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PM2 Strategies is a specialized firm primarily serving federal government clients involved in developing manufacturing technologies. Our team is making a real impact by assisting clients who are accelerating research and adoption of advanced manufacturing in the U.S. We are seeking highly capable professionals to join our team. In return, we offer engaging assignments, competitive salary plus benefits, and the potential to work primarily from home.
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Cost Analyst, Industrial Projects
Job Location
Work remotely from home, with some travel required. Customers are primarily in Washington, DC and Dayton, OH.
Background
Congress and the Department of Defense are providing well over $500 million of public funding to a multi-year investment program in bioindustrial technology and biomanufacturing development and maturation. These investments are being made through programs such as the Distributed Bioindustrial Manufacturing Program (DBIMP) and BioMADE manufacturing innovation institute. These funds are for engineering, equipment, materials, and other related activities to transition domestic biomanufacturing technologies from the lab to pilot scale, and pilot to production scale. The BioMADE objective is to build and equip a network of privately-owned pilot-scale facilities where customers could come to scale up production of government and industry developmental products, while the DBIMP program targets scale up of particular materials required for DoD systems.
We are seeking a detail-oriented and methodical Cost Analyst for Industrial Engineering projects to join our team, supporting the programs executing these investments in the biotechnology sector. As an integral part of our government customer team, you will collaborate closely with project managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to ensure that financial resources are allocated and expended effectively, and to help ensure that the performers can complete projects within budgetary constraints. This position requires a strong analytical mindset, in-depth knowledge of cost analysis techniques, and effective communication skills to present findings to stakeholders. Your primary efforts will focus on application of engineering cost principles to evaluate project costs, validate reasonableness through research, knowledge of industry practice, and robust documentation, and make recommendations to government customers for appropriateness, acceptability, and areas for improvement of costs and invoicing management. Additional responsibilities may be aligned with financial organization for broader programs, such as actively monitoring and documenting the planning of and movement of project funding, tracking from various sources to obligations, and reporting of same.
Job Description and Responsibilities
The Cost Analyst will perform tasks such as the following:
- Conduct detailed, comprehensive invoice cost analysis to evaluate the reasonableness, accuracy, and completeness of project expenditures for infrastructure investments.
- Collaborate with teammates, stakeholders, and other resources to gather accurate data on equipment, material, utility, supplies, and labor costs.
- Analyze project cost data and trends in operational costs to provide insights and recommendations. Recommend process improvements to customers, to improve invoicing, budgeting, and forecasting processes and documentation.
- Prepare detailed cost reports and projections to assist customers and stakeholders in decision-making processes.
- Provide other financial and cost planning, tracking, and analysis; develop insights and make recommendations pertaining to government project budgets, as required.
- Collaborate with industry partners who are executing government investment projects, providing appropriate guidance where needed.
- Assist the PM with executing investments through project acquisitions as needed: defining proposal evaluation criteria, evaluating technical (cost) proposals, and documenting evaluations.
Required Skills / Qualifications
The position requires the following skills and qualifications.
- Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Finance, Accounting, or a related field; a master's degree is a plus.
- At least 5 years’ of relevant work experience in cost analysis or financial modeling, preferably within a manufacturing or biotechnology environment.
- Knowledge of industrial engineering principles and practices as they relate to cost management.
- Excellent analytical skills with the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively convey findings to stakeholders.
- Sharp skills with data organization (e.g., Excel, Tableau, or similar), structuring, and management to allow reporting of characteristics for quick-turn requests, i.e., “Hot Taskers”.
- Strong commitment to client satisfaction. Flexibility to take on other responsibilities as client requirements evolve.
- Work primarily from home. The Cost Analyst must have the ability to work from home as required using an employer-supplied computer and other office equipment. Ability to provide sufficient working space, maintain a high level of productivity, and be fully available to clients and teammates during the client’s normal business hours. Ability to prevent other occupants and visitors in the home from accessing business computers and files.
- Be available for overnight travel as needed to attend site visits, meetings and conferences in various locations. Travel may require as much as one or more trips per month, with each trip usually lasting one to three nights or more. Airplane travel is required.
- Ability to listen to, understand and follow instructions in a fast-paced environment without detailed supervision.
- Ability to comply with government- and employer-mandated policies and procedures including security policies, expense reporting, and recordkeeping procedures.
- Strong skills in using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Windows.
- Have, or be able to qualify for, a security clearance at the Secret level.
- U.S. citizenship is required.
Desired Skills / Qualifications
The ideal candidate also has the following skills/qualifications.
- At least five years’ experience working in an industry or government research & development (e.g., SBIR/STTR, grants, CRADAs, FAR technology development contracts) or a manufacturing technology development environment.
- Direct experience in financial planning and/or execution of the various phases of scale-up of (chemical or biomanufacturing) manufacturing operations, and business operations experience, including corporate finance, financial viability measures, planning, and strategy.
- Advanced business intelligence, such as (techno-)economic analysis of production and products, product-mix ratios for financial planning, and project financing plans.
- Strong track record of serving clients (preferably government) and high client satisfaction. Demonstrated professional initiative and insight needed to: anticipate client needs; recognize opportunities and problem areas; recommend and implement action.
- Located in the Dayton, OH area with ability to frequently participate in on-site work or meetings at Wright-Patterson AFB is preferred.
Interested candidates should send a resume and cover letter describing their most relevant experience and qualifications using the response form near the top of this page.
Biomanufacturing Subject Matter Expert
Job Location
Work remotely from home, with some travel required. Customers are primarily in Washington, DC and Dayton, OH.
