STEM Development Office Senior Program Analyst

ARA; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

Job summary

Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) is seeking a STEM Development Office Support Senior Program Analyst for the MCC division. This hybrid role at the Mark Center supports DoW STEM education, outreach, and workforce initiatives, with responsibilities spanning planning, analysis, and leadership communications.

Required are a bachelor’s degree, 8+ years of relevant experience, and a Secret clearance. The role emphasizes program management, policy evaluation, and coordination with internal and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required and 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Secret security clearance required.
• Experience leading or supporting STEM education or workforce programs.
• Knowledge of STEM education and workforce development programs nationally.

Responsibilities

• Lead or support DoW STEM education, outreach, and workforce activities.
• Analyze STEM policies and strategic guidance for improvements.
• Perform STEM trends analysis and literature reviews.
• Conduct program and budget analyses for performance and resource needs.
• Support development of the DoD STEM Strategic and Implementation Plans.
• Engage stakeholders to strengthen DoW STEM efforts.
• Prepare program documents, briefs, and leadership materials.
• Maintain data repositories and annual program reports.
• Coordinate STEM activities and prepare monthly reports.

Skills

Bachelor’s degree

10 years experience

Secret clearance

Program management

STEM education familiarity

Budget analysis

Strategic communications

Policy evaluation

Education

Bachelor’s degree

STEM degree (preferred)

Job description

The Mission Concepts and Capabilities (MCC) division of Applied Research Associates, Inc (ARA) is seeking a STEM Development Office Support Senior Program Analyst to support the development, management, evaluation, and analysis of Department of War (DoW) Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education, outreach, and workforce initiatives. The analyst will assess program effectiveness, support strategic planning and policy development, and provide recommendations to strengthen Department‑wide STEM efforts. This hybrid Mark Center role requires a bachelor’s degree, ten years of relevant experience, and a Secret clearance.

What You’ll Do

• Support the development, management, evaluation, monitoring, and analysis of DoW STEM education, outreach, and workforce development activities.
• Analyze STEM policies, statutes, DoW Instructions, and strategic guidance and provide recommendations to improve effectiveness and efficiency.
• Conduct periodic STEM trends analysis and literature research.
• Conduct program and budget analysis to assess performance, alignment, and resource needs for STEM initiatives.
• Support development and coordination of the DoD STEM Strategic Plan, Implementation Plan, and alignment with Federal STEM strategies and national defense priorities.
• Engage internal and external stakeholders to strengthen Department‑wide STEM efforts.
• Support development of program documentation, briefs, reports, strategic communications materials, and other products required for leadership and congressional obligations.
• Maintain data repositories, track common metrics, and compose annual program reports.
• Assist with coordination, planning, and execution of STEM activities and working groups; prepare monthly activity reports.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• 8+ years recent and relevant experience.
• Secret security clearance.
• Demonstrated program management experience, including leading or supporting STEM education, outreach, or workforce development programs, or other S&T program management activities.
• Knowledge of STEM education and workforce development programs from local and national perspectives, including development, execution, and evaluation.
• Demonstrated experience in program and budget analysis.
• Experience in strategic communications, including development of written materials, presentations, and engagement products.
• Ability to evaluate STEM policies, statutes, strategic guidance, and DoD Instructions and provide recommendations for improvement.

Desired Qualifications

• A degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics.
• TS clearance with SCI eligibility.
• Minimum of 10 years recent and relevant experience.
• Experience synchronizing Science & Technology (S&T) efforts across the DoW, the Joint Staff, and the Services.
• Experience supporting STEM education, outreach, or workforce development initiatives across DoW Components, labs, centers, academia, industry, or federal partners.
• Experience developing strategic communications products, including briefs, reports, newsletters, and outreach materials.
• Experience conducting trend analysis, literature reviews, or assessments to identify best practices in education, outreach, or workforce development.
• Experience supporting interagency STEM coordination, including participation in Federal Coordination in STEM (FC‑STEM) groups or communities of practice.
• Experience with programmatic reporting, data collection, metrics development, and maintaining repositories or dashboards.
• Knowledge of DoW policies, DoW Instructions, and statutory requirements related to STEM programs and reporting.

Compensation & Benefits

Pay Ranges: From $100,000.00 - $120,000.00 per year based on years of experience, degree and any special skills and knowledge that you may bring to the position. We mostly reserve the upper half of our compensation bands for internal growth.

ARA offers competitive benefits that address our employees’ needs now and in the future. Learn more about each of our benefits at https://www.ara.com/benefits/

Company Information

Applied Research Associates, Inc. is an employee‑owned international research and engineering company recognized for providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences. The company, founded in Albuquerque, NM, in 1979, currently employs over 2000 professionals. ARA offices throughout the United States and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in defense technologies, civil technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement. The corporation also provides sophisticated technical products for environmental site characterization, pavement analysis, and robotics.

At ARA, employees are our greatest assets. The corporation realizes that employee ownership generates greater creativity and initiative along with higher performance and customer satisfaction levels. ARA gives its employees the tools, training, and opportunities to take more active roles as owners. The culture is challenging; innovation and experimentation are the norm. Employees are eligible for contributions which not only add to the company’s success, but also their own through the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). The motto, “Engineering and Science for Fun and Profit” sums up the ARA experience. For additional information and an opportunity to join this unique workplace, please visit our website at www.ara.com.