Senior Operations Research Analyst

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We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Operations Research Analyst to support a U.S. Army Product Office in developing, analyzing, and defending lifecycle cost estimates for acquisition decisions, budget formulation, and resource management. In this role, you will provide independent cost analysis and resource management support to Product Office leadership, coordinating with the Program Executive Office (PEO) FIRES and the Program Manager for Integrated Fires Mission Command (PM IFMC). This role requires deep cost analysis expertise within Army acquisition programs.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior-level operations research and cost analysis support for Army acquisition programs.
• Develop, evaluate, and defend lifecycle cost estimates using ACE-IT.
• Conduct independent cost analyses, validate assumptions, and assess methodologies.
• Forecast program costs for milestone reviews, budget decisions, and leadership forums.
• Apply quantitative methods, including statistical, parametric, and economic analysis.
• Analyze cost, schedule, funding, performance, and EVM data to identify trends, risks, and mitigation strategies.
• Develop executive-level cost reports, information papers, and decision briefings.
• Support APBs and cost-related acquisition documentation.
• Advise leadership on resource allocations, funding strategies, and cost controls.
• Coordinate with engineering, logistics, financial, contracting, and program management teams to obtain data, validate assumptions, and ensure consistency across documentation.
• Maintain documentation of cost assumptions, data sources, methods, and analytical results for traceability and defensibility.
• Identify opportunities to improve cost estimating processes, analytical rigor, and reporting quality. 

Required

• BS or BA Degree
• 10+ years of relevant professional experience in operations research, cost analysis, financial analysis, resource management, or defense acquisition support is desired.
• Demonstrated experience developing, analyzing, maintaining, and defending program cost estimates, budgets, and resource forecasts.
• Required experience with ACE-IT cost modeling and lifecycle cost estimating.
• Strong working knowledge of quantitative analysis methods, including statistical analysis, regression analysis, parametric estimating, economic analysis, and cost modeling.
• Experience supporting U.S. Army acquisition programs, including APBs, milestone reviews, budget reviews, and related acquisition documentation.
• Some travel
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a DoW security clearance

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