OPERATIONS RESEARCH ANALYST

OPERATIONS RESEARCH ANALYST

Department: Department of the Navy

Location(s): Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia

Salary Range: $85447 - $158322 Per Year

Job Summary: This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.

Major Duties:

• You will identify problem areas that require further investigation and analysis.
• You will provide independent, fiscally focused analysis and recommendations on studies, policies, and capability documents.
• You will review and evaluate proposed Navy and other service component programs for Marine-Corps related issues.
• You will initiate, formulate, plan, execute, and apply new techniques, as well as original methods, to analyze important and unusual problems to meet study objectives.
• You will define and conduct auxiliary research studies needed to collect all relevant data and properly analyze the assigned problem.

Qualifications: GS-11 Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Applying Operations Research methods and approaches in data collection and analysis under close supervision. GS-12 Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Utilizing standard Data and Operations Research tools (e.g., Microsoft Excel, R, Python, Tableau/Power BI, etc.) under close supervision. GS-13 Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Handling progressively complex Operations Research study or project that applies standard methods and techniques. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1500/operations-research-series-1515/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

How to Apply: Interested Applicants must submit resumes/application packages to: lawrence.austria@usmc.mil Facsimile applications will not be considered. All resumes/applications must be received no later than the close date of this flyer. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be considered. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that all information in their resume and documents, are received, legible, and accurate. HR will not modify answers/documents submitted by an applicant. Failure to submit a complete application package will result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration.

Application Deadline: 2026-05-15