Operations Research Analyst

Full Job Description

About the Position: This position is located at the U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center (ATC), with a duty location of Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD.

(merit) Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.

You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current U.S.

Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) employees with Competitive Status Current Civilian Employees of the Command Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below.

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).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Basic Requirement for Operations Research Analyst: Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in operations research; or a degree with 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.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the NH-02/GS-11 grade level in the Federal service which includes work that involves: 1) Applying mathematical and statistical methods to collect and analyze data in support of analytical studies; and 2) Assisting in the planning of studies and/or developing recommendations to resolve defined problems; and 3) Preparing written reports or oral briefings to present study findings and recommendations to teams or supervisors.

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required specialized experience in order to qualify.

For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Mathematical Reasoning Oral Communication Problem Solving Project Management Research Major Duties:

• Practitioner in Statistics, Improvement methodologies and tools , value stream mapping, process flowcharts, metrics development, and development of plans and procedures for performance reviews and Lean Six Sigma performance indicators.
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative studies to critique, design, install, and improve business management systems, operations, organizational development, strategic planning, and decision models.
• Organize and lead special study groups representing test center elements through development and coordination of study plans and establishment of priorities.
• Brief study sponsors and officials on progress and conclusions of studies. Responsible for data collection, organization, and analysis. Determines measures of effectiveness.
• Perform cost/economic analysis for which precedents are minimal in support of decision making by high level officials on significant issues.