Pricing and Proposal Analyst

About the position

We are searching for multiple self-motivated, customer-service oriented, and analytical thinkers to join our team as Pricing and Proposal Analysts in our Proposal Office at the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State University. ARL’s purpose is to research and develop innovative solutions to challenging scientific, engineering, and technology problems in support of the Navy, the Department of Defense (DoD), and the Intel Community (IC). ARL is an authorized DoD SkillBridge partner and welcomes all transitioning military members to apply.

Responsibilities

• Assist Principal Investigators and Technical Staff with cost estimating
• Review, evaluate, and assist the proposal team with solicitation requirements and perform compliance reviews to ensure requirements are met
• Analyze, review, prepare, and process proposals and budgets including, but not limited to, firm fixed price, cost plus fixed fee, and time and materials to various federal agencies and industrial sponsors
• Monitor deadlines and coordinate with proposal team to ensure timely proposal submission and resolve deficiencies
• Suggest improvements in processes related to the review, analyzing, and processing of proposal requirements
• Contribute ideas to functional development and implementation of automated electronic web-based proposal processes; including system requirement development and system testing

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree; or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Exposure to or experience in cost estimating, budgeting, and financial analysis processes
• Past success managing multiple projects and tasks with strict deadlines
• Previous success with collaborations in a diverse, multi-disciplinary, team-oriented culture
• Past success in providing ideas in written form for clear comprehension to an audience
• Ability to express yourself and ideas successfully to others in order to provide understanding

Nice-to-haves

• Penn State financial policies, procedures, and systems, such as SIMBA, SAP (Concur), and SIMS or similar financial systems
• Background in Department of Defense (DoD), federal government, or military
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook)
• Exposure to or understanding of formal Request For Quotations (RFQs, RFPs, RFIs, etc.) and sponsor requirements
• Current eligibility for access to classified information at the Secret level or higher and may be subject to a government background investigation to upgrade clearance eligibility, if required

Benefits

• Diversity, equity, and inclusion commitment
• Employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status