Job opening: Operations Research Analyst - DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY
Salary: $87 796 - 135 724 per year
Published at: Feb 22 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
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The primary purpose of this position is to deliver and support Agile War-Winning Capabilities in AFMC by providing financial management advisory services, budget operations, cost analysis, financial services, and resource management systems to all personnel, programs, support missions, associates, and external customers for the AFMC.
Duties
Performs a broad range of operations research analyses assignments entailing unique problems, creativity, innovative use of techniques, advanced approaches, and/or new technologies.
Utilizes scientific inquiry in the independent development of mathematical models and computer programs to evaluate and predict the ability to support assigned projects, studies, or problems.
Serves as an expert on modeling and simulation techniques by developing models to test, analyze, and evaluate algorithms and other logic.
Utilizes mathematical and statistical techniques, elements of operations research theory, engineering knowledge and innovative efforts to develop new solutions to previously highlighted and/or new problems lacking in precedent.
Provides technical guidance, advisory support, and assistance on an entire project and/or major phases for broad and varied operations.
Performs very complex, difficult studies/evaluations on an individual basis or as a team member/leader responsible for completing phases of an overall work effort.
Requirements
- U.S. Citizenship Required
- Male must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov
- The position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program.
- Disclosure of Political Appointments
- Relocation costs or other incentives may be available and considered by the organization.
- This position may require travel.
- This position may require drug testing and the candidate may be subject to passing a drug test upon selection.
- Selectee is expected to be granted with and/or maintain the appropriate security clearance required for the position. Must be able to obtain and maintain the required Top Secret security clearance.
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- Selectee may be required to serve a probationary or trial period.
- Education Requirement: Degree in Operations Research; or 24 semester hours in a combination of operations research, mathematics, probability, statistics, math logic, science, or subject courses substantial in college-level mathematics or statistics.
- This is a Financial Management Level 2 Certified position in accordance with the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2012, Public Law 112-81, Subtitle F-Financial Management, Section 1599d. Incumbent shall comply with the requirements.
- This is an acquisition coded position. Selectee must complete required certification level 3 in Business - Cost Estimating within 24 months of assignment.
- Locations are not negotiable. The actual duty locations available may be located on the Air Force Civilian Service website
Qualifications
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Experience requirements are described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Professional and Scientific Positions.
Click on the following link to view qualification requirements for this position: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=GS-PROF to include the Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR) for the NH-1515-03, Operations Research Series. Click on the following link to view occupational requirements for this position: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1500/operations-research-series-1515/:
Education
Education Requirements:
Degree: 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.
Evaluation of Education:
The primary requirement of operations research work is competence in the rigorous methods of scientific inquiry and analysis rather than in the subject matter of the problem. Therefore, applicants should have sufficient knowledge of applied mathematics to understand and use the fundamental concepts and techniques of operations research methods of analysis. In addition, some positions may require knowledge of a specific subject area.
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. Courses in theory of probability and statistics are highly desirable, but are not specified as minimum educational requirements because to do so would possibly exclude some applicants who would otherwise be well qualified.
Contacts
- Address EHA DHA
550 C Street West
JBSA Randolph AFB, TX 78150
US
- Name: Kelly Silvonic
- Phone: 781-225-1412
- Email: [email protected]
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