Lead Operations Research Systems Analyst
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- See Sponsor City, Virginia
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Lead
- Employment
- Internship
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Category
- Business analysis
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 6 years with a Master’s degree; or 3 years with a PhD; or an equivalent combination of education and relevant
- Bachelor’s degree in Operations Research, Systems Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, or a related quantitative or technical field.
- Experience designing and executing operations research or systems analysis studies that inform operational, concept development, or capability decisions.
- Experience developing or applying models and simulations, including verification and validation, assessment of assumptions, and interpretation of model limitations.
- Demonstrated ability to apply statistical analysis, design of experiments, and sensitivity or uncertainty analysis to complex problems.
- Proficiency with Python, R, MATLAB, or comparable analytical tools for data preparation, modeling, statistical analysis, and visualization; ability to document reproducible workflows.
- Experience leading analytical activities and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and operational subject matter experts to translate mission needs into study objectives and measures.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including technical reports and briefings that translate quantitative findings into actionable recommendations.
- Must have an active Top Secret U.S Government issued Security Clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI U.S. Government issued Security Clearance. Per the U.S. Government’s el
- This position requires a minimum of 4 days a week on-site.
Nice to have
- Active TS security clearance.Master's degree or PhD in Operations Research, Systems Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, or a related quantitative field.
- Experience supporting Joint Staff, combatant command, or Service analytical efforts involving joint concepts, mission threads, CONOPS, or force and capability assessments.
- Experience with campaign, mission-level, agent-based, discrete-event, or Monte Carlo simulation methods and tools.
- Experience supporting concept workshops, tabletop exercises, or wargames, including event design, data collection, analysis, and recommendations.
- Experience applying optimization, decision analysis, or multi-criteria assessment to evaluate operational alternatives and tradeoffs.
- Experience developing and sustaining modeling and simulation workflows in classified environments, including configuration management and technical documentation.
- Experience applying and evaluating analytical methods, including validation of outputs and communication of their limitations.
- Experience translating analytical workflows into sponsor-facing software requirements and evaluating usability with operational users.
- Experience delivering tool demonstrations, training materials, and technical handoffs that enable government users to understand and use analytical capabilities.
Full description
At MITRE, your passion fuels work that impacts our nation and improves lives. This is where your skills strengthen national security, cybersecurity, health, transportation, and citizen services. We’re a nonprofit engineering, applied research, and advanced technology organization working in the public interest. With objectivity and integrity at our core, we lead federally funded research and development centers for U.S. government agencies – collaborating with industry and academia to deliver integrated, high-impact solutions that advance our nation’s health, security, and prosperity. Our people tackle the toughest technical challenges, supported by competitive benefits, meaningful career development, and a culture of innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence. Choose MITRE for a career with purpose — and help shape the future.
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The MITRE Special Operations and Joint Staff Department (N552) provides engineering and analytical expertise to address complex national security challenges. In support of Joint Staff J7, we apply operations research, systems analysis, and modeling and simulation to evaluate emerging Joint Warfighting Concept (JWC) use cases and provide evidence-based recommendations for concept development.
POSITION IS LOCATED IN SUFFOLK, VIRGINIA ONSITE
We are seeking a technically skilled, operationally focused Lead Operations Research Systems Analyst to support the Joint Staff J7 JWC modeling and simulation task. Working with the MITRE Project Lead, government sponsors, and a multidisciplinary technical team, you will lead analytical studies that translate joint warfighting questions into defensible models, experiments, and actionable findings. Your work will extend the analytical foundation and help the sponsor evaluate and refine concepts and force structure using a secure modeling and simulation capability.
This position combines hands-on quantitative analysis with technical leadership and sponsor engagement. You will work with military planners, subject matter experts, model developers, and software engineers to assess mission threads, explain analytical uncertainty, and improve sponsor access to approved analysis functions, results, and documentation.
**Roles and Responsibilities:
Lead the design and execution of operations research studies for sponsor-prioritized JWC use cases and mission threads. Translate concepts, CONOPS, and operational questions into study objectives, measures of effectiveness and performance, scenarios, assumptions, and data requirements. Develop experimental designs, conduct simulation runs and statistical analyses, and assess alternatives through sensitivity, uncertainty, and trade-space analysis. Explain the operational implications, limitations, and confidence associated with findings.
Develop and employ models and analytical workflows in an approved classified environment, including the task's modeling and simulation capability. Plan and perform model verification and validation appropriate to each intended use; assess data quality, model assumptions, and fitness for purpose with sponsor experts. Maintain reproducible analyses and documented configurations. Partner with software engineers to define and evaluate sponsor-facing user-interface requirements, including access to approved functions, results, and supporting documentation. Apply analytical approaches as directed by the sponsor, with appropriate evaluation and technical review.