Operations Researcher, Senior
The Opportunity:

As an operations analyst, you're passionate about exploring the root cause of an issue and then analyzing, reporting, and developing recommendations for a creative solution. We need an experienced research analyst like you to help us solve complex problems for our clients. On our analysis and application development team, you'll help solve complex analytical problems, assist with developing process improvement solutions, and create applications and tools to enhance productivity.

You won't go at it alone, you will help guide a team to develop study plans, conduct research, create models and tools, brief decision makers, and write reports.

In this role, you'll use your passion for analytics and statistics to devise modeling and measuring techniques utilizing mathematics, statistical methods, engineering methods, operational mathematics techniques such as linear programming, simulation, task automation, and other principles and laws of scientific and economic disciplines.

Use your operations research knowledge to develop technologies and concepts that advance efficiencies for IC and DoD customers.

You Have:

• 10+ years of experience with conducting analysis of management and operational problems using operations research techniques
• 4+ years of experience with the application of modeling and simulation to address decision analysis problems
• 4+ years of experience conducting multiple objective decision analysis or cost benefit analysis in support of research objectives
• 4+ years of experience with PANDAS, R, Excel and VBA, ARENA, OCTAVE, Tableau, Gurobi and CPLEX, EXTENDSIM, SAS, NETICA, stats models, Stata, MATLAB, or SPSS
• TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph
• Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) field

Nice If You Have:

• Experience with developing and performing verification and validation of models to ensure adequacy
• Experience developing and delivering training materials for operations research techniques
• Experience conducting problem definition and gathering data requirements from stakeholders
• Experience briefing results and preparing written reports on analytic approaches and methodologies
• Experience with the use of machine learning and large language models to solve complex problems
• Master's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) field

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required.

Compensation

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual's particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $69,400.00 to $158,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen's total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Work Model
Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.
• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.