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Are you passionate about business design and innovation and its impact on various government sponsors’ work? Do you enjoy solving complex problems in a team environment? Do you want to work on behalf of the public good? The MITRE Business Process Innovation Department may be for you! Our department is a part of MITRE’s Enterprise Strategy and Transformation (ES&T) Innovation Center. We offer process engineering and business innovation knowledge and capabilities across the MITRE enterprise to enhance effectiveness and sustain transformational impact for our government sponsors. The ES&T Innovation Center is a growing team of over 200 professionals collaborating to drive targeted and enduring change within an enterprise; work with sponsor leaders to reimagine and solve complex problems; and guide sponsor improvements to strategies, processes, technologies, and organizational systems. Roles and Responsibilities:

• Lead and work in project teams to apply process improvement and enterprise transformation methods to help solve complex sponsor problems.

• Drive capability development, drawing from proven skills and experience, industry research and trends, and sponsor demand signals.

• Manage critical sponsor relationships that advance MITRE’s work and allow MITRE to do work for the public good.

• Shape new department work opportunities that include the use of innovative practices and lead to meaningful outcomes for our sponsors.

• Mentor and develop staff in the application of design, innovation, and process improvement tools and methods in the enterprise transformation space.

• Advance department knowledge capital through participation in MITRE research programs, training development, and thought leadership.

• Build professional prominence for MITRE in the areas of business innovation, business process, and other related capabilities.

• Contribute to corporate, innovation center, and department initiatives and priorities that advance business goals and/or drive MITRE’s award-winning culture.

Basic Qualifications:

• Typically requires a minimum of 10 years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree; or 7 years and a master’s degree; or a PhD with 4 years’ experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.

• Prominent as a scholar-practitioner regarding business transformation, such as speaking at conferences, publishing in professional journals, and/or teaching in academia.

• Must be a US citizen capable of obtaining and maintaining a US Government security clearance.

• This position requires a minimum of 50% hybrid on-site.

Preferred Qualifications:

• PhD in Management Sciences, Business Innovation, Business Administration, Engineering Management, Engineering, Design Thinking, Human-Centered Design, or other related disciplines.

• Documented success and expertise in process modeling, process documentation/visualization, and other core process-related capabilities.

• Documented success and expertise in design thinking, human-centered design, user experience, and/or customer experience.

• Certifications in Lean, Six Sigma, Innovation, Design Thinking, Human-Centered Design, and/or Project Management.

• Significant experience engaging with and delivering work products to senior executives.

• Significant experience leading large teams as part of project-based work.

• Preference is given to candidates holding current/active US Government security clearance(s).

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:

$155,500 - $194,500 - $233,500 Annual

Work Location Type:

Hybrid

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