Operations Research Analyst

Operations Research Analyst

As an Operations Research Analyst at the GS-1515-14 some of your typical work assignments may include:

• Designs, develops, and implements mathematic, statistical, and econometric human capital models and data visualization techniques to develop and analyze human capital forecasting.
• Develops new approaches to workforce forecasting, recommends changes and improvements to existing human resources and human capital analytical and modeling systems to increase forecast accuracy.
• Develops civilian workforce planning trends from various organizations, constructs summary time-series Human Resources database using various complex software.
• Performs a broad range of HR analyses for difficult-to-define, controversial, new or novel systems/functions or major agency, national or international impact, and exercises full responsibility for the formulation, testing, and evaluation of new theories, principles, concepts and practices of discipline.
• Evaluates impacts of new technologies on current HR information systems and policies, and assesses performance and effectiveness of new or substantially modified systems.
• Assists in operation and maintenance of workforce analysis and forecasting systems. Coordinate HR data and meta data updates. Plan and oversee operations research and mathematical programming efforts to enhance statistical analysis capability, enhance optimization models and integrate new techniques and methods to improve system performance and accuracy.
• Constructs mathematic, statistic, or simulation model to represent HR issues. May develop new or combine existing analysis methodologies to analyze human capital issues.