Operations Research Analyst

Who May Apply: U.S. Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Basic Requirement for Operations Research Analyst:

Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in operations research; or a 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.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:

Specialized Experience for GS 12: One year of specialized experience which includes evaluating the effectiveness of web operations, conducting data gathering projects to assess programmatic data and its digital space, collaborating with development teams to ensure the seamless integration of user interface elements, and communicating findings of customer statistical data regarding program websites. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).

Specialized Experience for GS 13: One year of specialized experience which includes applying analytical and evaluative methods to issues concerning the effectiveness of web operations, gathering user feedback for continuous improvement of web and application design, exploring different approaches to solve end-users' problems, and summarizing and communicating findings of customer statistical data regarding program websites. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).

Specialized Experience for GS 14: One year of specialized experience which includes applying analytical and evaluative methods to issues concerning the effectiveness or improvement of web operations or design, identifying methods for mining user information from a variety of resources, building relationships with key stakeholders to understand and/or define crucial business objectives, developing evaluation plans to assess awareness, user needs and/or user satisfaction, and summarizing and communicating findings of customer statistical data regarding program websites. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.