Description

Job Title

Operations Data Analyst

Location

Ft. Detrick, MD

Description
Supports Army operations by developing dashboards, reports, and performance metrics while analyzing data to identify trends, improve processes, and inform decision-making. Ensures data quality and delivers clear, actionable insights through reports and briefings, collaborating with stakeholders across Army/DOD environments.

Position to start on or around October 1, 2026

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the following satisfactorily; other duties may be assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Supports the design, development, maintenance, and enhancement of operational dashboards, reports, KPIs, scorecards, and other decision-support products in Army-approved platforms such as Power BI, Army Vantage, and other Army enterprise analytics environments.
• Collects, validates, and analyzes data from Army and/or DOD systems to support operational assessments, identify trends and inefficiencies, and produce accurate, actionable analytic products.
• Applies analytical, statistical, and quantitative methods to support decision-making, policy development, performance monitoring, and other managerial functions.
• Supports organizational studies, evaluations, and process improvement efforts by developing analyses and recommendations related to systems, procedures, and organizational changes.
• Assists in defining and monitoring performance metrics to assess operational effectiveness, efficiency, readiness, and compliance.
• Prepares presentations, written reports, briefing materials, and other deliverables to communicate analytic findings and recommendations; collaborates with functional SMEs, technical team members, and government stakeholders to ensure products meet mission needs.
• Performs data quality and product support activities, including reconciliation, cleaning, root-cause analysis, user acceptance testing, deployment support, training, and development of SOPs, user guides, and data dictionaries; as required, assists with authorized AI/ML-enabled analytic tools.

Travel

• Occasional travel to CONUS and OCONUS sites may be required (0-15%).

Work Schedule


Qualifications
• Active Secret clearance. No sponsorship will be provided
• Bachelor's degree in related field of study
• 5 years of experience with Army logistics and operational data analysis, including collecting, organizing, analyzing, and interpreting business or mission data; preferred: inventory management and SSA/warehouse data operations.
• Experience developing dashboards, reports, and visualizations in Power BI or similar BI platforms, including defining data requirements and translating business questions into usable analytic products.
• Experience with SQL, data querying, data transformation, and data quality management, including validation, reconciliation, cleaning, and root-cause analysis.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Power BI, and strong written and verbal communication skills for preparing briefings, reports, and other client-facing deliverables.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, shifting priorities, and deadlines in a client-facing environment.
• Preferred (not required):

o Experience working in Army and/or DOD network environments with associated access, security, deployment, data governance, and cybersecurity constraints;

o Familiarity with Palantir Foundry/Advana and SAP modules to include but not limited to Financial and Accounting and Controlling, Sales and Distribution, Materials Management, and Plant Maintenance, and other authoritative systems of record

o Knowledge of Army logistics, medical logistics, sustainment, and supply chain operations

o Experience supporting development of AI/ML-enabled analytic tools in approved environments

o Experience with forecasting, anomaly detection, demand planning, inventory optimization, readiness analysis, or process improvement

o Experience supporting senior military or civilian leaders
• Must provide documentation of eligibility to legally work in the United States without an employer sponsored visa.
• Must be able to pass background screening.

Compensation

• Salary, exempt
• $115,000- $150,000

Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Work is performed in healthcare or depot facilities and office settings.
• May require occasional travel (0-15%).

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Frequently required to stand, walk, sit, and use hands to handle or feel objects.
• Occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• May occasionally lift and move up to 25 pounds.

Benefits

• 401K Employer Matching
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Holidays
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Employer-paid Life Insurance
• Employer-paid AD&D Insurance
• Employee-paid voluntary benefits
• Employee development resources