping, and risk assessments using open-source data and government sources, briefing senior leaders and collaborating with interagency partners.

Qualifications

• 5 years relevant experience with Bachelors in a related field; 3 years of experience with Masters in a related field; or a High School Diploma or equivalent and 9 years relevant experience
• Possess and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance
• Experience conducting targeting, identity resolution, and link analysis to identify individuals, entities, foreign affiliations, networks, and non-obvious relationships
• Ability to assess corporate structures, beneficial ownership, investments, funding sources, key personnel, and foreign relationships for national security risks
• Experience identifying foreign suppliers, dependencies, affiliates, technology providers, and other supply-chain relationships presenting operational or national security vulnerabilities
• Knowledge of foreign influence, technology transfer, non-traditional collection, intellectual property threats, talent programs, research relationships, and dual-use technologies
• Experience applying risk-based screening, enhanced due diligence, continuous vetting, targeted collection, mitigation, monitoring, and referral methodologies
• Ability to produce and brief concise intelligence assessments, targeting products, SCRM findings, and risk recommendations for senior decision-makers
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and working knowledge of Adobe Acrobat

Responsibilities

• Identify and assess national security, supply chain, research security, and foreign influence risks for HHS SBIR/STTR applicants and awardees
• Conduct comprehensive due diligence and all-source analysis of companies, technologies, investors, and research partners
• Examine ownership, affiliations, research collaborations, intellectual property, and supply-chain dependencies
• Produce defensible SCRM and national security risk assessments to inform funding, mitigation, and risk-management decisions
• Collaborate with program, grants, acquisition, research security, and interagency partners to protect funded research and technology

Skills

Targeting & networks

Corporate analysis

Supply chain risk

Research security

SCRM

Analytic tradecraft

Risk-based vetting

Intelligence production

MS Office

Adobe Acrobat

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Master's degree in related field

High School Diploma with relevant experience

Tools

None

Job description

Mission Technologies, a division of HII, is seeking a SBIR/STTR Due Diligence Specialist to support the Office of National Security. The role focuses on identifying and assessing national security, supply chain, and research-security risks for HHS SBIR/STTR programs.

The analyst will perform due diligence, ownership mapping, and risk assessments using open-source data and government sources, briefing senior leaders and collaborating with interagency partners.