Principal Operations Research Analyst

Principal Operations Research Analyst
Full-time
Charlottesville, VA or Northern Virginia area

About Us

Trideum Corporation is a 100% employee-owned company, committed to embracing the world’s toughest challenges with a servant’s heart. Through dedicated hard work and commitment, we provide distinctive quality and unparalleled customer service in all aspects of our business. We also know that our employees are the key to our success, and it is our mission to take care of them so they can take care of our customers and communities where we live, work, and play.

Position Summary

We are seeking candidates who are passionate about applying operations research principles to develop innovative solutions to complex problems, enabling our customers to make data-driven and analytically-informed decisions. The ideal candidate will have proficiency with multi-attribute decision-making methodologies, creating and managing study plans, collaborating with distributed stakeholders, and applying quantitative and qualitative techniques to support key leader decisions. Additionally, the ideal candidate will have a background in modeling and simulations (M&S), as well as experience with intelligence organizations and systems.

The selected candidate will either work on-site in Charlottesville, VA, or work remotely in the Northern Virginia area, with an expectation to travel to Charlottesville as needed, up to 25%. The person in this role will be responsible for creating a study plan, developing all appropriate measures of effectiveness and performance, build a data collection plan, and conduct the appropriate analysis. The person will also be expected to utilize existing M&S tools to generate input into the data collection plan. This person will work closely with NGIC partners during the development of the study plan and the M&S tools required to support.

This is an exciting opportunity for a successful applicant to have a significant and lasting impact on the Army Intelligence Enterprise by building a novel framework upon which capabilities can be evaluated using authoritative data and validated M&S products. The selected candidate will merge expertise in operations research, M&S, intelligence, and team leadership.

What You’ll Do

• Utilize quantitative and qualitative analytic techniques to develop and execute study plans, with an emphasis on multi-attribute decision making and value added analysis. Apply trade-off and sensitivity analysis to give options to decision-makers.
• Engage with M&S developers and owners of authoritative data in order to use M&S outputs to inform study objectives. Work directly with data producers of M&S representing key intelligence systems. Ensure threat and operational environment representations are realistic and robust.
• Collaborate with Army Intelligence organizations to establish key stakeholder priorities, to understand organizational and system level requirements, and to ensure the intelligence process is adequately represented.
• Conduct cost assessments to inform feasibility studies, budgetary impacts of varying options, and inform trade-off space.
• Prepare technical reports of the analytic effort, to include periodic progress reports, executive summaries, and a final report.
• If residing in Charlottesville, VA, travel less than 10% may be required. If residing in Northern Virginia, travel up to 25% may be required, which includes routine travel to Charlottesville, VA.

Requirements and Qualifications

• MS degree or higher from an accredited institution in a technical discipline, preferably Mathematics, Operations Research, Engineering, Modeling and Simulation, Data Science, Information Systems, or other related field.
• 8 years experience working in operations research, modeling and simulation, engineering, or other related field.
• Expertise in data science, analysis, and visualization.
• Demonstrated ability to solve technical and operational problems independently and within a team setting.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Familiarity with DoW and Army systems and processes.
• US citizenship with an active Top Secret security clearance, with the ability to obtain SCI eligibility.

We Take Care of Our People

Whether you’re looking to launch a new career or grow an existing one, Trideum is the type of company where you can balance great work with great life because we believe that taking care of our people is the right thing to do. Trideum offers:

• Competitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salary.
• Traditional benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and 401k matching.
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
• Paid leave and the ability to cash out leave.
• Free access to certified financial planners, wellness and support services, and discount programs.
• Education assistance and professional development opportunities.
• And much more.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law. People with disabilities who need a reasonable accommodation to apply or compete for employment with Trideum may request such accommodation(s) by contacting Human Resources at 256.704.6123 or HR@trideum.com.