Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is hiring a Policy Business Analyst to work in our Business Management department. You will support acquisition Policy & Assurance functions, ensuring compliant contracting activities that connect resources to research. You will work under minimal supervision to enhance and maintain policy infrastructure through research of new requirements, implementation of applicable changes, revision of existing procedures, and incorporation of new policies Our team works an on-site 9x80 schedule located at our Idaho Falls, ID, EROB facility with every other Friday off! You will report to the Manager of Policy & Assurance with no direct reports. Responsibilities Include: In accordance with applicable directives, federal regulations (e.g., Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Department of Energy Acquisition Regulations (DEAR), and Cost Accounting Standards (CAS)), maintain and update in-depth policies and procedures to ensure effective risk mitigation and efficient operation of contract-related activities. - Evaluate potential deviations from policy and recommend solutions to mitigate risk to INL. - Maintain and enhance acquisition policies, procedures, forms, and other documents. - Ensure policies balance compliance to regulations, while enabling efficient operations. - Act as a change agent (obtain buy-in and lead implementation of new processes). - Maintain precise documentation to justify decisions, conclusions, findings, or recommendations. - Assure INL’s interests are protected by taking a proactive approach in identifying and assessing risks; identify, develop, and implement process improvements and identify areas where automation efforts could improve current processes. - Provide recommendations for process improvement initiatives and assume leadership of special projects. - Interface with acquisitions, finance, business offices, internal audit, and other relevant organizations to support internal processes and controls. - Use computer systems or applications to access, create, edit, print, send, retrieve, or manipulate analytical data, files, or other information to provide required and/or ad-hoc reports as necessary. - Work on problems of diverse scope where analysis of information requires evaluation of identifiable factors. - Devise solutions based on limited information and precedent and adapt existing approaches to resolve issues. - Use evaluation, judgment, and interpretation to select the right course of action. - Identify, enhance and develop processes and procedures to maximize the efficiencies of the business to which the support is being provided. - This discipline is designated for professional exempt work scope for which no other appropriate work discipline code has been established.
