Job opening: OPERATIONS RESEARCH ANALYST
Salary: $139 395 - 181 216 per year
Relocation: YES
Published at: Jul 08 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies through the Certain Competitive Service / Modified Direct Hire AuthorityApplications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.
Duties
You will serve as a senior expert in the planning and execution of complex campaign level analysis.
You will serve as an authoritative source for developing, conducting, and analyzing Joint and Navy Campaigns
You will lead, plan, and conduct analysis and manages a variety of studies, reports and projects including action as project manager of contractor supported studies and products.
You will serve as an expert point-of-contact for all Navy current and future analytic baselines.
You will develop campaign and mission level model inputs and evaluates feasibility of all sources of input data utilized in model databases.
You will conduct analysis of mission and campaign level modeling results to evaluate relative achievability in reaching established metrics and identify the cause and effect of capability and capacity gaps and excesses.
You will prepare and deliver post-analysis reports, issue papers and briefings to accurately convey analytic insights to leadership to influence budget decisions.
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 maintain a top secret/SCI level security clearance. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
- Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing.
- You may be required to work overtime.
- You may be required to perform occasional travel to CONUS and OCONUS locations.
Qualifications
There is a Basic Requirement for the 1515 Operations Research Analyst series in the Federal Government. In order to meet the Basic Requirement, you must possess: A 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.
In addition to meeting the Basic Requirement, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lowest grade (GS-13) in the private or public sector performing Operations Research Analysis using the systematic examination and development of alternative courses of action to define and clarify the advantages and disadvantages of available choices to provide decision makers with sound, scientific, and quantitative information as a basis for making decisions, and performing the following:
1) Applying of a wide range of qualitative and quantitative analytical and evaluation methods and techniques to identify and advise on programs and issues.
2) Applying advanced, analytical, mathematical, or statistical theories, principles, concepts, methods, and techniques to solve problems in need of immediate material solutions using statistical analysis; non-parametric analysis; modeling; simulations; decision theory; mathematical programming; regression analysis; and economic analysis.
3) Using expert knowledge and competence in the rigorous methods of scientific inquiry, mathematics, statistics, and other related scientific/analytical disciplines to evaluate the interrelationships and tradeoffs among competing requirements of national defense programs.
4) Analyzing current and future capabilities, researching, developing, and analyzing strategic and operational level campaign scenarios, real-world operations, and system employment.
5) Utilizing current analytic tools and leverage all applicable modeling systems and efforts.
6) Soliciting proposals for analyses and assessments that are aligned with the Analytic Agenda from resource sponsors across the spectrum of related topics and ensures that approved analyses are tasked appropriately.
7) Organizing, guiding, and leading teams to deliver complex analytic projects on schedule to inform decisions for national defense issues.
8) Expressing ideas at the strategic level in writing and orally describing situations, problems, analyses, and conclusions in a clear and succinct manner.
Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1500/operations-research-series-1515/
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
There is a Basic Requirement for the 1515 Operations Research Analyst series in the Federal Government. In order to meet the Basic Requirement, you must possess:
A 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.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (https://www.ed.gov/). Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Education Substitution - If you are using education to meet all or part of the qualification requirements, you must submit a copy of your transcripts or an itemized list of college courses which includes equivalent information from the transcript (course title, semester/quarter hours, and grade/degree earned) in your resume. See OPM's General Policies for information on crediting education.
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-policies/%20-%20url=General-Policies
Foreign Education: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the qualification requirements if the applicant can provide documentation indicating that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide such evidence when applying for further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html
https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html
Contacts
- Address IMMEDIATE OFC OF CHIEF OF NVL OPS
2000 Navy Pentagon
Washington, DC 20350
US
- Name: William Sharp
- Phone: 703-614-0458
- Email: [email protected]
Map