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LinQuest is seeking Operations Research Analysts to join our team in Colorado Springs, CO. An active DoD Top Secret security clearance is required.

Responsibilities:

• Work with small teams of analysts to conduct analytic efforts for the DoD.
• Collect, categorize, maintain, and analyze data using a range of quantitative techniques.
• Perform analysis to address specific questions, problem statements, or objectives.
• Apply operations research and statistical techniques across a range of military functions.
• Define problems, identify performance measures, and perform gap and root cause analysis.

Required Skills and Experience: 

• Master’s degree in Operations Research, Mathematics, Probability, Statistics, Computer Science/Engineering or other technical degree requiring substantial competence in college-level mathematics or statistics to include calculus
• At least 3 years of operations research/data science experience
• Knowledge of and/or experience with modeling and simulation environments and tools
• Experience in the research, analysis, and applications of operations research techniques to multiple problem types
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Scripting language programming
• Proficiency with R for statistical analysis
• Application of operations research techniques
• Design of experiments
• Ability to think creatively and function as part of a high-performance team
• An active Top Secret clearance is required

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• PhD in operations research or other quantitative discipline
• Experience within the DoD or as a Defense Contractor working as an analyst
• Proficiency with AFSIM, ITASE, NGTS, or other mission/campaign simulation environments 
• Database query languages
• Ability to coordinate with government managers and decision makers to identify and solve a variety of problems and to clarify objectives
• Understanding of military operations, planning, and analysis approaches
• Python
• SAS
• SPSS
• Java
• Tableau
• MS Office & VBA

Benefits: LinQuest offers comprehensive and competitive benefit offerings to our team members to include medical, dental, vision, retirement, paid time off, company paid life insurance, and more!  For additional information please visit: https://www.linquest.com/careers/our-benefits