Job Description
-Formulate and apply mathematical modeling and other optimizing methods to develop and interpret information that assists management with decision making, policy formulation, or other managerial functions -Collect and analyze data and develop decision support software, service, or products. May develop and supply optimal time, cost, or logistics networks for program evaluation, review, or implementation -Formulate mathematical or simulation models of problems, relating constants and variables, restrictions, alternatives, conflicting objectives, and their numerical parameters -Perform validation and testing of models to ensure adequacy and reformulate models as necessary -Collaborate with senior managers and decision makers to identify and solve a variety of problems and to clarify management objectives -Collaborate with others in the organization to ensure successful implementation of chosen problem solutions -Analyze information obtained from management to conceptualize and define operational problems -Study and analyze information about alternative courses of action to determine which plan will offer the best outcomes -Prepare management reports defining and evaluating problems and recommending solutions -Define data requirements and gather and validate information, applying judgment and statistical tests -Observe the current system in operation and gather and analyze information about each of the parts of component problems, using a variety of sources -Break systems into their components, assign numerical values to each component, and examine the mathematical relationships between them -Design, conduct, and evaluate experimental operational models in cases where models cannot be developed from existing data -Develop and apply time and cost networks to plan, control, and review large projects
Requirements
-Mathematics: Using mathematics to solve problems -Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions -Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems -Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times -Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one -Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents -Systems Evaluation: Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system -Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience -Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making -Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively -Systems Analysis: Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes -Operations Analysis: Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design -Science: Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems -Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions -Instructing: Teaching others how to do something -Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things -Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others -Ideal Age Range: 25 - 45
Employment type
- Full Time
Job Category
Educations
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