Operations Research Analyst, Lead

Booz Allen Hamilton•Arlington, VA

63d

About The Position

The Opportunity: As an operations analyst, you’re passionate about exploring the root cause of an issue and then analyzing, reporting, and developing recommendations for a creative solution. We need a seasoned research analyst like you to help us solve complex problems for our clients. On our military operations and research analysis team, you’ll lead the evaluation of data assessment strategies such as statistical analysis, evaluation, and mission analysis to deliver solutions. You won’t go at it alone; you’ll guide your team to conduct research, prepare graphs and charts, and analyze and interpret programmatic or cost data such as lifecycle cost models and estimates, cost and benefit analyses, M&S outputs, operational data and models, and what-if analysis. Once documented, you’ll oversee the development of assessments and recommendations to impact future force planning decisions for the Department of Defense. In this role, you’ll share your passion for analytics and statistics to devise modeling and measuring techniques utilizing mathematics, statistical methods, engineering methods, operational mathematics techniques, and other principles and laws of scientific and economic disciplines. You will also leverage your defense expertise with your deep understanding of U.S. defense weapons systems and warfighting concepts. Use your high-level operations research expertise combined with your understanding of the Department of Defense to advance the Department’s future force planning decisions. Join us. The world can’t wait.

Requirements

10+ years of experience conducting operations research analysis
Experience with defense management of forces, units, equipment, or infrastructure data
Experience leading analytic teams consisting of operations research, data science, and data visualization analysts
Knowledge of the DoD’s Planning, Programming, Budgeting, & Execution (PPBE) process and associated data
Ability to communicate effectively with senior government and military officials
Ability to develop written products of complex analysis that clearly and concisely deliver findings and recommendations
Top Secret clearance
Bachelor’s degree

Nice To Haves

15+ years of experience conducting operations research analysis
Experience supporting the DoD’s PPBE process
Experience with B/I software tools such as Tableau, Qlik, or similar
Experience with programming languages or analytical software suites, including Python, SAS, R, MATLAB, or other languages
Knowledge of advanced data science techniques, including the application of artificial intelligence and machine learning
Ability to develop analytic plans and manage their implementation
Master’s degree in a technical field such as Mathematics, Statistics, Operations Research, or Data Analytics

Responsibilities

lead the evaluation of data assessment strategies such as statistical analysis, evaluation, and mission analysis to deliver solutions
guide your team to conduct research, prepare graphs and charts, and analyze and interpret programmatic or cost data such as lifecycle cost models and estimates, cost and benefit analyses, M&S outputs, operational data and models, and what-if analysis
oversee the development of assessments and recommendations to impact future force planning decisions for the Department of Defense
share your passion for analytics and statistics to devise modeling and measuring techniques utilizing mathematics, statistical methods, engineering methods, operational mathematics techniques, and other principles and laws of scientific and economic disciplines