Senior Operations Research Analyst, NATO Capability

Prevailance, Inc.; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

PTO

11 paid holidays

401(k) retirement plan

Life & Disability Insurance

Education Reimbursement

Device Reimbursement

Job summary

Prevailance, Inc. seeks an Operations Research Senior Analyst to support NATO HQ SACT CMDS in Norfolk, VA. The role is on-site with travel up to 60 days yearly.

You will apply OR/OA methods to assess operational effectiveness, costs, risks, and schedules, and produce briefs for senior leaders. Ideal candidates have experience in defense capability decisions, stakeholder engagements, and cost/schedule estimation, with active NATO SECRET clearance preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum two examples within the last 10 years totaling at least 3 years of military Operations Research, Operational Analysis, or Data Science support.
• Experience designing, leading, and facilitating structured stakeholder engagements to elicit objectives, assumptions, measures, risks, preferences, and expert judgment in defense capability decisions.
• Experience engaging technical and non-technical stakeholders across multiple levels of seniority.
• Experience within the last 5 years determining OR/OA requirements, scoping analytical problems, developing analysis plans, and delivering high-quality analytical outputs that influence senior decision-makers.
• Experience developing data collection and analysis plans or assessment frameworks incorporating MOEs and MOPs.
• Experience gathering evidence and assessing effectiveness using OR/OA methods applied to defense-domain issues.
• Experience identifying, eliciting, assessing, analyzing, and communicating uncertainty and risk associated with capability/acquisition decisions.
• Demonstrated experience producing or working with cost and schedule estimates, including methodologies and processes.
• Experience working within a strategic or operational military command or multinational organization.
• Experience within the last 10 years supporting project, program, and/or portfolio decisions through analytical assessment in complex and dynamic program environments.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and collaborative software.
• Demonstrated English-language proficiency equivalent to STANAG 6001 SLP 3333.
• Must possess and maintain an active NATO SECRET or National SECRET security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Conduct Course of Action analyses using OR/OA methods to support capability development and inform programmatic direction.
• Plan and conduct qualitative and quantitative assessments of operational effectiveness, including cost-effectiveness and risk-benefit analyses.
• Engage with NATO and national research organizations and industry to assess operational effectiveness of potential alternatives.
• Participate in engagements and workshops with NATO, national organizations, and industry supporting cost estimation and analytical activities.
• Develop RFIs and surveys for NATO nations, NGOs, and industry.
• Analyze individual and aggregated risks and develop potential risk-management approaches.
• Elicit, review, and assess schedule estimates and supporting evidence used in analytical decision-making.
• Review and assess cost estimates, methodologies, and supporting evidence.
• Develop and document comparative assessments of cost, risk, schedule, and operational effectiveness to inform programmatic decisions.
• Develop decision briefs and presentations explaining methodologies and outcomes, and brief decision-makers as required.
• Produce analytical reports supporting Capability Program plan evidence packages for NATO HQ stakeholders.
• Document lessons identified and lessons learned to support continuous improvement of OA practices.

Skills

Operations Research

Operational Analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Data analysis

Cost estimation

Risk assessment

MOEs

MOPs

Microsoft Office

English proficiency

Security clearance

NATO familiarity

Proposal writing

AI models

Education

Bachelors in OR/Math/CS

5+ years OR/OA experience

Tools

AI tools

Job description

Prevailance, Inc. seeks an Operations Research Senior Analyst to support NATO HQ SACT CMDS in Norfolk, VA. The role is on-site with travel up to 60 days yearly.

You will apply OR/OA methods to assess operational effectiveness, costs, risks, and schedules, and produce briefs for senior leaders. Ideal candidates have experience in defense capability decisions, stakeholder engagements, and cost/schedule estimation, with active NATO SECRET clearance preferred.