Strategic Policy Analyst — Defense Medical Readiness

Knowesis; Falls Church (VA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

STD/LTD

Job summary

Knowesis in Falls Church, VA, seeks a Strategic Policy Analyst to support the Office of the Assistant Secretary of War for Health Affairs by researching, analyzing, and coordinating Defense medical logistics policy and readiness policy.

The role requires an Active Secret clearance or eligibility and U.S. citizenship. This hybrid position is onsite three days per week, focusing on policy development, stakeholder coordination, and executive briefings for senior government stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in logistics, supply chain management, public policy or related field.
• 3+ years of relevant experience in medical logistics, logistics policy, DoW health policy, or supply chain policy.
• Experience researching, analyzing, drafting, reviewing, or coordinating policy or other formal government products.
• Working knowledge of DoW organizations, staffing processes, or federal policy environments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills for incomplete information and ambiguous requirements.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for technical and senior-leader audiences.
• Ability to collaborate across organizations and manage competing stakeholder interests.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical logistics policy and analytical support to HRP&O, including strategic development and policy formulation.
• Research, draft, review, coordinate, and update DoW medical logistics policy, guidance, doctrine, SOPs, memos, and executive summaries.
• Support policy lifecycle activities: issue identification, research, drafting, staffing, coordination, and record maintenance.
• Translate statutes, regulations, directives, and guidance into clear policy or operational guidance.
• Identify conflicting policy requirements and develop options for resolution across DoW components and partners.
• Analyze medical logistics and supply chain issues affecting readiness, including pharmaceuticals and devices.
• Support development of joint medical logistics policy, doctrine, and strategic supply requirements for all operations.
• Collect, analyze, and synthesize information for working groups, Capabilities-Based Assessments, and senior reviews.
• Coordinate with federal and interagency partners on medical logistics planning and emergency response.
• Develop concise briefings, talking points, and decision-support products for senior stakeholders.
• Assist responses to legislative and regulatory inquiries to ensure compliance.
• Engage stakeholders to ensure policy is practical and executable.

Skills

Policy analysis

Stakeholder coordination

Written communication

Analytical problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in logistics or related field

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Position: Strategic Policy Analyst — Defense Medical Readiness

Location: Falls Church, VA

Work Environment: Hybrid, 3-days onsite per week

Clearance Required: Active Secret security clearance preferred, must be eligible to obtain; U.S. citizenship required

Status: Funded

Salary Range: $90,000 - $127,000

Knowesis is currently seeking an exceptional Strategic Policy Analyst to join our team and provide invaluable support to the Office of the Assistant Secretary of War for Health Affairs, Health Readiness & Policy Oversight (OASW(HRP&O)), by researching, analyzing, developing, coordinating, and maintaining policy related to Defense medical logistics and medical supply chain readiness.

To be eligible for this position, candidates must have or have the ability to obtain a SECRET clearance and possess U.S. Citizenship without the need for sponsorship, both now and in the future. Applicants without proof of U.S. Citizenship will not be considered due to the position’s security clearance requirements.

The Job Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Provide medical logistics policy and analytical support to HRP&O, including strategic development, policy formulation, quality assurance, and research facilitation.
• Research, draft, review, coordinate, and update DoW medical logistics policy, guidance, doctrine, standard operating procedures, decision memoranda, executive summaries, and related products.
• Support the full policy lifecycle, including issue identification, research, drafting, staffing, stakeholder coordination, comment adjudication, revision, approval support, and maintenance of the administrative record.
• Interpret higher-level statutes, regulations, directives, instructions, and national security guidance and translate them into clear, actionable policy or operational guidance.
• Identify conflicting or overlapping policy requirements across DoW Components, Services, partner organizations, or interagency stakeholders and develop options for resolution.
• Analyze medical logistics and medical supply chain issues affecting readiness, including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, strategic supply requirements, and contingency support.
• Support the development of joint medical logistics policy, doctrine, and strategic supply requirements for peacetime, wartime, and contingency operations.
• Collect, analyze, and synthesize qualitative and quantitative information for working groups, committees, Capabilities-Based Assessments, Integrated Product Teams, and senior-leader reviews.
• Support coordination with U.S. federal and interagency partners on medical logistics planning, emergency response, supply chain resilience, and policy development.
• Develop concise briefings, talking points, issue papers, decision-support products, and recommendations for senior government stakeholders.
• Support responses to legislative, regulatory, and senior-leader inquiries and help ensure alignment with applicable compliance requirements.
• Engage operational stakeholders and subject-matter experts to ensure proposed policy is practical, executable, and aligned with readiness requirements.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in logistics, supply chain management, public policy, health administration, or a related field
• Minimum of three (3) years of relevant professional experience in medical logistics, logistics policy, DoW health policy, supply chain policy, or a closely related area.
• Demonstrated experience researching, analyzing, drafting, reviewing, or coordinating policy or other formal government products.
• Working knowledge of DoW organizations, staffing processes, or federal policy environments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to work through incomplete information and ambiguous requirements.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex issues clearly to technical and senior-leader audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate across organizations, manage competing stakeholder interests, and support resolution of conflicting positions.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in a related field.
• Strong knowledge of medical materiel supply chains and applicable regulatory frameworks.
• Military medical logistics experience or equivalent civilian experience.
• Experience with medical devices, pharmaceuticals, or related medical supply chain domains.
• Legislative or regulatory experience, including FDA or compliance-related work.
• Experience developing CONOPS, playbooks, executive summaries, or other decision-support products.

Benefits:

• Health (PPO & HDHP) Insurance, Dental, Vision, STD & LTD, Basic Life Insurance, 401k Company Match, & Voluntary Products.

Knowesis is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals based on merit and qualifications. We prohibit discrimination in all aspects of employment as required by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and other applicable federal laws. Our company values all applicants and employees and fosters a work environment where everyone is treated with respect and dignity.