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MITRE Government Relations Position

Why choose between doing meaningful work and having a fulfilling life? At MITRE, you can have both. That's because MITRE people are committed to tackling our nation's toughest challengesand we're committed to the long-term well-being of our employees. MITRE is different from most technology companies. We are a not-for-profit corporation chartered to work for the public interest, with no commercial conflicts to influence what we do. The R&D centers we operate for the government create lasting impact in fields as diverse as cybersecurity, healthcare, aviation, defense, and enterprise transformation. We're making a difference every dayworking for a safer, healthier, and more secure nation and world. Our workplace reflects our values. We offer competitive benefits, exceptional professional development opportunities for career growth, and a culture of innovation that embraces adaptability, collaboration, technical excellence, and people in partnership. If this sounds like the choice you want to make, then choose MITRE - and make a difference with us.

MITRE Government Relations, part of MITRE's External Affairs function, has primary responsibility within MITRE for engaging with the White House, U.S. Congress and elected officials at the state and local levels. The Department continuously monitors White House and congressional activities, e.g. executive orders, congressional hearings, and policy developments, delivering timely insights that enable MITRE leadership to have situational awareness and make informed decisions related to sponsors, FFRDCs, MITRE, or other stakeholders. The GR team also coordinates briefings and meetings with elected officials in Congress and state and local leaders to share data and insights from our technical work and research for the purpose of educating members and staff.

MITRE is a non-profit corporation chartered to operate in the public interest. The company is restricted from lobbying. The focus of our Government Relations work is to serve as a resource to help Congress and elected officials at the state and local levels better understand critical issues and challenges facing the nation especially those involving technology and complex systems of systems problems and identifying effective pathways to address them.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary point of contact for engaging with elected officials, including the U.S. Congress and state and local officials, on a set of technical capability areas including artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, telecommunications, and quantum, among others.
• Track and provide situational awareness to MITRE leadership on legislative activities related to cross-cutting technology areas.
• Provide timely, tailored, and actionable analysis of legislation and legislative activities to internal customers and keep them informed about relevant developments and events, knowledge of which is essential to MITRE activities and operations.
• Collaborate with other GR team members and MITRE sector peers and leadership on engagement strategies and plans.
• Collaborate on and inform the development of corporate and center-level strategies, and support implementation leveraging external consultant support.
• Coordinate preparation for employees testifying on Capitol Hill; Coordinate preparation for Congressional meetings and educate MITRE staff on proper ways to interface with congressional, state and local elected officials and their staff.
• Work with the broader Communications and External Affairs team to create and manage outreach-oriented resource materials.
• Maintain excellent understanding of developments in core MITRE business areas and proactively align engagement strategies in light of these developments, focusing on congressional offices and key state officials.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Typically requires a minimum of 10 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree
• 8 years of related experience in advocacy or policy
• Expert knowledge of congressional: organization, structures, roles and responsibilities.
• In-depth knowledge of the functional, policy and legislative environment related to critical technology areas.
• Demonstrated ability to shape and effectively present content of a highly technical nature to non-technical audiences
• Experience working on one or more Congressional staffs as an employee or Legislative Fellow, or working directly with Congress in a liaison capacity
• Experience reviewing, analyzing, and developing legislative language
• Experience with tools and information resources used to track legislative activity
• Comfortable with technical topics and engaging with engineering and scientific experts

Preferred Qualifications:

• Five or more years of experience working on one or more Congressional staffs as an employee or working directly with Congress in a liaison capacity
• Experience engaging at all levels of an organization, including at the officer level
• Experience leading teams, initiatives or projects focused on policy or legislative action
• Knowledge of the regulatory basis and operating paradigm of federally-funded research and development centers
• Knowledge of the activities of The MITRE Corporation and the federally-funded research and development centers it operates
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• High level of tact and diplomacy
• Demonstrated experience building relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to multi-task and shift gears quickly

This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s): None

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s): None

Salary compensation range and midpoint: $166,000 - $207,500 - $249,000 Annual

Work Location Type: Onsite

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local or international law.

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