Senior Cyber R&D Business Development Lead

Booz Allen Hamilton; North Dakota; On-site; USD 113,000 - 257,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton in the United States seeks a Senior Business Development Manager to build opportunities in advanced cyber R&D with government sponsors. You’ll work with program managers, Booz Allen technical leaders, and external partners to identify needs, shape research opportunities, and develop competitive approaches.

The role emphasizes owning pursuits from early sponsor engagement through capture, teaming, proposal development, and award, assembling cross‑functional teams to pursue

Qualifications

• Experience developing and winning competitive R&D opportunities with advanced U.S. government R&D organizations, including DARPA, with direct responsibility for sponsor engagement, opportunity development, capture, and proposal development
• Experience building or expanding a federal national security technology or R&D pipeline, including opportunities before formal solicitations
• Experience in cybersecurity across AI, software, computing, or cyber-physical systems to evaluate emerging research ideas and work credibly with sponsors and performers
• Experience building partnerships and multi-organization teams around complementary research and technical capabilities
• Experience writing sponsor-facing briefings, whitepapers, and proposals
• Experience leading small teams or cross-functional efforts while remaining an active contributor
• Ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, CS, or Information Systems

Responsibilities

• Build a qualified cyber R&D pipeline by developing sponsor relationships, identifying emerging research needs, and shaping new opportunities
• Lead opportunities from early sponsor engagement through capture, teaming, proposal development, and award
• Work with technical leaders and researchers to develop credible approaches to complex cyber problems and turn them into compelling research concepts and pursuit strategies
• Build teams across Booz Allen and external research and technology organizations around the capabilities each pursuit requires
• Assess customer needs, technical approaches, competitive dynamics, and teaming options to recommend where to invest, how to compete, and when to stop
• Write sponsor briefings, whitepapers, and key proposal content
• Build and lead a small cyber R&D business development team while remaining directly involved in the work

Skills

Sponsor engagement

Opportunity development

Capture planning

Proposal development

Team leadership

TS/SCI clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Booz Allen Hamilton in the United States seeks a Senior Business Development Manager to build opportunities in advanced cyber R&D with government sponsors. You’ll work with program managers, Booz Allen technical leaders, and external partners to identify needs, shape research opportunities, and develop competitive approaches.

The role emphasizes owning pursuits from early sponsor engagement through capture, teaming, proposal development, and award, assembling cross‑functional teams to pursue