Senior Policy Analyst DES

Montcure, LLC• US,

15h•$160,000 - $170,000•Remote

About The Position

Montcure, LLC is seeking a Senior Policy Analyst to lead policy review, development, and integration for a Department of Defense health program. This leadership role involves supervising a team of policy analysts, managing the program's policy watch and impact assessment cycle, and providing staffed, defensible recommendations to senior government leaders under tight deadlines. The analyst will interpret statutes, regulations, departmental issuances, partner-agency policies, and court/board decisions to guide program actions.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in public policy, political science, public administration, or business administration.
Eight or more years of professional experience in federal policy, regulatory, or legislative analysis.
Active Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, or Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification.
Five or more years supervising or overseeing groups of personnel.
Demonstrated experience analyzing federal statutes, regulations, departmental and service-level issuances, and court or board decisions, and translating that analysis into written recommendations for senior leaders.
Experience maintaining a quality assurance program, initiating policy planning, and providing technical and legislative support.

Nice To Haves

Five or more years implementing Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs policy and federal regulation and maintaining compliance.
Knowledge of the Department of Defense disability evaluation program and its governing regulations.
Experience preparing legislative proposals or personnel legislation reviews for departmental staffing.
Familiarity with caregiver compensation policy and programs.
Experience coordinating multi-agency document review and comment adjudication cycles.
Experience supporting Inspector General or Government Accountability Office engagements.
Advanced degree in law, public policy, or public administration.
Prior support to the Defense Health Agency, the Military Health System, or a military department headquarters.

Responsibilities

Lead the policy function, including policy review, development, and integration for the program.
Supervise a team of policy analysts responsible for research, drafting, and staffing.
Conduct a standing horizon scan to monitor legislation, appropriations, proposed/final rules, departmental/service-level issuances, partner-agency policy, and court/board decisions relevant to the program.
Produce structured impact assessments within five business days, covering authority, affected provisions, population and cost effects, operational consequences, and risk of inaction, with recommended courses of action.
Develop legislative review packages, including complete justifications and actionable recommendations, and support their departmental staffing.
Draft policy text, staffing documents, instructions, and forms adhering to DoD writing and issuance standards.
Support the quality assurance program by analyzing, researching, and proposing changes to the QA framework, monitoring service-level compliance, and advising on enterprise-wide normalization.
Lead recurring reporting cycles, including the annual report, quarterly QA reporting, and triennial inspection coordination against fixed deadlines.
Prepare analysis, written responses, and read-ahead material for Inspector General, GAO, and congressional inquiries.
Coordinate with military department program offices, partner agencies, and internal stakeholders to manage multi-party document review and comment adjudication.