Operations Research Analyst

About this role

You may qualify at the NH-04 Broadband Level, if you fulfill the following qualifications: A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the NH-03/GS-13 grade level in the Federal service as listed below and must meet 3 of the 5 specialized experience listed below to be qualified: Develop, document, and deliver credible, accurate, comprehensive cost estimates and cost analysis to drive decision-making, program planning, resource allocation, and acquisition/contract efforts.

Develop and maintain responsive cost estimating and analysis tools and models to quickly deliver cost estimating and analysis products to internal and external customers. Collect, validate, clean, and store data to establish secure databases to enable future use of such data in cost estimating and analysis. Conduct cost research, evaluate complex data, identify trends, and apply quantitative methods-such as linear and non-linear regression-to develop cost estimating relationships (CERs) and generate data-driven results.

Prepare and present cost estimates and/or cost analysis, including results and recommendations, to customers and stakeholders to support decision-making. 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.