Operations Research Analyst

Description:

This position is part of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. The incumbent will be responsible for serving as a subject matter expert (SME) in all aspects of operational research. Applies objective, analytical, and critical thinking to the analysis of complex system assessments and supports this analysis with the application of the full suite of analytic tools and techniques, to include statistical inference, data mining, mathematical programming, modeling, and simulation.

Requirements:

You may qualify at the GS 13, if you fulfill the following qualifications:

A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service as listed below:

• Minimum of three years experience. 5+ years' experience in Operations Research & System Analysis (ORSA) and DoD Acquisition desired.
• Thorough knowledge of T&E planning, execution, and reporting desired.
• Knowledge and experience assisting leadership with understanding technical information.
• Knowledge of USSOCOM 71-5 test and evaluation guidance, desired. You may qualify at the GS 12, if you fulfill the following qualifications:
  
  A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service as listed below:
  • Minimum of two years experience . 3+ years' experience in Operations Research & System Analysis (ORSA) and DoD Acquisition desired.
  • Moderate knowledge of T&E planning, execution, and reporting desired.
  • Knowledge and experience assisting leadership with understanding technical information.
  • Knowledge of USSOCOM 71-5 test and evaluation guidance, desired You may qualify at the GS 11, if you fulfill the following qualifications:
    
    A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service as listed below:
    • 0-1 years experience in Operations Research & System Analysis (ORSA) and DoD Acquisition desired.
    • Basic knowledge of T&E planning, execution, and reporting desired.
      Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
      
      In addition to meeting qualifications, your application package must reflect the applicable experience to meet the Individual Occupational Requirements for the 1515, series as listed below:
      
      Degree: in operations research; or at least 24 semester hours in a combination of operations research, mathematics, probability, statistics, mathematical logic, science, or subject-matter courses requiring substantial competence in college-level mathematics or statistics. At least 3 of the 24 semester hours must have been in calculus.

      Evaluation of Education: The primary requirement of operations research work is competence in the rigorous methods of scientific inquiry and analysis rather than in the subject matter of the problem. Therefore, applicants should have sufficient knowledge of applied mathematics to understand and use the fundamental concepts and techniques of operations research methods of analysis. In addition, some positions may require knowledge of a specific subject area.
      Courses acceptable for qualifying for operations research positions may have been taken in departments other than Operations Research, e.g., Engineering (usually Industrial Engineering), Science, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, or Management Science.
      The following are illustrative of acceptable courses: optimization; mathematical modeling; queueing theory; engineering; physics (except descriptive or survey courses); econometrics; psychometrics; biometrics; experimental psychology; physical chemistry; industrial process analysis; managerial economics; computer science; measurement for management; mathematical models in social phenomena; and courses that involved application of operations research techniques and methodologies to problems of management, marketing, systems design, and other specialized fields; or other comparable quantitative analysis courses for which college-level mathematics or statistics is a prerequisite. Courses in theory of probability and statistics are highly desirable, but are not specified as minimum educational requirements because to do so would possibly exclude some applicants who would otherwise be well qualified.