Background
The Department of Defense (DoD) is executing a multi-year investment program in bioindustrial technology and biomanufacturing development and maturation. These investments align with the principles and needs espoused by the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology (NSCEB) and are executed through programs such as the Distributed Bioindustrial Manufacturing Program (DBIMP), the Tri-Service Biotechnology for a Resilient Supply Chain (T-BRSC) Program, and BioMADE manufacturing innovation institute. The DBIMP program specifically, with well over $500 million in planned investment over the next three years, aims to transition domestic technologies from the lab to pilot scale, and pilot scale to full production scale manufacturing. The objective is to scale up production of government and industry developmental products into commercially viable production more quickly, support operational needs for advanced bio-based materials, and secure sources of critical materials for defense supply chains. Materials of interest include fuels, polymers and resins, energetic materials, and protective materials. This position is to provide wide-ranging subject matter expertise in the areas of biomanufacturing and biotechnology, as well as business, finance, and manufacturing, to assist DoD leadership, through the Principal Director for Biotechnology (PD Biotech), and the DBIMP Government Program Manager, with program strategy, planning, execution and oversight.
Job Description and Responsibilities
The Biomanufacturing SME will perform tasks such as the following:
- Provide independent analysis and recommendations to the PD for Biotech, DBIMP Program Manager, project teams, and other customers as directed, regarding strategy and tactics that support DoD and program objectives.
- Generate directed assessments, papers, documents, procedures, and support, as well as independently realize valuable pathways for informative products of the same type that support or impact overarching client programs and objectives.
- Support the government team by identifying technology areas of interest, developing technical roadmaps, drafting objectives, and determining project technical and economic requirements.
- Collaborate with industry partners executing government investment projects, providing appropriate guidance and direction where needed, to effectively achieve government objectives while supporting industry achievement. Deliver notes and reports to government clients regarding independent assessments of industry progress, roadblocks, risks and concerns, and achievements.
- Assist the Government Program Manager with executing investments through project acquisitions: defining proposal evaluation criteria, evaluating technical proposals, and documenting evaluations.
- Leverage and provide broad industry insights and perspectives, and focused assessments, to assist in developing Science & Technology (S&T) technology protection plans through industrial base expertise and related technology security assessments.
- Assist government teams and investment programs with identifying commercial transition opportunities.
- Actively engage on the integrated program team and with project principal investigators to assist with monitoring project technical performance, advising project teams, and assessing project performance.
- Represent the Government Program Manager and/or PD Biotech teams in in-person meetings or conferences and telecons, present permissible and relevant information, while collecting reciprocal insight and intelligence, and relay key information. Support regularly scheduled telecons and other communications with program leadership.
- Write draft reports, briefings, success stories, point papers, status updates, and other documents that present program information to various audiences including senior-level DoD audiences and other stakeholders.
- Assist with coordinating the DBIMP program with other DoD-led, other government agency, and/or international biomanufacturing programs of interest.
Required Skills / Qualifications
The position requires the following skills and qualifications.
- Advanced degree (Master’s degree or Ph.D.) in biology or biotechnology related field (preferred), or chemistry, is required.
- Master’s degree plus at least 12 years of relevant work experience, or Ph.D. plus at least 10 years of relevant work experience, is required.
- Education and experience in biomanufacturing is strongly preferred.
- Experience in manufacturing operations and business operations is strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated excellent writing and communication skills for drafting status reports, point papers, briefings, success stories, meeting agendas and notes, and formal letters written on behalf of clients. Ability to synthesize information from multiple sources into a cohesive document.
- Ability to execute tasks and responsibilities professionally and without preconception; compartmentalizing information, avoiding conflicts of interest, and effectively navigating variable or conflicting opinions, to achieve the best possible outcomes for clients and the DoD.
- Strong commitment to client satisfaction. Flexibility to take on other responsibilities as client requirements evolve.
- Work primarily from home. The Biomanufacturing SME must have the ability to work from home as required using an employer-supplied computer and other office equipment. Ability to provide sufficient working space, maintain a high level of productivity, and be fully available to clients and teammates during the client’s normal business hours. Ability to prevent other occupants and visitors in the home from accessing business computers and files.
- Be available for overnight travel as needed to attend meetings and conferences in various locations. Travel may require as much as one or more trips per month, with each trip usually lasting one to three nights or more. Airplane travel is required.
- Ability to listen to, understand and follow instructions in a fast-paced environment without detailed supervision.
- Ability to comply with government- and employer-mandated policies and procedures including security policies, expense reporting, and recordkeeping procedures.
- Strong skills in using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Windows.
- Have, or be able to qualify for, a security clearance at the Top-Secret level
- U.S. citizenship is required.
Desired Skills / Qualifications
The ideal candidate also has the following skills/qualifications.
- At least ten years’ experience working in an industry or government research & development or a manufacturing technology development environment.
- Experience with government-funded research or development projects (e.g., SBIR/STTR, grants, CRADAs, FAR technology development contracts).
- Experience planning and executing the scale-up of manufacturing operations, including planning, scheduling, budgeting, equipment acquisition, installation, start-up, and qualification.
- Business operations experience, including corporate operations and finance for manufacturing entities, financial viability measures, planning, and strategy, and broader understanding of capital markets, investments and investors, equity and financing, etc.
- Advanced business intelligence, including macro- and micro-economics, and domestic and international perspectives.
- Strong track record of serving clients (preferably government) and high client satisfaction. Demonstrated professional initiative and insight needed to: anticipate client needs; recognize opportunities and problem areas; recommend and implement action.
Interested candidates should send a resume and cover letter describing their most relevant experience and qualifications using the response form near the top of this page.
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