Operations Research Analyst
US Defense Logistics AgencySummary "Position may be filled at Whitehall, OH or Richmond, VA" Whitehall, OH: $111,065 - $144,386 Richmond, VA: $111,183 - $144,540 Learn more about this agency This job is open to The public U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Clarification from the agency This is a Direct Hiring Authority Notice open to the Public using the Department of Defense Defense Industrial Base (DiB) DHA. Duties Plans day-to-day operations of the Team and works closely with other Operations Research Analysts and administrative and support employees involved in the performance of operations research studies. Coordinates work with other specialists in the performance of complex studies that span all BSM processes, specifically Financial Management, Order Fulfillment, Planning, Procurement, and Technical/Quality. Ensures necessary communication with other organizations; administrative, technical and policy and support organizations, the Office of Counsel, and the Enterprise Process Integrator, Process Owner and management. Develops strategies to support, achieve, and exceed DLA's initiatives affecting the supply chain processes and operations. Coordinates projects and studies involving Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), supply chain processes, and Agency policies and provides direction necessary to assure mission accomplishment. Assists higher-level managers in program analysis and implementation. Oversees program operations and supports team members conducting quantitative and qualitative analysis of supply chain processes, including modeling, statistics, simulation, optimization, and economic analysis. Requirements Conditions of employment Must be a U.S. citizen Tour of Duty: Flexible Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal. Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service. Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Bargaining Unit Status: No Pre-Employment Physical: Not Required Selectees are required to have a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities. See https://www.tsa.gov/real-id for more information. Qualifications To qualify for an Operations Research Analyst, your resume and supporting documentation must support: A. Basic Education Requirement: A bachelor's degree or higher 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. NOTE: 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. B. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the dut…