Operations research analyst job description

This application is for a 6-month student role from January - June 2023. The resume review begins in October 2022.

R&D Governance (within the Strategy, Portfolio, Operations, and Communications [SPOC] department) has oversight and responsibility for leading stage gate portfolio governance committees, as well as leading analyses to (1) draw insights to address R&D senior management business questions, (2), inform pipeline portfolio planning and (3) support R&D strategic decision making. The team is responsible for driving crisp, high-quality decision-making within the governance model by ensuring decision-makers are provided with rigorous, fact-based quantitative and qualitative analysis. The team is responsible for effectively communicating governance committee and portfolio decisions to leaders across the organization (both inside and outside of R&D) as well as the R&D Project Teams.
As a co-op, you may participate in some or all of the following tasks:

The day-to-day operations of the R&D Governance forums, working closely with the Senior Manager of R&D Governance. This position will play a key role in support of the Technical Review Committee (TRC), including:Event management support for the Technical Review Committee (forum cadence, every other week), including the planning of meeting agendas, facilitating pre-meeting processes, preparation of decision memos, communication and distribution of decision memos, and tracking/follow-up on action items.

Collecting, analyzing, maintaining, and presenting the data generated in these meetings.

Developing and maintaining materials coming out from various continuous improvement initiatives that will serve as a communication and expectation tool for our stakeholders, e.g., FAQ list for TRC, Playbook, process flow diagrams, etc.

Assist in maintaining and managing publicly available educational and training materials about the R&D Governance model, including contributions to the Portfolio Governance Archival and communication site.

Solicits and implements stakeholder feedback to identify opportunities to leverage the site to provide increased value to R&D Project Teams, PDC Teams, EA Community, and other key business stakeholders both inside and outside of R&D (e.g., key external stakeholders include Finance, EEPC, WM Pipeline Management, PO&T Portfolio Management).

This position will also support the development and execution of R&D governance surveys and data collection along with success criteria data and metric tracking.

Contribute to Intra- and Inter-departmental initiatives to increase efficiency, find new ways of working, increase visibility for resources available across the organization and foster a culture of information and talent-sharing across R&D.

BAE Systems is seeking a Cyber Operations Research Analyst to join our team in Augusta, GA. The Cyber Operations Research Analyst shall provide subject matter expertise and all necessary support, including

documentation, task coordination, artifacts, Enterprise Mission Support Service (eMASS) entries, Assured Compliance Assessment Solutions (ACAS) Scans, Security Implementation Technical Guides (STIGs), log analysis, and other actions necessary to support the customer's approved TSPs and ATOs, this includes successfully passing all cyber security inspections.
Required Education, Experience, & Skills

Bachelor's Degree and 5 years work equivalent experience.
IA System Architects and Engineers level II (IASAE II)
Information Assurance Workforce (IAWF) Certification
CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP)+ Certification


Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

Master's Degree with Eight Years Experience as a Cyber Operations Research Analyst.


About BAE Systems Intelligence & Security

BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it's what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts - defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team-making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you'll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference.

Intelligence & Security (I&S), based in McLean, Virginia, designs and delivers advanced defense, intelligence, and security solutions that support the important missions of our customers. Our pride and dedication shows in everything we do-from intelligence analysis, cyber operations and IT expertise to systems development, systems integration, and operations and maintenance services. Knowing that our work enables the U.S. military and government to recognize, manage and defeat threats inspires us to push ourselves and our technologies to new levels.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:
At BAE Systems, we work hard every day to nurture an inclusive culture where employees are valued and feel like they belong. We are conscious of the need for all employees to see themselves reflected at every level of the company and know that in order to unlock the full potential of our workforce, everyone must feel confident being their best, most sincere self and be equipped to thrive. We provide impactful professional development experiences to our employees and invest in social impact partnerships to uplift communities and drive purposeful change. Here you will find significant opportunities to do meaningful work in an environment intentionally designed to be one where you will learn, grow and belong.

Forward is on a bold mission to make high-quality healthcare available to a billion people across the globe. We're building the world's most advanced healthcare platform from the ground up, combining hardware, software, and doctors under one roof.

Forward was founded in January 2016 by former executives and engineering leaders from Google and Uber. We are funded by some of the world's best investors and entrepreneurs, including Founder's Fund, Khosla Ventures, First Round Capital, Eric Schmidt (Google/Alphabet Chairman), Marc Benioff (Salesforce Founder), Joe Lonsdale (Palantir Founder), and Garrett Camp (Uber co-Founder).
Press and Videos:
Virtual Tour of Forward [YouTube]
"Health Moves Forward" [CEO Blog Post]
Series D Funding Funds Doctor-led Programs [TechCrunch]
Forward - What Quality Healthcare Should Look Like [Mashable]
Primary Care Start-ups Vying for 170B Market [Business Insider]
“The Pivot to Virtual Care” [Chief Medical Officer @ Stanford Medicine]
The Meaning of Trans Broken-Arm Syndrome [USA Today]
You Will:Own the performance of processes that deliver telemedicine.Drive a continuous improvement cycle that identifies, measures, and improves delivery of our services.Design and build processes for new healthcare services.Own communication and maintain cross-functional relationships with stakeholders and teams around the company.Build and manage metrics and reporting to track impact and determine care delivery success.Work with exceptional engineers, designers, and product managers to build useful and modern tools and be prepared to deploy multiple times weekly.
You Are:A scrappy and entrepreneurial problem solver.Impact-driven. You care about your impact upon the world. That means more building and less talking as you're working toward something that has a chance to change people's lives.A Problem Solver - You enjoy solving ambiguous and analytically complex problems, and are always looking for a new challenge.Process-Oriented - You have exceptional organizational skills and enjoy building scalable operational processes.Agile - You thrive in and have past experience working in fast-paced start-up environments.
Minimum Qualifications:3+ years of industry experience in an operational, product, or program management role, extra points for startup experience Experience leading and influencing without authority Experience performing data analyses to make data-driven decisions An entrepreneurial mindset that balances creative problem solving with the desire to run through walls to deliver outcomes
Preferred Qualifications:Experience with Looker, Tableau, SQL, or other data analytics tools a plus Experience with Asana, JIRA, or other project management tools Experience in driving business impact through Operations research techniques Experience defining business and user requirements to inform our product and engineering teams
WHY JOIN FORWARD?

We don't want to just move dollars around the healthcare industry - we want to rebuild it and fix it. All of it. You'd be a major part of the story behind one of the most ambitious startup attempts of the past decade and you'd work with a team of people who want to use their talents for good.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: We deeply understand the value of bringing together a team with different perspectives, educational backgrounds, and life experiences, and we prioritize diversity within our team. We encourage people from underrepresented backgrounds to apply.

We are an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with anti-discrimination law, it is the purpose of this policy to effectuate these principles and mandates. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We conform to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.