Senior Operations Research Analyst

About the role

Are you a powerhouse data scientist who thrives on solving large-scale operational challenges? Bring your 10+ years of advanced expertise to architect predictive models, run complex simulations, and drive multi-objective decision frameworks using Pandas, R, Python, or MATLAB. Translate intricate machine learning and statistical data analytics into clear strategic narratives for high-level stakeholders!

Responsibilities

• Lead the charge in defining complex problems, gathering critical stakeholder requirements, and applying advanced mathematical techniques to guide critical decision-making.
• Translate intricate machine learning and statistical data analytics into clear strategic narratives for high-level stakeholders.

Requirements

• Core Experience: 10+ years of professional experience analyzing complex management and operational problems using advanced operations research techniques.
• Modeling & Simulation: 4+ years of hands-on experience applying modeling and simulation frameworks to address high-level decision analysis problems.
• Strategic Analysis: 4+ years of experience conducting multi-objective decision analysis or cost-benefit analysis in direct support of research objectives.
• Data Toolset & Toolkits: 4+ years of deep expertise using tools and libraries such as Pandas, R, Excel/VBA, Arena, Octave, Tableau, Gurobi, CPLEX, ExtendSim, SAS, Netica, Statsmodels, Stata, MATLAB, or SPSS.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Proven experience conducting problem definitions and gathering detailed data requirements directly from stakeholders.
• Communication: Outstanding oral and written communication skills with a track record of explaining intricate data analysis to non-technical stakeholders.

Desired Skills

• Model Validation: Experience developing and performing rigorous verification and validation (V&V) of models to ensure adequacy and performance.
• Knowledge Sharing: Experience developing and delivering comprehensive training materials for operations research techniques.
• Executive Briefing: Experience briefing high-level results and preparing thorough written reports on analytic approaches and methodologies.
• Emerging Tech: Familiarity or experience with machine learning and large language models (LLMs) to solve complex enterprise problems.

Pay

The annual base salary range for this role is $193,000-$238,000 (USD), which does not include discretionary bonus compensation or our comprehensive benefits package. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things.

Schedule

Nyla provides a top-of-market compensation and benefits package. And through our unique Nyla FLEX program, we custom tailor these benefits to best fit your lifestyle. The Nyla FLEX benefit program is designed to offer you flexibility in the 3 biggest areas of your life: your pay, your leave, and your schedule.

• PAY - Nyla starts with 4 weeks of Annual Leave plus 11 holidays and an additional day of Annual Leave for each year you’re at the company. You have the flexibility to cash out your annual leave hours, opt out of other Nyla benefits, and/or arrange for additional hours on contract* (over 40 hrs/week). There’s even an option to earn 1.3 times your hourly rate once you work over 1880 hours on contract!
• LEAVE - Want to spend more time with the family? Want more time to travel the world? You can BUY additional annual leave for a total of 6 weeks of annual leave. That’s up to 240 hours of leave plus 11 holidays! That’s not even including paid anniversary leave!
• SCHEDULE - Does the traditional 40-hour workweek no longer fit your lifestyle? With Nyla FLEX, you have the freedom to scale down to 30-32 hours while still enjoying the top-notch Nyla benefits you know and love. It's flexibility that works for you without compromising the perks!

About Nyla Technology Solutions

Nyla Technology Solutions delivers exceptional Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Science, and Software Engineering services for the U.S. Government. Nyla embraces a forward-thinking and bold approach at every turn, earning us a solid reputation of technical trendsetters within the industry. We have a passion for developing solutions that have a quick and immediate impact on mission. Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, our customers love how we tackle their most challenging problems and get things done. If you have the unique experience and expertise we are seeking, along with the desire and determination to invest your time and energy as a part of Nyla’s team, Taking Care of All of You Nyla provides a top-of-market compensation and benefits package. And through our unique Nyla FLEX program, we custom tailor these benefits to best fit your lifestyle. The Nyla FLEX benefit program is designed to offer you flexibility in the 3 biggest areas of your life: your pay, your leave, and your schedule. PAY - Nyla starts with 4 weeks of Annual Leave plus 11 holidays and an additional day of Annual Leave for each year you’re at the company. You have the flexibility to cash out your annual leave hours, opt out of other Nyla benefits, and/or arrange for additional hours on contract* (over 40 hrs/week). There’s even an option to earn 1.3 times your hourly rate once you work over 1880 hours on contract! LEAVE - Want to spend more time with the family? Want more time to travel the world? You can BUY additional annual leave for a total of 6 weeks of annual leave. That’s up to 240 hours of leave plus 11 holidays! That’s not even including paid anniversary leave! SCHEDULE - Does the traditional 40-hour workweek no longer fit your lifestyle? With Nyla FLEX, you have the freedom to scale down to 30-32 hours while still enjoying the top-notch Nyla benefits you know and love. It's flexibility that works for you without compromising the perks!

Equal Opportunity Employer

Nyla is an equal opportunity employer.