Senior Operations Research Analyst / Team Lea

HSG, LLC • Tampa, FL

5h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Operations Research Analyst / Team Lead provides advanced analytic support to a federal client while leading a small team of analysts. This role combines hands-on research, data fusion, geospatial and quantitative analysis with day-to-day technical leadership, work prioritization, quality assurance, mentorship, and delivery of analytically sound products.

Requirements

• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance with eligibility for access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI).
• Demonstrated ability to lead and contribute within a team researching multifaceted problem sets in a dynamic environment.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently in research, data fusion, and analysis of multidisciplinary datasets.
• Ability to acquire, visualize, and analyze spatial and temporal data.
• Strong critical-thinking and analytic tradecraft skills with the ability to deliver findings through written products, graphic annotation, briefings, or other client-directed formats.
• Experience working with commercial or publicly available datasets used in federal, defense, law-enforcement, or comparable analytic environments.
• Experience converting data from multiple sources into geospatial analysis and analytic products.
• Experience with relevant analytic and geospatial tools such as Analyst's Notebook, ArcGIS Pro/ArcMap, Google Earth, or comparable platforms.
• Demonstrated experience providing technical direction, work prioritization, and quality oversight to other analysts.

Nice To Haves

• Prior formal experience leading and mentoring an analytic team.
• Experience supporting complex federal, defense, law-enforcement, special operations, or comparable mission environments.
• Knowledge of structured analytic or targeting methodologies.
• Knowledge of multiple intelligence or information disciplines, including OSINT and related analytic sources.
• Experience with Publicly Available Information (PAI) and Commercially Available Information (CAI).

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of analytical products that support operational planning, mission execution, and client decision-making by integrating research, data fusion, and advanced analytical methodologies.
• Guide the evaluation and interpretation of complex open-source, commercial, publicly available, and client-provided information to identify trends, relationships, risks, and mission-relevant insights.
• Apply quantitative, qualitative, geospatial, and temporal analysis techniques to transform diverse datasets into actionable information for clients and stakeholders.
• Direct analytical activities across the team, establish priorities, allocate resources, and ensure deliverables meet quality, accuracy, and timeliness standards.
• Mentor and develop analysts through technical guidance, coaching, performance feedback, and collaborative problem-solving.
• Partner with client representatives and internal leadership to define requirements, assess emerging needs, and address operational challenges affecting mission success.
• Produce and review reports, briefings, metrics, assessments, visualizations, and executive-level summaries that communicate analytical findings and program performance.
• Foster a culture of analytical rigor, accountability, and continuous improvement by maintaining sound tradecraft, quality control processes, and professional development within the team.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed