Operations Research Analyst, Senior

Booz Allen Hamilton • Arlington, VA

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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 an experienced 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 work alongside a team to conduct research, prepare graphs and charts, and analyze and interpret programmatic or cost data such as life cycle cost models and estimates, cost and benefit analyses, M&S outputs, operational data and models, and what-if analysis. Once documented, you’ll develop assessments and recommendations to impact future force planning decisions for the Department of Defense. In this role, you’ll use 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. Use your operations research knowledge 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

• 5+ years of experience conducting operations research analysis
• Experience with the defense management of forces, units, equipment, or infrastructure data
• Experience contributing to 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 and draft clear and concise analysis findings
• Top Secret clearance
• Bachelor’s degree

Nice To Haves

• 10+ years of experience conducting operations research analysis
• Experience supporting the DoD’s PPBE process
• Experience with 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
• Master’s degree in 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.
• conduct research, prepare graphs and charts, and analyze and interpret programmatic or cost data such as life cycle cost models and estimates, cost and benefit analyses, M&S outputs, operational data and models, and what-if analysis.
• develop assessments and recommendations to impact future force planning decisions for the Department of Defense.
• devise modeling and measuring techniques utilizing mathematics, statistical methods, engineering methods, operational mathematics techniques, and other principles and laws of scientific and economic disciplines.

Benefits

• health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care.
• recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level