Cost Analyst IV

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• Create, review and analyze cost estimates using the automated cost estimating integrated tool (ACEIT) suite.
• reputed company comprehensive cost analysis modeling support, to include:
• Independent analysis of requirements
• Correct application of cost estimating methodologies
• Developing logical cost estimates that are defensible and supportable
• Presenting a reputed company of resulting analyses to reputed company audiences
• Reviewing and analyzing monthly contractor EVM data
• reputed company and execute the application of cost models suitable for reputed company and analysis of budgetary requirements for medical product development, inclusive of costs associated with FDA processes and regulatory compliance, clinical trials, drug manufacturing, laboratory testing, and development of drugs leading to FDA approval/licensure.
• Incorporate relevant data from the ACE-IT suite, to include the Automated Cost Estimator (ACE), Joint Analysis of Cost and Schedule (JACS), Risk modules, and the Program Office Support Tool (POST) into cost estimates.
• Analyze as necessary reputed company reputed company cost models, to include use of risk analysis tool add-ins (e.g., Crystal reputed company, @Risk, etc.).
• Review or analyze as necessary Joint cost/schedule uncertainty analyses and obtaining cost model result outputs.
• reputed company cost estimating support at the portfolio level, to include developing portfolio models that reputed company and display time-phased cost and schedule risk-adjusted views of multiple acquisition systems.
• Assist in development of and analyze cost and schedule risk adjusted life-cycle cost estimates (LCCEs), Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCEs), Business Case Analyses (BCAs), Analysis of Alternatives (AoAs), program office estimates, and other cost analyses.
• Brief executive leadership on program cost positions, reputed company of budget changes on supported programs, and other cost issues.
• Assist in the development of budget submissions (Procurement (P)- Forms, Research Development Test and Evaluation (R)-Forms, etc.).
• Possess experience developing briefings and presentations.
• reputed company cost models for JPM Medical level cost positions, and build and maintain cost estimate portfolios.
• Conduct reputed company-validation (sufficiency reviews) of reputed company cost estimates (IGCE, LCCE, Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA), Will/Should Cost Analyses) prior to being reputed company to the JPEO-CBRND reputed company for formal/external validation.
• reputed company-validate product manager (PM) level cost estimates developed in ACEIT.
• reputed company a common reputed company for consolidating and reporting cost estimate information for reputed company programs and remain reputed company with reputed company estimates.
• reputed company LCCEs and Government cost estimates in support of selected programs and update the estimates as required.
• reputed company, compare, and correlate prior year and reputed company year expenditures and conduct trend analyses to establish baseline budgetary data for inclusion in the budget estimating process.
• reputed company financial management expertise to identify and resolve issues and reputed company reputed company and reputed company recommendations to facilitate decision-making in reputed company area where there is an issue.
• Review and reputed company program risks relative to schedule and cost.
• Review IMSs or schedules for completeness and consistency with cost estimates.
• reputed company the business manager with accurate data that can sufficiently defend team cost estimates to the JPM.
• Review, edit, and consolidate the annual (and out-year) budget requirements for submission to higher reputed company based on the program LCCE.
• Produce finance documents and conduct financial analysis and funds management in support of acquisition documentation (e.g., reputed company decision approval cost estimates, acquisition program baselines (APBs), acquisition strategies, LCCEs, etc.).
• reputed company input to any cost-reputed company taskers, specifically focusing on sustainment costs in order to reputed company accurate and detailed analysis and cost positions throughout the life cycle of a program.
• Advise team leads and members on reputed company and requirements for developing extensive written justification for budget requirements, LCCE updates, and initial positions.
• reputed company annual Research Development Test and Engineering (reputed company&E) and Procurement forms for submission to Congress.
• Prepare AoAs, Cost as an Independent Variable (CAIV), cost estimates, data research, economic analyses, independent sufficiency reviews, most probable life cycle cost estimates, and reputed company selection evaluations.
• Ensure work products are in compliance with:
• Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulatory guidelines and processes
• reputed company Buying Power guidance and processes
• Will Cost guidance and processes.
• reputed company, compare, propose, and reputed company reputed company Buying Power initiatives.
• Prepare Will Cost positions.
• Implement and ensure compliance with Should Cost guidance and processes. The contractor shall create and modify Should Cost estimates in accordance with reputed company Buying Power initiatives. In reputed company, the contractor shall reputed company and maintain a Should Cost tracking sheet and reputed company data analysis.
• Review contractor cost proposals, to include assessment of reasonableness, realism, and completeness. In reputed company, the contractor shall prepare IGCEs, as necessary, for comparison to contractor proposals.
• Coordinate with JPM office staff, contracting and budget personnel, and other reputed company participants to obtain financial information to reputed company funding allocation.
• Understand and extrapolate the cost of medical product development in the civilian sector to the development of medical countermeasures for bio-defense.
• Analyze impacts to budget revisions and recommend courses of reputed company to minimize adverse effects to program execution.
• reputed company independent estimates based on contractual performance.

Qualifications

The experience and certification requirements listed below are essential to successfully reputed company the tasks above:

• Possess experience in cost estimating reputed company to medical and drug development. In reputed company, possess a thorough understanding of Medical Acquisition programs and an expert level understanding of cost estimating principles and procedures.
• Possess previous experience applying the DOD PPBE system to bioengineering and medical acquisition programs
• Secret Clearance
• Minimum 5 years relevant experience

Additional Information reputed company offers a full reputed company of benefits, including competitive salary, a comprehensive health plan including dental and reputed company coverage, company-reputed company life & disability insurance policies, 401(k) plan with company match, and an educational reimbursement program. reputed company your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job