Investigative Analyst

SGI Global is seeking an Investigative Analyst to provide technical and programmatic support services for new and on-going projects and activities for the OIG's Office of Investigations (OI).

**This position is contingent upon contract award**

Responsibilities

The Investigative Analyst must execute duties in support of the following:

• Planning, organizing, and conducting research, analysis, and/or evaluation of information to assist and provide advice to OIG in ongoing investigations.
• Formulating information source search strategies and reviewing data to identify patterns and relationships across financial, criminal, public records, and other information.
• Developing complex investigative and analytic products and reports in furtherance of investigations into grant and contract fraud, false claims act violations, embezzlement, and other misconduct.
• Developing profile data and trend analyses, identifying trends or indicators of illegal or improper activity from background material and evidence, and correlating the collected information to support ongoing investigations.
• Evaluating information obtained from evidence, open source, social media, public records, subpoenaed records, and databases.
• Utilizing large data sets to conduct complex investigative and analytic research projects involving subject identification, link analysis, or intelligence data summarization and generating reports for OIG.
• Briefing findings and recommendations orally and in writing to supervisors, OIG management officials, special agents, and other OI staff.
• Preparing interim and comprehensive final reports for OIG and other parties designated by OIG.
• Gathering and analyzing data to proactively identify high risk areas in NSF programs and operations.
• Coordinating proactive reviews that will lead to criminal, civil, and administrative investigations, including those of a complex nature.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree or higher
• A minimum of 5 years' experience
• Must be a U.S. Citizen or permanent resident
• Must be able to satisfy NSF background investigation requirements and receive an interim and final favorable fitness adjudicative determination by the NSF Personnel Security and Suitability team. An active security clearance is preferred, but not required.
• Mastery of and skill in applying generally accepted investigative principles, techniques, methods, and procedures applicable to an OIG investigative function.
• Expert knowledge and experience conducting independent research and link analysis to establish possible criminal associations, detect trends, develop case-specific subject profiles, and visualize results of highly complex criminal investigations involving financial fraud, false statements and claims, and other acts affecting NSF programs, employees, grantees, and contractors.
• Knowledge of statistical modeling and analysis of large data sets. The individual will utilize several tools including, but not limited to, Microsoft Excel, Power BI, i2 Analyst's Notebook and other resources to identify and visualize trends in available data. Sensitive law enforcement data sources including NCIC, FinCEN, CLEAR and any others are also used to conduct crucial analysis to detect criminal activity.
• Knowledge of and experience retrieving data from open sources, social media, financial databases, and publicly available General Services Administration and other government payment data.
• This individual will be utilized to support on-going criminal, civil, administrative, and proactive investigations involving grant and/or contract fraud, particularly as it relates to Small Business Innovation Research, Small Business Technology Transfer , foreign influence, and pandemic fraud investigations.
• Expert knowledge of Federal laws of civil and criminal procedure and regulations related to the operation of NSF programs, e.g., those governing Federal personnel systems, travel, and procurement.
• Advanced skills and abilities in oral and written communications, to include a knowledge of accepted standards of writing, use of proper grammar and the preparation of investigative reports in a clear, concise, and professional manner in order to communicate clearly and accurately the results of investigations.

SGI Global provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.