Sr. Operations Research Specialist Optimization
Atlanta, GA - USA
Job Summary
Requisition 40134: Sr. Operations Research Specialist - Optimization
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Norfolk Southern offers a unique opportunity to be part of our proud legacy that spans nearly 200 years. We are a customer-centric operations-driven team dedicated to advancing safety serving communities and driving innovation for tomorrows rail.As part of Norfolk Southern youll join a collaborative team where there are opportunities for growth across the organization. We are building a culture where everyone can thrive by owning and driving exceptional results being humble and leading with trust serving our customers with excellence and collaborating and coaching to win.
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Job Title: Sr. Operations Research Specialist Optimization
Norfolk Southern Corporation is seeking a Sr. Operations Research Specialist Optimization based in Atlanta Georgia. This position will be responsible for providing management with recommendations for the use of analytical models and decision support systems to drive productivity and efficiency achieve operational excellence increase revenues and reduce costs. This position requires domestic travel approximately 10% of the time. When not required to travel this individual will be required to telecommute to the office in alignment with Norfolk Southerns office/remote - hybrid work policy.
Job Duties:
Provide production support and enhancements for existing operations research applications.
Design new mathematical or machine learning models and implement them in programming languages such as C/C Java and Python.
Evaluate the accuracy and quality of data sources and develop appropriate remedies for data gaps.
Collaborate with business partners in various departments to identify opportunities for process improvement.
Work with application development teams to integrate developed models into a production environment.
Perform a leadership role and supervise a group of people to achieve goals by creating an environment that promotes positive communication encourages bonding of team members and demonstrates flexibility.
Ensures work efforts are compliant with approved corporate policies departmental standards and procedures.
Apply understanding of industry best practices optimization methodologies and emerging technologies in operations research.
Provide leadership to various groups to achieve goals by creating an environment that promotes positive communication encourages bonding of team members and demonstrates flexibility.
Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering Civil Engineering Operations Research Information Systems or a related relevant field.
Minimum of one (1) year of experience with operations research modeling simulation and advanced analytics in the transportation industry. This experience must include at least one (1) year of experience:
o Developing decision support systems using operations research models;
o Managing projects related the design and development of operations research models and decision support systems;
o Utilizing operations research techniques and engineering skills in delivering decision support systems;
o Analyzing existing operations research applications and providing production support and enhancements;
o Designing new mathematical and/or machine learning models and implementing them in programming languages such as C/C Java and/or Python;
o Evaluating the accuracy and quality of data sources and developing appropriate remedies for data gaps;
o Integrating developed models into a production environment; and
o Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Location of Employment:
650 West Peachtree Street NW Atlanta GA 30308
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Salary: $114208 to $183626 per year
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Company Overview
Since 1827 Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) and its predecessor companies have safely moved the goods and materials that drive the U.S. economy. Today it operates a customer-centric and operations-driven freight transportation network. Committed to furthering sustainability Norfolk Southern helps its customers avoid 15 million tons of yearly carbon emissions by shipping via rail. Its dedicated team members deliver more than 7 million carloads annually from agriculture to consumer goods and is the largest rail shipper of auto products and metals in North America. Norfolk Southern also has the most extensive intermodal network in the eastern U.S. serving a majority of the countrys population and manufacturing base with connections to every major container port on the Atlantic coast as well as the Gulf of Mexico and Great Lakes. Learn more by visiting .
At Norfolk Southern we believe in celebrating our individuality. By leveraging the unique backgrounds and viewpoints of our employees we can create a culture of innovation respect and inclusion. We know that employees thrive in a workplace where differing viewpoints ideas and experiences are freely shared and valued. As such we encourage all employees to contribute their distinctive skills and capabilities to our organization.
Equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants regardless of race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetic information veteran status sexual orientation and gender identity. Together we power progress.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
Norfolk Southern is a Fortune 300 and a 2018 Forbes America's Best Employers Company. Its main subsidiary, Norfolk Southern Railway, transports freight over an asset network consisting 4,000 locomotives, 69,000 rail cars, and 19,500 track miles in 22 states in the Eastern, Southeaste ... View more