Sr. Comment Analyst/FDMS Lead (Federal Agency)

Aalis Management Consulting, LLC; Washington, Northern (District of Columbia, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Aalis Management Consulting is seeking a Senior Comment Analyst / FDMS Lead to guide federal public-comment analysis and regulatory support. You will manage intake, categorization, and reporting of large comment volumes for government review, using FDMS or Regulations.gov and robust coding schemes.

The ideal candidate brings hands-on federal commenting experience, strong analytical and writing skills, and the ability to mentor a team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in public policy, political science, government, regulatory affairs, legal studies, data analytics, business, communications, or related field.
• 5+ years of relevant Federal regulatory, public-comment, policy, or analytical experience.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience reviewing and analyzing public comments.
• Experience organizing, categorizing, coding, and summarizing high-volume comment data.
• Experience identifying themes, substantive issues, and trends within public comments.
• Strong analytical and written communication skills.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience developing analytical work products.

Responsibilities

• Lead the intake, organization, tracking, and analysis of public comments.
• Download, organize, review, categorize, code, and summarize large volumes of public comments.
• Work with FDMS, Regulations.gov, or comparable Federal comment-management systems.
• Develop and apply consistent comment-coding and categorization methodologies.
• Distinguish substantive, non-substantive, duplicate, form, and other comment types as applicable to project requirements.
• Identify recurring themes, emerging issues, significant concerns, and potentially high-risk issues.
• Perform quantitative analysis of comment volumes, categories, themes, sources, and other required metrics.
• Develop comment matrices, tracking tools, summary reports, tables, charts, and other analytical products.
• Validate comment counts and categorization results for accuracy and consistency.
• Prepare concise summaries of complex public comments for Government review.
• Support development of comment-response and regulatory decision-support materials.
• Identify inconsistencies, gaps, or anomalies in comment data and recommend corrective action.
• Coordinate with the Project Manager / Regulatory Lead and other analysts to maintain consistent review standards.
• Establish and maintain organized electronic files and analytical workpapers.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to Comment Analysts and Data Support personnel.
• Support quality-control reviews and final deliverable development.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Written communication

Advanced Excel

Analytical report development

Education

Bachelor's degree in public policy, political science, government, regulatory affairs, legal studies, data analytics, business, communications, or related field

Tools

FDMS

Regulations.gov

Job description

Aalis Management Consulting is an 8(a) certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and Economically Disadvantaged Woman-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) driven by the same principles that guide our armed forces. Founded by a US Army veteran, we take pride in our core values: excellence in reputation, commitment, candor, teamwork, and dependability. Our team delivers stakeholder-focused support in the areas of Acquisition & Procurement Support, IT, Financial Management, Program Management, and Logistics & Supply Chain Support. Visit us at www.aalismc.com

Title:Senior Comment Analyst / FDMS Lead
Client: Federal Agency
Location: Hybrid - Washington, D.C.
Clearance: Public Trust
Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance; the applicant must be a U.S. Citizen for consideration.
Number of Position(s): 1
Work Schedule: 8 am – 5 pm

Aalis Management Consulting is seeking a Senior Comment Analyst / FDMS Lead with hands-on Federal public-comment and regulatory experience. This position will lead the organization, review, categorization, analysis, and reporting of large volumes of public comments supporting Federal regulatory activities.

The ideal candidate has direct experience working with FDMS, Regulations.gov, or comparable Federal public-comment systems and understands how to identify substantive issues, recurring themes, high-risk comments, and other information that supports Government decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the intake, organization, tracking, and analysis of public comments.
• Download, organize, review, categorize, code, and summarize large volumes of public comments.
• Work with FDMS, Regulations.gov, or comparable Federal comment-management systems.
• Develop and apply consistent comment-coding and categorization methodologies.
• Distinguish substantive, non-substantive, duplicate, form, and other comment types as applicable to project requirements.
• Identify recurring themes, emerging issues, significant concerns, and potentially high-risk issues.
• Perform quantitative analysis of comment volumes, categories, themes, sources, and other required metrics.
• Develop comment matrices, tracking tools, summary reports, tables, charts, and other analytical products.
• Validate comment counts and categorization results for accuracy and consistency.
• Prepare concise summaries of complex public comments for Government review.
• Support development of comment-response and regulatory decision-support materials.
• Identify inconsistencies, gaps, or anomalies in comment data and recommend corrective action.
• Coordinate with the Project Manager / Regulatory Lead and other analysts to maintain consistent review standards.
• Establish and maintain organized electronic files and analytical workpapers.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to Comment Analysts and Data Support personnel.
• Support quality-control reviews and final deliverable development.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in public policy, political science, government, regulatory affairs, legal studies, data analytics, business, communications, or related field.
• 5+ years of relevant Federal regulatory, public-comment, policy, or analytical experience.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience reviewing and analyzing public comments.
• Experience organizing, categorizing, coding, and summarizing high-volume comment data.
• Experience identifying themes, substantive issues, and trends within public comments.
• Strong analytical and written communication skills.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience developing analytical work products.

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct FDMS and/or Regulations.gov experience.
• Federal notice-and-comment rulemaking experience.
• USDA or other Federal agency experience.
• Experience supporting regulatory impact, policy, or rulemaking analysis.
• Experience leading or reviewing the work of other analysts.
• Experience with Federal regulatory databases or document-management systems.

Aalis Management Consulting is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.