Senior Operations Research/ System Analyst (ORSA)

IBM

Maryland

On-site

USD 135,000 - 165,000

Full time

9 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Parental leave

Training resources

Job summary

IBM Consulting in the United States is seeking a Senior Operations Research/ System Analyst (ORSA) to apply data science, optimization, and predictive modeling to client challenges. You will lead teams, develop decision-support solutions, and drive business impact through analytics and AI-enabled insights.

You will work with tools like IBM CPLEX, Gurobi, Python ecosystems, and modern development environments to deliver data-driven results for complex logistics, pricing, and risk scenarios.

Qualifications

Experience with data preparation, analysis, and predictive modeling.
Ability to forecast trends and optimize business outcomes.
Experience with mathematical optimization tools.
Proficiency in Python and data science libraries.
Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases.

Responsibilities

Develop predictive models and optimization.
Analyze diverse data types and structures.
Deliver data-driven insights for decision making.
Collaborate on solution delivery with teams.
Maintain technical excellence with modern tooling and CI/CD.

Skills

Data analysis

Python

SQL

Machine learning

Optimization

Data visualization

Pandas

NumPy

Version control

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Doctorate Degree

Tools

IBM CPLEX

Gurobi

SPSS

SAS

Plotly

Jupyter

PyCharm

VS Code

Docker

Podman

Jenkins

GitHub

GitLab

Job description

A career in IBM Consulting is built on long-term client relationships and close collaboration worldwide. You’ll work with leading companies across industries, helping them shape their hybrid cloud and AI journeys. With support from our strategic partners, robust IBM technology, and Red Hat, you’ll have the tools to drive meaningful change and accelerate client impact. At IBM Consulting, curiosity fuels success. You’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, explore new ideas, and create innovative solutions that deliver real results. Our culture of growth and empathy focuses on your long-term career development while valuing your unique skills and experiences.

Your role and responsibilities

As a Senior Operations Research/ System Analyst (ORSA) you will leverage deep data and analytics expertise with strong business acumen to address business challenges. You will utilize data preparation, analysis, and predictive modeling to forecast trends and suggest optimizations for improved business outcomes. You will lead teams that formulate and apply mathematical modeling and other optimizing methods to develop and interpret information that assists management with decision‑making, policy formulation, or other managerial functions. You may collect and analyze data and develop decision support software, services, or products and may develop and supply optimal time, cost, or logistics networks for program evaluation, review, or implementation.

Your primary responsibilities will include:

Develop Predictive Models: Design and implement predictive models using mathematical optimization, discrete-event simulation, and rules programming to drive business optimization. This includes utilizing tools like IBM CPLEX and Gurobi for optimization and SPSS, SAS, R, and Python for statistical analysis.
Analyze Diverse Data: Manage and analyze diverse data types and structures using programming languages like Python and development environments such as PyCharm, VS Code, and Jupyter Notebooks. This involves data manipulation with Pandas, NumPy, and Dask, and data visualization with Matplotlib, Seaborn, and Plotly.
Deliver Data-Driven Insights: Utilize data preparation, analysis, and predictive modeling to forecast trends and suggest optimizations for improved business outcomes. This includes applying machine learning, statistical modeling, and custom models in applications like supply chain management, pricing, risk assessment, and fraud detection.
Collaborate on Solution Delivery: Work collaboratively to deliver data-driven solutions, ensuring effective data management and analysis to inform business decision‑making.
Maintain Technical Expertise: Stay up-to-date with industry-leading tools and technologies, including version control systems like Git, GitHub, and GitLab, and continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) tools like Docker, Podman, and Jenkins.

Leaders are expected to spend time with their teams and clients and therefore are generally expected to be in the workplace a minimum of three days a week, subject to business needs.

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Preferred education

Doctorate Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

Data Analysis and Modeling: Experience with data preparation, analysis, and predictive modeling using tools like Pandas, NumPy, Dask, Matplotlib, Seaborn, and Plotly, with the ability to forecast trends and suggest optimizations for improved business outcomes.
Programming Languages: Proficiency in programming languages, particularly Python, and experience with development environments like PyCharm, VS Code, and Jupyter Notebooks.
Data Management: Experience managing and analyzing diverse data types and structures, including databases like SQL, MongoDB, Cassandra, PostgreSQL, and MySQL.
Optimization and Statistical Analysis: Experience with mathematical optimization tools like IBM CPLEX and Gurobi, and statistical analysis capabilities using SPSS, SAS, R, and Python.
Technical Tools and Systems: Experience with version control systems like Git, GitHub, and GitLab, and continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) tools like Docker, Podman, and Jenkins.

Preferred technical and professional experience

Machine Learning Knowledge: Experience with machine learning, statistical modeling, and custom models in applications like supply chain management, pricing, risk assessment, and fraud detection.
Scripting Abilities: Shell scripting abilities, along with experience in managing databases like SQL, MongoDB, Cassandra, PostgreSQL, and MySQL.
Optimization Skills: Experience with tools like IBM CPLEX and Gurobi for optimization.

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM Consulting is IBM’s consulting and global professional services business, with market leading capabilities in business and technology transformation. With deep expertise in many industries, we offer strategy, experience, technology, and operations services to many of the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Our people are focused on accelerating our clients’ businesses through the power of collaboration. We believe in the power of technology responsibly used to help people, partners and the planet.

YOUR LIFE @ IBM

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide ongoing feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

ABOUT IBM

IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 500 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS

IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to:

Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being
Financial programs such as 401(k), cash balance pension plan, the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long-term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programs
Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs. IBM also offers paid family leave benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law
Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goals
Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences

We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

City / Township / Village

Annapolis Junction

State / Province

Maryland

Country

United States

Work arrangement

Onsite

Area of work

Data & Analytics

Employment type