Lead Operational Research Systems Analyst

Scientific Research Corporation; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 137,000 - 228,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental plan

Vision plan

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Scientific Research Corporation is seeking an Operational Research Systems Analyst (ORSA) to support Joint Test and Evaluation (JT&E) project teams in design, development, planning, and implementation of test design, data collection, and data analysis activities.

You will work with the Operations Lead and Lead Test Planner to decompose problems, develop methodologies, and coordinate field test efforts in an operational environment, leveraging statistics and modeling techniques.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics.
• At least 10 years of operational testing and analysis experience.
• 5+ years supporting Department of War test and evaluation or acquisition programs, projects, or portfolios.
• Top-Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
• JT&E project experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support or lead decomposition of complex problems into test issues, measures, data requirements, test factors, scope, and limitations to determine project test strategies.
• Develop quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis methodologies for JT&E projects to ensure adequate data quality and relevancy.
• Coordinate with Lead Test Planner and clients to select test activities and field test venues in realistic environments.
• Support data collection, management, analysis, and evaluation using statistical methods and basic modeling/simulation tools.
• Assist JT&E project teams during post-test issue resolution and development of test report products.

Skills

Security clearance

Operational testing

Data analysis

Quantitative methods

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Tools

Statistics software

Modeling & simulation

Job description

Salary Statement

Estimated Starting Salary Range: USD $136,850.00/Yr. - USD $228,100.00/Yr. Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.

Description

Working with the Operations Lead and Lead Test Planner provide Operational Research Systems Analyst (ORSA) expertise that supports Joint Test and Evaluation (JT&E) project teams in the design, development, planning, and implementation of test design, data collection, and data analysis activities.

• Supporting or lead the decomposition of complex problems into test issues, measures, data requirements, test factors, test scope, and test constraints and limitations to determine project test strategies.
  • Developing quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis methodologies appropriate for use in JT&E projects and activities that ensure test data is of sufficient quantity, quality, and relevancy to meet test objectives.
• Coordinating with the Lead Test Planner and client(s) to select test activities and field test venues that satisfy data requirements in an operationally realistic environment.
• Supporting or lead data collection, management, analysis, and evaluation
  • Utilizing parametric and non-parametric statistics, data analysis techniques, computer analysis, basic modeling and simulation applications, and survey test and evaluation methods to include Students-t-test, Exact Binomial Test, Exponential and Poisson distributions, F-tests, chi-square tests, power analysis and sample size estimation.
• Supporting JT&E project teams during post-test issue resolution and the development of test report products that inform the CONOPS, TTP, etc.

FILLING THIS POSITION IS CONTINGENT UPON FUNDING

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics
• At least 10 years of experience in operational testing and analysis, with experience in quantitative and qualitative analysis methodologies and data analysis techniques
• 5 or more years of experience supporting Department of War test and evaluation or acquisition programs, projects, or portfolios
• Top-Secret clearance with SCI eligibility

Desired Skills

• Experience with previous JT&E projects
• Advanced degree in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or operations research

Clearance Information

SRC IS A CONTRACTOR FOR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, THIS POSITION WILL REQUIRE U.S. CITIZENSHIP AS WELL AS, A U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY CLEARANCE AT THE TOP SECRET / SCI LEVEL

Travel Requirements

N/A

About Us

Scientific Research Corporation is an advanced information technology and engineering company that provides innovative products and services to government and private industry, as well as independent institutions. At the core of our capabilities is a seasoned team of highly skilled engineers and scientists with multidisciplinary backgrounds. This team is challenged daily to provide cutting edge technology solutions to our clients.

SRC offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with a company match, life insurance, vacation and sick paid time off accruals with amounts increasing based on role and years of service, 11 paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, and a work environment that encourages excellence and more. For positions requiring a security clearance, selected applicants will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

EEO

Scientific Research Corporation is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate in employment.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under federal, state or local law.

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