Strategic Pricing, Senior

The MITRE Corporation

$96K — $144K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum 5 years of experience with a Bachelor's or 3 years with a Master's; PhD may also qualify.
  • Independently create pricing proposals; proficiency in ProPricer preferred.
  • Experience with federal pricing and submitting proposals for Federal contracts/grants.
  • Understand cost recovery structures including wrap rates, fringe, and overhead.
  • Familiar with Federal pricing evaluations: LPTA, Best Value, Trade-Offs.
  • Proven ability in researching and developing financial models independently.
  • Knowledge of capture support and price-to-win strategies.
  • Aware of CAS & FAR regulations and implications.

Responsibilities

  • Price proposals for contracts and grants across various levels.
  • Provide strategic bid and fee guidance to internal customers and leadership.
  • Assist in critical review processes such as gate reviews and Bid/no-Bid decisions.
  • Develop pricing models considering ROI, NPV, and various pricing constructs.
  • Conduct win-loss analyses and develop internal pricing benchmarks.
  • Monitor pricing trends and recommend improvements based on best practices.
  • Create and implement pricing methodologies used enterprise-wide.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work schedule allowing flexibility between remote and on-site work.
  • Opportunity to develop and influence pricing strategies across the enterprise.
  • Engagement in high-stakes projects with senior leadership visibility.
  • Access to training and development resources for ongoing professional growth.
Full Job Description
MITRE is seeking a Senior Strategic Pricer to support the Strategic Pricing team, MITRE's Pricing Center of Excellence. The role partners with internal teams on strategic opportunities across the full pricing lifecycle, including capture, bid strategy, and pricing proposal development.

The Senior Strategic Pricer will also support pricing tools, methodologies, training, and process improvements across Finance, Contracts, and the broader enterprise. This position reports to the Senior Manager, Strategic Pricing and is based in McLean, Virginia; or Bedford, Massachusetts, with a hybrid work schedule.

Roles & Responsibilities:
  • Price proposals for contracts and grants (federal, state/local and commercial), from proposal kickoff, through pricing inputs, to final review and submission.
  • Provide strategic bid and fee guidance to our internal customers and senior leadership.
  • Assist in gate reviews, black hats, Bid/no-Bid decisions, and Price-to-Win assessments for larger opportunities.
  • Create pricing models and business cases considering such things as ROI, NPV, and pricing construct (e.g. licenses, FFP, cost plus).
  • Assist with win-loss analyses and help create internal benchmarks, metrics, and pricing analytics.
  • Monitor trends and best practices in pricing and proposal preparation. Recommend pricing improvements.
  • Respond to ad hoc requests from senior executives including CFO.
  • Develop, implement, and update pricing methodologies (T&M, FFP, International) used by pricers across MITRE Finance.
  • Assist with pricing-related trainings in Finance, Contracts, and other MITRE staff.


Basic Qualifications:
  • Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 3 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD with relevant experience who can immediately contribute at this job step; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
  • Ability to independently create pricing proposals, preferably in ProPricer.
  • Experience with federal pricing and with submitting proposals for both Federal grants and contracts.
  • Familiarity with cost recovery and cost structures, including terms such as wrap rates, fringe, overhead and G&A.
  • Possesses understanding of common basis for Federal pricing evaluations: LPTA, Best Value, Best Value Trade Off, etc.
  • Demonstrated success with independent researching and creating financial models.
  • Familiarity with capture support and price-to-win.
  • Awareness of CAS & FAR regulations.
  • Effectively communicate insights and results to an executive audience.
  • Must have an active Secret U.S Government issued Security Clearance. Per the U.S. Government's eligibility requirements, you must be a U.S Citizen to be considered for a security clearance.
  • This position requires a minimum of 50% hybrid on-site.


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Active Top Secret Security Clearance.
  • Knowledge of resources (e.g., GovWin, FPDS, and salary survey databases) used identify opportunities and research current contracts/incumbents to assist in qualifying bid opportunities preferred.
  • Basic knowledge of FFRDC's and UARC's preferred.


This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):
Secret

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):
Top Secret

Salary compensation range and midpoint:
$96,000 - $120,000 - $144,000 Annual

Work Location Type:
Hybrid

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