Job opening: Operations Research Analyst
Salary: $108 084 - 140 506 per year
Relocation: YES
Published at: Nov 01 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
See below for important information regarding this job.
Additional vacancies may be filled from this announcement.
Duties
Performs professional work in mathematics, operations research and systems analysis/ risk analysis (OR/SA/RA) computer simulation, project planning and controls.
Addresses issues and obtains solutions to problems encountered in the analysis of program operations.
Provides technical direction, planning, and policy leadership to formulate, create and implement new agency policy, competency management processes, and surveillance operations.
Requirements
- Must be a U.S. citizen
- Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive with Secret Access
- Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
- Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
Qualifications
To qualify for an Operations Research Analyst, your resume and supporting documentation must support:
A. Basic Education Requirement: A 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. NOTE: Courses acceptable for qualifying for operations research positions may have been taken in departments other than Operations Research, e.g., Engineering (usually Industrial Engineering), Science, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, or Management Science. The following are illustrative of acceptable courses: optimization; mathematical modeling; queueing theory; engineering; physics (except descriptive or survey courses); econometrics; psychometrics; biometrics; experimental psychology; physical chemistry; industrial process analysis; managerial economics; computer science; measurement for management; mathematical models in social phenomena; and courses that involved application of operations research techniques and methodologies to problems of management, marketing, systems design, and other specialized fields; or other comparable quantitative analysis courses for which college- level mathematics or statistics is a prerequisite.
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B. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-13 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement.
Creditable specialized experience includes:
Applying analytical, mathematical, or statistical theories, principles, concepts, methods, and technique related to statistical analysis; computer modeling; decision theory; mathematical programming; regression analysis; and economic analysis.
Developing scientific or mathematical models and techniques.
Collecting and evaluating data to correct deficiencies or improve the performance of systems, processes, or operations.
Education
Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.
If the position has a minimum education requirement you MUST provide transcripts (unofficial are acceptable at the time of application) to support your educational claims. Or, if you are using education to qualify in lieu of specialized experience you MUST provide transcripts (unofficial are acceptable at the time of application) to support your educational claims. The transcripts must include your name, the name of the college or university, class/course list, completed number of credits/hours, and the date degree conferred (if applicable). Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Licenses must be current at time of application.
GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours that your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed 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.
Contacts
- Address PH0000 DEFENSE CONTRACT MGT - HEADQUARTERS
3901 A Ave
Bldg 10500
Fort Gregg-Adams, VA 23801
US
- Name: DHRSSTAFFING DCMA HQ
- Phone: 614-692-2048
- Email: [email protected]
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