SUPERVISORY OPERATIONS RESEARCH ANALYST

You will serve as a Supervisory Operations Research Analyst within NAVAL SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY. This position is in the excepted service and does not confer competitive status

Major duties

• You will lead cost analysis efforts for portfolio of complex defense weapon systems programs, including life cycle cost estimating.
• You will conduct data collection, research and analysis of acquisition programs.
• You will train cost analysts to conduct cost estimating and price analysis.
• You will communicate with senior acquisition staff, technical engineering teams, and defense contractors to understand cost risk of programs.
• You will deliver oral and written presentations of findings to senior leaders.

Qualifications

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of Operations Research Analyst experience at or equivalent to the GS-14 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Leading complex operations research and cost-analysis projects involving ambiguous, high-impact acquisition, readiness, logistics, or resource issues. 2) Applying advanced mathematical, statistical, economic, and operations research methods to develop life-cycle cost estimates, assess affordability and risk, and analyze earned value management data. 3) Developing, modifying, and applying analytical methodologies, models, simulations, optimization techniques, and evaluation criteria for problems lacking established solutions. 4) Integrating technical, cost, schedule, and performance data to identify root causes, assess alternatives and tradeoffs, and recommend data-driven solutions. 5) Directing and reviewing professional analytical work; assigning priorities, providing technical oversight, evaluating performance, and ensuring quality and policy compliance. 6) Coordinating analytical efforts with program offices, Department of War organizations, contractors, and other stakeholders to address program and enterprise impacts. and 7) Presenting and defending complex analyses, conclusions, and recommendations to Flag Officers, Senior Executive Service officials, and other senior stakeholders. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series

Education

Applicants must meet the following Basic Requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess Degree: in operations research; or at least 24 semester hours in a combination of operations research, mathematics, probability, statistics, mathematical logic, science, or subject-matter courses requiring substantial competence in college-level mathematics or statistics. At least 3 of the 24 semester hours must have been in calculus.