OPERATIONS RESEARCH ANALYST

This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the “How to Apply” section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.
Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual:

Applicants must possess:

Successful completion of a Bachelor’s or higher level degree in operations research.

OR

Successful completion of a Bachelor’s or higher level degree with 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.

Additional positive education qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1500/operations-research-series-1515/#:~:text=Basic%20Requirements%3A,college%2Dlevel%20mathematics%20or%20statistics.

A transcript must be submitted with your application. See Required Documents for additional information. In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 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) Designing or developing mathematical, statistical, and econometric operations research models in support of manpower requirements determinations; 2) Providing automation solutions and support, data manipulation, entry and conversion in support of manpower requirements determination programs; 3) Collecting, analyzing or presenting information to senior leadership with new and developing software to include Automated Intelligence (AI); 4) Developing program objectives or providing guidance concerning infrastructure support issues and resources; NOTE: This experience must be supported in your resume.

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

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.