Senior Onsite Operations Research Analyst

Socket.dev; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Disability insurance

Life Insurance

401(k)

Flex Spending Accounts

Tuition Assistance

Professional Development

Paid Time Off

11 Federal Holidays

Job summary

SimIS, Inc. seeks a Senior Operations Research Analyst to support capability requirements and programmatic planning. You will enable evidence-based decision making, deriving insights from quantitative and qualitative data for defence-related analyses and policy development.

The role emphasizes stakeholder engagement, analysis plan development, and collaboration with national and multinational organizations to inform cost estimation and risk management in dynamic military environments.

Qualifications

• Two specific examples in the last 5–10 years demonstrating experience in military Operations Research / Operational Analysis / Data Science, supporting policy development, capability development or acquisition.
• 5–10 years of experience designing, leading, and facilitating structured stakeholder engagements to elicit objectives, assumptions, measures, risks, preferences and expert judgement in support of defence capability decisions involving technical and non-technical stakeholders across multiple levels of seniority.
• 5–10 years of experience determining research requirements, scoping problems for study, developing analysis plans, and delivering high-quality outputs that influence senior decision makers.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to Course of Action analysis using Operations Research and Analysis methods in support of Capability Development within ACT in order to mature capability requirements and set programmatic direction.
• Plan and conduct research to study and establish qualitative and quantitative assessments of operational effectiveness, undertake cost-effectiveness and risk-benefit studies and analyses.
• Interact with National research entities and industries to establish the impact of alternatives on operational effectiveness.
• Attend engagements or workshops with National organizations, and / or industry to ensure cost estimation activities provide outputs of appropriate quality to support analysis.
• Support the creation of Requests for Information and surveys to NATO Nations, Non-Governmental Organizations, and industry.
• Impact of identified risks and propose possible risk management approaches.

Skills

Operations Research

Data Science

Policy development

Quantitative analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Cost estimation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Operations Research, Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, Engineering or equivalent quantitative degree

Job description

SimIS, Inc. seeks a Senior Operations Research Analyst to support capability requirements and programmatic planning. You will enable evidence-based decision making, deriving insights from quantitative and qualitative data for defence-related analyses and policy development.

The role emphasizes stakeholder engagement, analysis plan development, and collaboration with national and multinational organizations to inform cost estimation and risk management in dynamic military environments.