Senior Operations Research Analyst - NATO Capabilities

simisinc; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Life Insurance

401(k) Savings Plan

Flex Spending Accounts

Tuition Assistance Program

Professional Development

Paid Time Off

11 Federal Holidays

Job summary

SimIS Inc. seeks a Senior Operations Research Analyst to support NATO SACT with capability requirements development, analysis, and QA of emerging technologies. You will model, analyze, and help integrate advanced methods to inform strategic decision making.

The role is 100% onsite in Norfolk, VA, with a focus on military planning, cost estimation, and performance assessment across multinational environments. A Master’s degree and 8+ years of OR experience are required.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in OR, applied math, or statistics.
• 8 years of experience in military Operations Research, Operational Analysis, or Systems Analysis supporting policy development, capability development, or acquisition.
• 5 years of experience developing operational analysis requirements, scoping problems for study, developing analysis plans, and delivering high quality outputs that influence senior decision makers.
• Experience in gathering evidence and scoring operational effectiveness using various analytical methods and applying assessment frameworks (i.e., MoPs, MoEs, KPIs).
• Experience with cost estimating methodologies, methods, and processes.
• Experience working in a strategic or operational military command or multinational organization.

Responsibilities

• Conduct complex modeling, simulation, and quantitative analysis using tools and methodologies such as Monte Carlo simulation, discrete event simulation, optimization algorithms, predictive modeling, and multi-criteria decision analysis.
• Contribute to course of action (COA) analysis in support of Capability Development in order to mature NATO capability requirements and set programmatic direction.
• Conduct research to study and establish qualitative and quantitative assessments of operational effectiveness, undertake cost-effectiveness and risk-benefit studies and analyses.
• Attend engagements with NATO, National organizations, and / or industry to ensure cost estimation activities are likely to provide outputs of appropriate quality to support analysis.
• Analyze the potential impact of identified individual and aggregated risks and propose possible risk management approaches.li>
• Produce decision briefs / presentations describing the underlying rationale / justification for analytical outcomes.

Education

Master’s Degree in Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, or Statistics

Job description

SimIS Inc. seeks a Senior Operations Research Analyst to support NATO SACT with capability requirements development, analysis, and QA of emerging technologies. You will model, analyze, and help integrate advanced methods to inform strategic decision making.

The role is 100% onsite in Norfolk, VA, with a focus on military planning, cost estimation, and performance assessment across multinational environments. A Master’s degree and 8+ years of OR experience are required.