Operations Research Analyst.

About the role

As an Operations Research Analyst, you will lead, conduct, and communicate results of analytical studies that contribute to Command decision making and problem solving concerning current and future operations. You will utilize highly technical and state-of-the-art operations research/system analysis tools, implement operations research methodologies to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Command, and advise Command on principles and best practices in military operations and system compatibility. You will develop and apply policies, practices, procedures, and methods for operational assessment, and develop, analyze, evaluate, and improve the effectiveness of work methods, processes, procedures, manpower utilization, data mapping, and management controls using mathematical, statistical, econometric, and other scientific methods and techniques.

Responsibilities

• Conduct analytical studies to support management decision making.
• Apply operational research and system analysis principles and methods to daily work assignments.
• Evaluate information concerning organizational effectiveness and systems analysis.
• Prepare reports and analytical studies contributing to implementing and transitioning of a wide-range of military concepts and visions.
• Develop custom analysis tools in a variety of programming languages and applications (e.g., Microsoft Excel, Power BI, SQL).

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree or higher in operations research; or at least 24 semester hours in a combination of operations research, mathematics, probability, statistics, mathematical logic, science, or subject-matter courses requiring substantial competence in college-level mathematics or statistics. At least 3 of the 24 semester hours must have been in calculus.
• Specialized Experience: At least one year of experience conducting analytical studies to support management decision making, applying operational research and system analysis principles and methods, evaluating organizational effectiveness, preparing reports and analytical studies, and developing custom analysis tools in programming languages and applications.

Qualifications

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination based on a completed background investigation.
• This position has been designated as non-sensitive and requires a personnel security investigation.

Education Substitution

• Ph.D. Substitution: Successful completion of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in operations research, mathematics, probability, statistics, or mathematical logic may qualify you for the position.
• Combination of Experience and Education: If you have some, but not all, of the required experience or education, you may still qualify by combining creditable experience and graduate education. To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12 and divide your semester hours of graduate education in excess of 36 by 18. The total percentage must equal at least 100%.

Foreign Education

If using education completed in foreign colleges or universities, you must provide an evaluation from a private organization specializing in the interpretation of foreign education programs, showing that the education is equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program, or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.