Operations Research Analyst
On-siteHuntsville, Alabama, United States
Job Summary
Conduct analyses of expeditionary medical systems and support the design, development, and verification of military medical modeling and simulation software. Execute analysis plans for the Naval Health Research Center and other Department of Defense organizations, author technical reports and presentations, and present results to customers and at professional conferences. Interface with customers and software development teams to directly support customers with onsite analysis and model development, occasionally providing training or software support to external users. This role involves approximately 10% travel.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Analytics, Data Science or a related field
- Minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience
- Strong written and verbal communications skills
- Robust understanding of basic statistical theory and common applications relevant to simulation modeling
- Robust understanding of modeling and simulation principles
- Education or experience using discrete event simulation models or commercial simulation software (e.g. Arena, Simio, ProModel, FlexSim, etc.)
- Proficiency with relational databases and Structured Query Language (SQL)
- Proficiency in a scripting language (e.g. Python and/or R)
- Excellent data manipulation and data visualization skills
- Must be a U.S. Citizen
- Must be able to obtain a Department of Defense Security Clearance
- Must be available for approximately 10% travel
Desired Qualifications
- Master's degree
- 5+ years of relevant work experience
- Familiarity or experience with machine learning algorithms
- Education or experience using commercial or open-source optimization software (e.g. GAMS, CPLEX, Pyomo, etc.)
- Knowledge of software development concepts
- Experience with software quality assurance
- Advanced Excel proficiency
- Experience working within the Department of Defense
- Experience working within the Military Health System
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