Strategic Planner

Northern Virginia / DC Metro Area

This role does require an active CBP BI.

People Centered. Data Driven

Elder Research Inc. is a Data Science consulting firm specialized in providing analytic solutions to clients in Commercial and Government industries. Providing analytic solutions to hundreds of companies across numerous industries, our team enjoys a great variety in the type of work they do and exposure to a wide range of techniques and tools.

We are trusted advisors to our clients, building lasting relationships and partnering as preferred analytics providers. We use a variety of programming languages and tools to create analytic solutions, often fitting within our clients’ environment and needs.

Join our team and find great opportunities to hone your analytic skills, work on complex problems with amazing teammates, and gain valuable analytics consulting experience.

Opportunity
We are looking for talented and motivated employees that will play important roles on multi-discipline teams that will provide strategic level assistance, consultation, recommendations, and support to our customer in the areas of:

• Workforce and succession planning where we will play a role developing strategic workforce plans and identifying and addressing gaps between the workforce of today and the workforce of tomorrow.
• Data-driven strategy formulation and analytics support where we will assist with strategy formulation concerning resource planning, programming, budgeting, financial management, and mission execution activities.
• Business transformation where we will perform analyses and provide recommendations to improve existing processes, capabilities, and mission execution and support functions.

Position Responsibilities

The Strategic Planner will perform one or more of the following activities:

• Typical tasks include, but are not limited to, analysis of mission, program goals and
  objectives, program evaluations, analysis of program effectiveness, requirements analysis, organizational performance assessment, special studies and analysis, trade-off analysis, feasibility analysis, program management, technology transfer/insertion, training, and consulting.
• Confers with organization officials, or staff members to discuss issues, coordinate
  activities, or resolve problems related to International Trade, Border Security, or a related functional area.

This role does require an active CBP BI.

About Elder Research, Inc

Elder Research is a fast growing consulting firm specializing in predictive analytics. Being in the data mining business over 20 years, we pride ourselves in our ability to find creative, cutting edge solutions to real-world problems. We work hard to provide the best value to our clients and allow each person to contribute their ideas and put their skills to use immediately.

Our team members are passionate, curious, life-long learners. We value humility, servant-leadership, teamwork, and integrity. We seek to serve our clients and our teammates to the best of our abilities. In keeping with our entrepreneurial spirit, we want candidates who are self-motivated with an innate curiosity and strong team work.

Elder Research believes in continuous learning; each week the entire company attends a “Tech Talk” followed by an office lunch. Elder Research provides a supportive work environment with established parental, bereavement, and PTO policies. By prioritizing a healthy work-life balance - with reasonable hours, solid pay, low travel, and extremely flexible time off - Elder Research enables and encourages its employees to serve others.

Elder Research, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Elder Research is a Government contractor and our positions require US Citizenship.