Operations Research Analyst

The PALACE Acquire Program offers you a permanent position upon completion of your formal training plan. As a Palace Acquire Intern you will experience both personal and professional growth while dealing effectively and ethically with change, complexity, and problem solving. The program offers a 3-year formal training plan with yearly salary increases. Promotions and salary increases are based upon your successful performance and supervisory approval. GS-07 Performs a variety of tasks in support of projects assigned to higher level analysts. Performs special research tasks designed to utilize and enhance knowledge of work processes and techniques, and to afford an opportunity to apply the fundamentals of associated disciplines Identifies sources of data and performs data acquisition and reduction. Develops reports which summarize accomplishments and results of assignments, and presents findings within own organization. Keeps abreast of emerging technologies and professional developments to remain current in the field and for application to work assignments. GS-09 Plans own work procedures to be applied in support of projects assigned to higher grade operations research analysts. Performs general operations research assignments consisting of a series of interrelated tasks or problems screened by a higher grade operations analyst. Assists higher grade analysts in finding solutions to problems requiring a variety of data sources and operations research disciplines. Develops written summaries and reports to be used by higher level analysts, contractors and/or customers. Keeps abreast of emerging techniques and professional developments to remain current in the field and for application to work assignments.