Technical Expert, Analyst

Role Overview

• Complete an engagement strategy for each country, multilateral organization, or topic assigned
• Suggest engagement plans, with specific action items identified for the short-, medium-, and long-term, in coordination with Embassies and Desks, as well as other elements of the interagency
• Incorporate science priorities and foreign policy objectives into strategies
• Perform analyses and make recommendations to Team Leads and office management in the identification of foreign assistance funding
• Develop metrics to analyze effectiveness of STC programmatic and other activities in achieving Department policy goals and regulatory and financial requirements
• Assist in efforts to advance science diplomacy through a spectrum of activities, including but not limited to bilateral meetings, consultations, visitor programs, advocacy, outreach, and programmatic activities
• Assist ESTH Officers at Post in understanding the principles of STI engagement and how to conduct such engagement activities
• Provide support to OES and department officials participating in international STI related meetings and events
• Develop a wide array of contacts to become a resource on country or topic specific science, technology, or innovation engagements
• Maintain regular interactions with contacts
• Seek briefings from all relevant offices, as well as relevant offices in the geographic bureaus, INR, etc.
• Understand the organizational structures of STI organizations including the lines of authority
• Know the foreign diplomats responsible for science at Embassies
• Monitor worldwide science and technology trends and execute detailed analyses of specific trends
• Identify, assess, and make recommendations on emerging and evolving economic or national security threats that compromise American science and technology engagement (at the TS/SCI level or lower)
• Identify international S&T capabilities in key advanced or emerging technology areas and partnership opportunities in countries
• Review and draft emerging technology trend assessments that will inform STC STI policy priorities
• Other Duties as assigned

Requirements

• Experience with US foreign affairs/policy, especially pertaining to STI
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in the academic, private, and/or federal sectors
• Technical expertise and/or education in an advanced or emerging technology area, such as but not limited to quantum information systems, biotechnology, artificial intelligence
• Secret Clearance is required
• Must be able to pass a background check
• Minimum Skills: Excellent interpersonal and oral communication skills
• Excellent customer service skills
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, including follow-up on pending tasks
• Proficient in MS Office, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel
• Ability to establish and maintain liaison with officials
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, including follow-up on pending tasks
• Ability to operate significantly under own initiative and as part of a team, crafting proposals and recommending effective approaches to tasks with minimal guidance
• Ability to analyze and evaluate information derived from a variety of sources
• Ability to plan, organize, and prioritize multiple assignments with tight deadlines that often require coordination with other organizations

Tech Stack

• TypeScript

Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Wellness Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care, Commuter)
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability options
• Basic Life and AD&D Insurance (Company Provided)
• Voluntary Life and AD&D options
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with matching after one year
• Paid Time Off