Operations Research Analyst

• The duties may include but are not limited to:
• Leads high impact budget and resource studies.
• Independently designs and conducts complex analytical projects.
• Serve as an expert authority in budget and resource analytics.
• Independently develops actionable insights and recommendations to inform senior leadership decisions on funding allocations program prioritization and emergency response resourcing.
• Conducts quantitative assessments of APHIS budget execution trends cost structures spending behaviors unit cost efficiency and internal control systems.
• Uses advanced modeling and analytical techniques to develop options that improve APHIS budget processes and other financial and operational challenges.
• Maintains high standards of analytical integrity when producing models forecasts and financial assessments.
• Prepares high quality financial reports dashboards briefings and analytical products.

• You must be a US Citizen or US National.
• Individuals who were born male after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
• Successful completion of one-year probationary period unless previously served. Refer to the Next Steps section for more information.
• Direct Deposit: Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify including your rights and responsibilities visit USDA employees are required to be enrolled in Continuous Vetting which authorizes government agencies to receive notifications of criminal activity on individuals who hold low risk public trust or national security positions.

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including time-in-grade restrictions specialized experience and/or education as defined below.

TIME-IN-GRADE: Current federal employees applying for a promotion opportunity must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirement of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled.

BASIC REQUIREMENT: Degree: in operations research; or at least 24 semester hours in a combination of operations research mathematics probability statistics mathematical logic science or subject-matter courses requiring substantial competence in college-level mathematics or statistics. At least 3 of the 24 semester hours must have been in calculus.

FOR THE GS-14 LEVEL: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-13 level) that may have been obtained in the private or public (local county state Federal) sectors which demonstrates:

• Experience independently conducting complex high impact budget and resource analyses including analyzing budgetary and human resource levels and recommending actions to leadership to ensure compliance with Congressional Administration Department and Agency policies.
• Serves as an expert authority in quantitative methods cost modeling forecasting and financial performance analysis to support budget formulation and long range resource planning.
• Utilize analytical skills to develop budget exhibits and other presentations of budgetary and financial data to inform decision-making on funding allocations program prioritization and emergency response efforts.
• Creates analytical solutions including dashboards and other tools to optimize budget processes improve emergency resource distribution enhance cost tracking and forecast program financial needs.

• This position requires specific coursework or a degree in a specific field to be basically qualified.
• This education must have been successfully completed and obtained from an accredited school college or university.