S&T Portfolio Strategist

International Executive Service Corps; Arlington, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 106,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Cydecor is seeking an S&T Portfolio Analyst to support strategic decision-making through data-driven analysis of S&T investments and capabilities. The role focuses on assessments, horizon scans, and impact analyses to inform portfolio decisions for senior leadership within a Federal S&T organization, with emphasis on military capability development.

Responsibilities include developing dashboards, applying bibliometric and patent analysis, and supporting forecasting of emerging

Qualifications

• Five years of data-driven S&T assessment experience for federal decision-making.
• Two years of impact analysis of S&T investments on military capabilities.
• Experience briefing analytical findings to senior government or military leadership.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Operations Research, or related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform data-driven S&T assessments and horizon scans for strategic decisions.
• Conduct impact analyses of S&T investments on military capabilities.
• Develop analytical products and briefings for senior leadership.
• Apply bibliometric, patent, science-of-science methods and S&T indicators.
• Support S&T forecasting for emerging technologies and future impacts.
• Design and maintain analytical workflows, dashboards, models, and data queries.
• Apply statistical methodologies to complex S&T datasets.
• Manage and analyze structured and unstructured data for insights.
• Translate findings into actionable recommendations with stakeholders.
• Document methodologies and outputs per Federal standards.

Skills

Data-driven methodologies

S&T assessments

Horizon scans

Decision-making support

Statistical methodologies

Data analysis

Dashboards

Modeling

Data management

Analytical workflows

IT skills

Mathematical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mathematics/Statistics/Operations Research

Tools

Bibliometric analysis

Patent analysis

Science of science

S&T indicators

S&T forecasting

Job description

Cydecor is seeking an S&T Portfolio Analyst to support strategic decision-making through data-driven analysis of S&T investments and capabilities. The role focuses on assessments, horizon scans, and impact analyses to inform portfolio decisions for senior leadership within a Federal S&T organization, with emphasis on military capability development.

Responsibilities include developing dashboards, applying bibliometric and patent analysis, and supporting forecasting of emerging