Senior Commercialization Advisor

Senior Commercialization Advisor

DEFTEC delivers mission-critical solutions through skillfully delivered services and innovative products. We are inspired by the critical missions of our clients, and we are driven to provide the most effective solutions to execute their missions, operational challenges, and requirements. Our dedicated, experienced, and talented employees work closely with our clients to ensure the delivery of exceptional services and products.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Director's Office (DIRO) requires premier Scientific, Engineering and Technical Advisory (SETA) support services with responsive, performance-focused, responsible personnel. DARPA's goal for this task order is to meet the high-paced needs of DIRO, deliver business process innovations, provide value to the mission, increase flexibility to respond to changing DARPA requirements and reduce administrative burdens. The Government expects world-class customer service from highly qualified staff dedicated to developing, implementing, and maintaining efficient and effective services.

We are actively seeking to identify personnel to join our team of talented professionals who possess the experience, vision, commitment, and integrity to successfully support this effort.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide analysis, assessment, and investigation of problems and failures and with identification of solution alternatives (e.g., management level review teams, program assessments, independent testing, validation and verification).
• Technical advice, cost trade-offs, analysis, environmental related issues, process improvement efforts, operational or logistical supportability, reliability, availability, operational safety, suitability, and effectiveness, configuration management, organizational compliance with applicable governing documents, financial management, and training.
• Provide support to project offices established to work on emerging technology efforts in response to operational or DoD needs.
• DARPA onsite with up to 10% of work required to be done outside of normal working hours (nights and weekends) due to mission requirements
• Travel up to 20% of the time

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required Qualifications:

• Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility
• Bachelor's degree
• 12 + years of relevant experience and leadership responsibilities with Tech, Policy, Foreign Affairs/Intelligence Community (IC)/DoD
• 3+ years working at a Government IC and/or DoD Agency responsible for scaling/transitioning technology for national security
• 3+ years of congressional experience including as a deputy chief/chief of staff and/or legislative director responsible for developing and coordinating a staff on briefings on complex matters and other communications including and/or regarding on national critical technology needs, foreign affairs (adversarial capital), and deep stakeholder engagement with the IC/DoD communities, regional engagement, and industry, including the partnerships and alliance necessary for accelerating breakthrough capabilities for national and economic security
• 1-2 years of experience working at a tech startup(s) in one of the key DoD critical technology areas with developing dual use technology for both IC/DoD and commercial markets including market dynamics, capital needs, government contracting, supply chain, and acquisition and commercial scaling challenges
• Strategic communications expertise including experience managing the development and managing a team for the coordination of development of products such as congressional briefings on complex matters and congressional reports and responses that require concise, accurate analysis and communication strategy for a broad range of stakeholders.
• Familiarity with IC and DoD acquisition strategy
• Demonstrated experience leading and mentoring team members to support both individual growth and organizational success

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree
• Experience drafting various presentations for Agency leadership, external briefings, briefing materials, and decision-memorandum, with background and experience in developing draft materials on acquisition of and/or testing technology and roll-out strategy technology in another Government agency preferred.

DEFTEC offers a comprehensive whole-life benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, holiday, paid time off, 401K with a match, life insurance, short/long-term disability, and educational reimbursement.

DEFTEC is a Drug-Free Workplace where post-offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioi