How do they match: Operations Research Analysts

  • Analyze information obtained from management to conceptualize and define operational problems.
  • Collaborate with others in the organization to ensure successful implementation of chosen problem solutions.
  • Collaborate with senior managers and decision makers to identify and solve a variety of problems and to clarify management objectives.
  • Formulate mathematical or simulation models of problems, relating constants and variables, restrictions, alternatives, conflicting objectives, and their numerical parameters.
  • Observe the current system in operation, and gather and analyze information about each of the component problems, using a variety of sources.
  • Prepare management reports defining and evaluating problems and recommending solutions.

  • Analyze data to identify or resolve operational problems.
  • Apply information technology to solve business or other applied problems.
  • Apply mathematical principles or statistical approaches to solve problems in scientific or applied fields.