PHYSICAL SCIENTIST

Physical Scientist

As a PHYSICAL SCIENTIST at the GS-1301-14 some of your typical work assignments may include:

Incumbent will serve as CWMD Portfolio & Capabilities Manager.

Coordinates the end-to-end lifecycle of CWMD requirements for the Department, acting as an integrator for their receipt, assessment, prioritization, and transition. Serves as an expert for integrating research and development activities, ensuring a unified and strategically aligned effort to meet the demands of Combatant Commands, the Services, and other critical DoW partners.

Drives the strategic success of RD-CX via expert knowledge of requirements and acquisition processes to create critical collaborations across the Department, Agency, and interagency. Develops and deploys advanced analytical tools and frameworks, providing the Director with mission-critical information on the Department's portfolio alignment against national-level CWMD objectives.

Serves as an analyst for identifying and defining critical gaps in the nation's offensive CWMD capabilities in conjunction with warfighters. Spearheads strategic initiatives across program management, acquisition, and stakeholder engagement to realign and utilize RD-CX resources, directly targeting and resolving the most urgent operational shortfalls.

Orchestrates the Department's Planning, Programming, Budget, and Execution (PPBE) process, delivering strategic recommendations and resource allocation analyses directly to leadership. Develops and implements sophisticated metrics to govern and optimize the portfolio, ensuring maximum return on investment and the strategic value of resources in the Program Objective Memorandum (POM).

Coordinates the Department-wide requirements adjudication process, leading the rigorous analysis of all warfighter capability requests to make recommendations on their alignment and funding.

Determines the best approach or solution for resolving identified problems and recommends courses of action to Department leadership. Ensures that the methods used to support the objectives and that technical recommendations are sound and appropriate.