Joint Operations Research Analyst, Lead (Joint and Services Center)

MITRE Corporation - McLean, VA

Full-time - Mid Level

McLean, VA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Military Operations Research Analyst position at MITRE's Acquisition Studies & Analysis (ASA) Department involves studying current and future conflict scenarios, exploring concepts of operation, and developing investment strategies for national security systems. The role requires collaboration with various disciplines and advising leadership in the Department of Defense (DoD) to assess and generate alternatives for U.S. national security forces across multiple conflict domains. This position emphasizes the use of analysis tools and quantitative models to inform decision-making and enhance national security.

Responsibilities

• Generate alternatives for DoD and IC force structures and concepts of operations.
• Evaluate proposed DoD and IC force structures, fully accounting for adversary capabilities.
• Formulate and compute risks to missions and forces for various conflict scenarios and force alternatives.
• Develop new and modify existing mathematical models of military activities and interactions.
• Characterize uncertainties of future conflicts and develop robust alternatives across various futures.
• Construct and execute analysis plans, potentially managing small teams of analysts.
• Work with government sponsors as either a lead or supporting analyst.

Requirements

• Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 5 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD with 3 years' experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
• Active Secret clearance with the ability to maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance with access to Secure Compartmented Information (TS/SCI).
• Experience with mathematical optimization and simulation.
• Demonstrated ability to learn and operate large-scale quantitative models.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex data sets and present statistically valid results: orally, numerically, and graphically.
• Comfortable with scientific programming in computer languages such as MATLAB, R, Python, Java, etc.
• A desire to continually learn and master new concepts and technologies.
• Ability to manage product deliverables with a high level of self-sufficiency.
• Strong critical thinking, analytic, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and technical communication skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Current/active DoD TS or TS/SCI
• Advanced degree in Operations Research, Mathematics, Statistics, Systems Engineering, or other data sciences.
• Demonstrated experience leading analytical efforts and yielding impactful results at high levels of government and/or industry.
• Demonstrated expertise in developing, coding, and operating advanced math programming applications.
• Ability to develop and apply stochastic models, cost and cost-benefit analyses, analyses of alternatives, Monte Carlo simulation, design of experiments, regression methods, statistical methods, and/or data visualization.
• Prior experience modeling and analyzing DoD weapons systems, networks, or operations.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits
• Exceptional professional development opportunities
• Culture of innovation that embraces diversity, inclusion, flexibility, collaboration, and career growth