Operations Research Analyst, Lead

$84,600 - $193,000/Yr

Booz Allen Hamilton - Columbia, MD

Part-time,Full-time - Senior

Columbia, MD

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

As a Lead Operations Research Analyst, you will leverage your expertise in operations research to analyze complex problems and develop innovative solutions for clients. You will lead a team in evaluating data assessment strategies, conducting research, and presenting findings to stakeholders. Your role will involve utilizing advanced modeling and simulation techniques to enhance decision-making processes, particularly for the Department of Defense (DoD).

Responsibilities

• Lead the evaluation of data assessment strategies such as sampling, statistical analysis, and time series forecasting.
• Guide a team in conducting research and preparing visual data representations like graphs and charts.
• Analyze and interpret programmatic or cost data, including data sampling and latency models.
• Oversee the development of briefings to present results to stakeholders and improve program efficiency.
• Utilize mathematical and statistical methods to devise modeling and measuring techniques.
• Develop technologies and concepts that advance modeling and simulation for the DoD.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience with conducting analyses of management and operational problems using Operations Research techniques.
• 4+ years of experience with the application of modeling and simulation to Decision Analysis problems.
• 4+ years of experience with the application of modeling and simulation to Cost and Benefit Analysis problems.
• 4+ years of experience with tools such as PANDAS, R, Excel, VBA, ARENA, OCTAVE, Tableau, Gurobi, CPLEX, EXTENDSIM, SAS, NETICA, stats models, Stata, MATLAB, or SPSS.
• TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph.
• Bachelor's degree.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with performing validation and testing of models to ensure adequacy or determine the need for reformulation.
• Experience developing training materials in Operations Research techniques such as optimization and simulation.
• Experience gathering modeling requirements from stakeholders.
• Experience preparing reports of modeling approach and results, and briefing modeling results to stakeholders.
• Master's degree.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Life insurance coverage
• Disability insurance coverage
• Financial and retirement benefits
• Paid leave
• Professional development opportunities
• Tuition assistance
• Work-life programs
• Dependent care support
• Recognition awards for exceptional performance