Operations Research Analyst, Associate

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If this sounds like the choice you want to make, then choose MITRE - and make a difference with us. This is an opportunity for a creative Operations Research Analyst to join MITRE’s Operations Research department. We are a large group of over 60 operations research professionals, including over 20 PhDs, who provide thought leadership on a variety of strategic and technical issues, perform analysis that enable our sponsors to make more effective decisions, lead internal research and development activities to bring new technical capabilities into the public sector, and serve as trusted third-party advisors to government sponsors on a variety of technical topics. In short, we apply our problem-solving skills to complex interdisciplinary problems that occur within or at the intersection of organizations, operations, and technology. We support sponsor projects across the defense and public sectors including military logistics, radio-spectrum frequency management, health care delivery, cybersecurity analytics, fraud detection, satellite planning, homeland security and civilian aviation. We apply advanced analytic techniques such as longitudinal analysis, large-scale integer programming, metaheuristics, agent-based modeling, reinforcement learning, predictive modeling, mathematical modeling, forecasting, machine learning, optimization, statistics, probability modeling, Bayesian analysis, and different types of simulation to solve the nation’s toughest problems. And our research pushes the boundaries on topics such as complex scheduling, medical image analysis, and identifying changes in data streams. If you are passionate about project-based OR work in the public interest, you have found the right place. Roles & Responsibilities: • Apply advanced analytical and mathematical techniques to make difficult policy and acquisition decisions, to maximize operational effectiveness and efficiency, and achieve highest quality engineering solutions • Present results in an intuitive, actionable manner that can be understood by all sponsor audiences, regardless of technical expertise • Work independently and/or collaborate with a team of technical staff • Work successfully in a hybrid environment with in-person presence Basic Qualifications: • Degree in Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent knowledge and skills in a related field • Typically requires less than 1 year of related experience with a related Bachelor’s degree. • 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 • Demonstrated ability to use at least one optimization package (e.g., Gurobi, CPLEX, PuLP, AMPL) • Demonstrated ability to use at least one modern programming language (e.g., Python, RStudio, Java) • Demonstrated ability to use at least one simulation platform (e.g., Stella, Simio, Arena, AnyLogic, SimPy, RSimmer) • Must be a U.S. citizen capable of obtaining & maintaining U.S. security clearance • Per the U.S. Government's eligibility requirements, you must be a U.S. Citizen to be considered for a security clearance. • GPA must be listed for all degrees received within past 3 years • This position requires a minimum of 50% hybrid on-site presence. Preferred Qualifications: • Preference given to qualified candidates with active clearance • Masters degree is preferred. • Experience working with/for agencies and/or departments of the US Government (e.g., FAA, DoD, DoE, DHS, Treasury, IRS) This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s): None This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s): Secret Salary compensation range and midpoint: $80,000 - $100,000 - $120,000 Annual Work Location Type: Hybrid It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability. 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