You will serve as a OPERATIONS RESEARCH ANALYST in the Naval Medical Forces Atlantic, of NAVMEDFORLANT PORTSMOUTH VA. This announcement uses the OPM DHA for STEM Position to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to certain positions in the competitive service.

Duties

You will determine and define areas that analytic rigor can be applied to inform senior leaders decisions. You will identify variables required and best-suited methodology for analysis, employing innovative approaches for new and complex problem-sets. You will review high-level policies and documents for relevant issues and operations research community concerns. You will serve as a subject matter expert for the integration of analysis to inform decision on capabilities, requirements, and resourcing. You will identify best business practices and methods.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees.
• A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. A relocation incentive may be authorized.
• This position is a Testing Designated Position (TDP) subject to applicant testing and random drug testing.
• The incumbent must possess mastery in operations research at both the theoretical and practical levels.
• Comprehensive knowledge of principles, theories and the employment of mathematical, statistical, risk analysis, and data visualization data tools is also required.

Qualifications

Basic 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. Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1. Experience utilizing knowledge of the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS). 2. Experience applying knowledge of principles and employment statistical, risk analysis and data visualization tools (e.g., R, Python, Tableau, etc.). 3. Experience in analysis and evaluation of programs to include responsibilities in assessing resource requirements and measuring current effectiveness and efficiencies. 4. Experience in organizing and leading teams to solve complex problems as it relates to operations research and system analysis of programs. 5. Experience in effectively communicating (orally and written) to obtain data, relay issues, and articulate recommendations to senior military leaders in the Services, and DoD and DON senior civilian representatives. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1500/operations-research-series-1515/ https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=GS-PROF. General Schedule Qualification Standards (opm.gov) Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Education

Basic 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 NAVMEDFORLANT PORTSMOUTH VA 620 John Paul Jones Circle Suite 1400 Portsmouth, VA 23708-2106 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]