Job opening: OPERATIONS RESEARCH ANALYST
Salary: $59 966 - 88 926 per year
Published at: Jun 07 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
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Duties
Conduct operations research, predictive/prescriptive analytics and Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) studies.
Identify specific concepts and develop procedures for investigating problems of a significant nature, which may be broadly stated or ill-defined.
Prepare study plans which define study efforts by providing the background, description, approach, project milestones, resource requirements and costs for each study.
Identify sources of subject matter information, including specialized data. Perform quantitative, statistical analysis and operations research studies (cont.)
(cont.) requiring the application of such techniques as mathematical modeling, linear and nonlinear programming, simulation, decision theory and machine learning theory.
Perform Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) activities including data identification, cleansing and preparation, algorithm development, statistical learning and validation of results.
Conduct, organize, direct and coordinate analytical studies in a primary business (e.g., procurement, finance, distribution, et al) area that often incorporate factors from other functional areas (cont.)
(cont.) serve as a technical and operations research advisor to management officials and ACE teams, branch chiefs and other analysts.
Serve as a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) on quantitative, machine learning and operations research contract study efforts administered by ACE, as required.
Develop applications, tools and processes for delivery of data solutions to the DLA business community. Typical outputs include business metrics, dashboards, interactive reports and tailored data packages.
Develop fact-based recommendations for senior leaders on matters of process, policy, investment and business strategy.
Typical outputs include project reports, white papers, spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations, and oral presentations.
Requirements
- Must be a U.S. citizen
- Tour of Duty: Set Schedule
- 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.
- Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Non-Exempt
- Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
- Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
- Bargaining Unit Status: No
Qualifications
To qualify for an Operations Research Analyst, your qualifications must include:
A. Basic Education: 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 been in calculus.
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.
B. Applicants must meet minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement.
Experience with applying analytical techniques to solve a variety of projects; Assisting with conducting studies, analyzing findings and making recommendations using principles, theories, techniques, and methodologies. Experience with applying advanced mathematical and other scientific management analysis techniques to solve portions of difficult and complex projects; Experience with conducting studies, analyzing findings, and making recommendations using principles, theories, techniques, and methodologies; Experience with machine learning techniques, data mining and/or artificial intelligence experiments.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Education
Are you using your education to qualify? You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: Unofficial transcripts are acceptable 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 DLA Information Operations J6
8725 John J Kingman Rd
Ft Belvoir, VA 22060-6221
US
- Name: Elise Baerwald
- Phone: 717-770-2974
- Email: [email protected]