Strategic Operations Research Analyst

MITRE; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

MITRE’s Operations Analysis department seeks an Operations Research Analyst to join a diverse team of professionals delivering analytic solutions for defense and public sector sponsors. You will apply advanced modeling, optimization, and data analytics to complex policy and acquisition challenges, informing decisions and guiding program outcomes.

We value collaboration, rigorous analysis, and the ability to communicate results clearly to sponsor audiences.

Qualifications

• Typically requires less than 1 year of related experience with a related Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Data Science/Analytics, Applied Mathematics/Statistics, or equivalent knowledge and skills in a related field
• Be passionate about applying operations research, statistics, and data analytics to real world problems
• Be willing to adapt and learn
• Show evidence of knowledge of principles, concepts, methods and tools for conducting operations research, statistical analysis, and data analytic studies
• Have experience in using tools and techniques to do mathematical modeling, optimization, statistics, probability modeling, and simulation
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Secret U.S Government issued Security Clearance. Per the U.S. Government’s eligibility requirements, you must be a U.S Citizen to be considered for a security clearance.
• This position requires a minimum of 4 days a week on-site

Responsibilities

• Apply advanced analytical and mathematical modeling techniques to inform difficult policy and acquisition decisions, to maximize operational effectiveness and efficiency, and achieve highest quality engineering solutions
• Frame problems, collect and manipulate data, develop & code customized algorithms, identify risks, and incorporate domain-specific context, as necessary & applicable, to supplement and enhance insight gained solely from mathematical analyses
• Present results in an intuitive, actionable manner that can be understood by all sponsor audiences, regardless of technical expertise, including creative data visualization artifacts
• Work independently and collaborate with a team of technical staff and domain experts
• Work successfully both in a remote environment and with in-person presence

Skills

Operations Research

Statistics

Data Analytics

Mathematical Modeling

Optimization

Probability Modeling

Simulation

Programming

Education

Bachelor's degree in Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Data Science/Analytics, Applied Mathematics/Statistics

Tools

Gurobi

CPLEX

PuLP

AMPL

Python

R

Java

Stella

Simio

Arena

AnyLogic

SimPy

Job description

MITRE’s Operations Analysis department seeks an Operations Research Analyst to join a diverse team of professionals delivering analytic solutions for defense and public sector sponsors. You will apply advanced modeling, optimization, and data analytics to complex policy and acquisition challenges, informing decisions and guiding program outcomes.

We value collaboration, rigorous analysis, and the ability to communicate results clearly to sponsor audiences.