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MITRE · 3 days ago

Applied Operations Research, Principal

McLean, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

10+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Lead and guide a group of professionals with diverse backgrounds in modeling, simulation, computer science, mathematics, statistics, and operations research.

Develop business relationships with new sponsors and create new job opportunities.

Perform technical reviews of products, provide guidance for improvement, and meet with sponsors.

Manage and engage staff members, develop technical quality and capabilities, and foster collaborations.

Define and explore work program opportunities, lead functional teams, and integrate multidisciplinary teams across business lines.

Foster university and industry associations, leverage external skill sets, and develop strategies for complex problems.

Qualification

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Technical-competenceTechnical-guidanceLeadership-experienceSponsor-building-experienceOperations-researchModeling-simulationComputer-scienceBig-dataFaa-suitabilityHybrid-on-siteProblem-solvingHard-workingWell-organized-attention-to-detailHighly-collaborativeRespectful-communicationAbility-to-work-across-diverse-organizationsAbility-to-have-difficult-conversationsAbility-to-foster-productive-work-environmentWillingness-to-learnAbility-to-communicate-complex-conceptsTransportation modes knowledgeAviation domain knowledgeTransportation industry connectionsAcademic connections in transportationStandard transportation modelsTransCADTransModeler SUMOCUBEAnalytical

Required

Typically requires a minimum of 10 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 7 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 4 years’ experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience

Candidates must have a strong desire to develop the technical, management, and business skills of individuals in their group and in the broader department.

They must be well organized and able to juggle multiple responsibilities.

Technically competent to peer review products produced by their staff and to provide technical guidance when needed.

They must possess a strong attention to detail.

Candidates must be able to work in a close-nit, highly collaborative, and multi-disciplinary environment.

The Group Leader needs an ability to have difficult and challenging conversations in a respectful and productive manner.

They must possess an ability to work across diverse organizations within and outside their own center.

They will be expected to foster a productive and satisfying work environment.

Ability and willingness to learn new technical and management domains are required.

Ability to learn about and discuss the diverse work areas their direct reports are working on.

Ability to communicate complex concepts to different audiences; from high-level descriptions to detailed explanations is also required. Prior demonstrated leadership and sponsor building experience.

Technical skill in operations research, modeling & simulation, computer science, big-data, analytics, or similar disciplines is required.

Requires FAA Suitability

This position requires a minimum of 50% hybrid on-site

Preferred

Candidates with existing analytical experience and/or a modeling background in, and a knowledge of, different modes of transportation (e.g., surface, rail, trucking, maritime, etc.) outside of aviation are highly preferred.

The Integrated Solutions Innovation Center also has extensive knowledge in the aviation industry; thus, aviation domain knowledge in addition to other modes is also desired.

Candidates with transportation industry and/or academic connections in transportation are desired. Candidates with experience applying standard transportation models such as TransCAD, TransModeler SUMO, CUBE and similar tools are preferred. Previous team leadership is strongly desired but not required.

Benefits

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Company

MITRE

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The MITRE Corporation is working to solve some of the nation’s biggest challenges in defense, cybersecurity, healthcare, homeland security, the judiciary and transportation.

Founded in 1958

Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

5,001-10,000 employees