Join Systems & Technology Research’s (STR) growing Contracts team as a Principal Contracts Administrator where your skills will support a diverse contract portfolio of DoD and Intelligence Community Contracts focused on Research & Development, System/Product Development and Mission Solutions. This position will be based in the Woburn, MA or Arlington, VA with a hybrid work schedule an option.
The successful candidate for this role is a self-starter, team player, with a desire for continuous learning as every transaction is unique. The successful candidate understands how to develop professional relationships as a trusted strategic business partner providing counsel to STR Business leaders and applying Federal procurement and regulatory subject matter expertise to Customer transactions. This role offers unparalleled opportunities to lead contract activities within a growing and diverse set of Government and Prime Customers. In this role, the successful candidate will work with business teams to prepare proposals, negotiate transactions developing “everyone win” solutions, identify business risk and offer mitigation options, and build customer relationships while advancing one’s personal subject matter expertise through direct hands-on experience.
STR understands that the work we do daily – developing technology, applying it to solve emerging national security challenges, and forging trusting business relationships with our customers focused on solutions and meeting our commitments--makes the world a safer place. We believe that our innovations delivering scale, speed, and resilience will define a safer future for the information age. We know that business subject matter expertise this role requires creates agility in forming the contractual and customer relationships that enable us to proceed technically.
The story of careers in the 21st century is one of finding purpose and passion. STR thinks this should be a feature of every job. STR’s mission of making a safer world delivers purpose for many of us, while others find their passion diving deep into their core responsibilities, technical problems or building collaborative customer relationships. STR’s success depends on the quality of contribution that you can bring to the Senior or Principal Contracts Administrator role to support our Mission and Customer communities.
Reporting to the Vice President, Contracts & Legal, the Senior or Principal Contracts Administrator is a highly motivated professional who will be responsible to independently support proposals and contract activities within STR’s diverse portfolio of Government Contracts, Commercial transactions, and business development opportunities under general supervision. The successful candidate must be able to work independently with general supervision. Determination of whether this role is Senior or Principal level will be based on the Candidates prior experience context and educational background.
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STR is a growing technology company with locations near Boston, MA, Arlington, VA, near Dayton, OH, Melbourne, FL, and Carlsbad, CA. We specialize in advanced research and development for defense, intelligence, and national security in: cyber; next generation sensors, radar, sonar, communications, and electronic warfare; and artificial intelligence algorithms and analytics to make sense of the complexity that is exploding around us.
STR is committed to creating a collaborative learning environment that supports deep technical understanding and recognizes the contributions and achievements of all team members. Our work is challenging, and we go home at night knowing that we pushed the envelope of technology and made the world safer.
STR is not just any company. Our people, culture, and attitude along with their unique set of skills, experiences, and perspectives put us on a trajectory to change the world. We can’t do it alone, though - we need fellow trailblazers. If you are one, join our team and help to keep our society safe! Visit us at www.str.us for more info.
STR is an equal opportunity employer. We are fully dedicated to hiring the most qualified candidate regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy), marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
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Pursuant to applicable federal law and regulations, positions at STR require employees to obtain national security clearances and satisfy the requirements for compliance with export control and other applicable laws.