Operations Research Analyst

$117,962 - $153,354/Yr

Da Field Operating Agencies And Staff Support Agencies - Fort Belvoir, VA

Part-time,Full-time

Fort Belvoir, VA

About the position

The Operations Research Analyst position at Fort Belvoir, VA, involves supporting the planning and execution of analytical war-games to address operational and strategic issues for decision-makers within the Army and the Department of Defense. The role requires a systematic approach to analyze complex scenarios and develop models that inform military strategies and operations.

Responsibilities

• Support the planning and executing of analytical war-games in a systematic and rigorous manner.
• Examine operational and strategic level issues, questions, problem sets, and scenarios to inform decision-makers within the Army, the Department of Defense (DoD), and other national security organizations.
• Plan and execute a broad range of operational and strategic level war-games, including strategic level political-military war-games, operational level conventional war-games, and logistical war-games.
• Develop highly complex strategic and operational level war-games; refine simulation computer-aided models of joint, operational combat and combat support theater logistical operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in operations research or a related field with at least 24 semester hours in operations research, mathematics, probability, statistics, mathematical logic, or science, including 3 hours in calculus.
• One year of specialized experience in utilizing knowledge of operational art, strategic planning, wargaming, and analysis to perform Joint and Combined studies to inform Senior Leader decisions.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package as a federal employee, including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.