Operations Research Analyst

Duties
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• Provides technical direction, planning, and policy leadership to formulate, create and implement new agency policy, competency management processes, and surveillance operations processes.
• Provides leadership in the preparation of project milestones.
• Provides a high level of technical expertise in systems analysis, operations research, project planning and controls, statistics, mathematics, and modeling methods.
• Prepares comprehensive technical reports of completed studies, assuring adequate correlation of data, integration of all pertinent considerations, and substantiation of conclusions.
• Participates in the preparation and presentation of project briefings.

Requirements
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Conditions of employment

• 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.

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:

• Conducting systems analysis and operations research involving resource allocation, schedule, operations, logistics, and manufacturing missions for the Agency.
• Formulating and developing mathematical models and techniques for quantitative evaluation and assessment of program execution.
• Collecting data and evaluating alternatives to assess projected capabilities for future mission support.
• Recommending future actions to improve precision in analytical results, data utilization and decision-making capabilities.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Additional information

• This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at: DoDI 1400.25-V300 .
• Tour of Duty: Flexible
• FLSA: Exempt
• Bargaining Unit: Yes

• Selectee may be required to serve a trial/probationary period.
• Recruitment/Relocation/Retention Incentive may be authorized at Management's discretion.
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS) expenses MAY be paid in accordance with the Joint Travel Regulation (JTR). When you perform a civilian PCS with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit https://www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/Civilian-Moving-Expenses-Tax-Deduction/ for more information.
• Financial Disclosure Required

• Financial Management Certification: This position requires DoD Financial Management Level Advance certification within 2 years in accordance with DoD Instruction 1300.26,DoD Directive 5118.03 and section 1599d of Title 10, U.S.C. Once obtained, you must maintain and improve proficiency.