Senior Operations Research Analyst – DoD Health Programs

KSA Integration • Falls Church, VA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

KSA Integration is seeking a Senior Operations Research Analyst to support the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Disability Evaluation System (DES) Support contract. This role involves leading operations research, data analytics, and analytic reporting for the DES and SCAADL programs. The analyst will be responsible for monitoring data quality, transforming complex datasets into actionable insights, and providing process-improvement recommendations to program leadership and senior DoD principals. This position is contingent upon contract award.

Requirements

• 8+ years of operations research, quantitative analysis, or data science, preferably in a DoD environment.
• Strong statistics/modeling skills and proficiency with analysis tools (e.g., Power BI, Excel, R, Python, or SAS).
• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field.
• Must be able to pass an ADP/IT II (non-critical sensitive) background investigation; U.S. citizenship required.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in operations research, statistics, data science, or a related field; modeling & simulation credentials.
• Experience with DoD health or personnel data and large enterprise reporting environments.

Responsibilities

• Analyze DES and SCAADL data and reports, performance, quality assurance, and annual, biennial, and triennial reporting, and recommend process improvements.
• Monitor data quality across all program-related systems, including the VA’s Veterans Tracking Application (VTA).
• Develop, refine, and generate standing and ad hoc reports using DoD-approved data-analysis software across multiple data sources.
• Build metrics, models, and analyses that support policy and program decisions; translate findings into clear courses of action.
• Deliver analytic briefings and written products to program leadership and senior DoD principals.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision (82% of employee’s premium paid by company, 25% towards dependents)
• HSA / FSA Medical Plans
• PTO
• Flexible Work Environment and Encourage Work/Life Balance
• 401K with Company Match
• Observes all federal holidays
• Professional Development/Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Annual Career Development Process

What This Job Offers

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