| ||||
Summary Job Description | Tasks | |||
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. May 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. | |||
| ||||
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. | ||||
| ||||
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. | ||||
| ||||
Define data requirements and gather and validate information, applying judgment and statistical tests. | ||||
| ||||
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. | ||||
| ||||
Break systems into their component parts, assign numerical values to each component, and examine the mathematical relationships between them. | ||||
| ||||
Specify manipulative or computational methods to be applied to models. | ||||
| ||||
Observe the current system in operation and gather and analyze information about each of the parts of component problems, using a variety of sources. | ||||
| ||||
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. | ||||
| ||||
Develop business methods and procedures, including accounting systems, file systems, office systems, logistics systems, and production schedules. | ||||
| ||||
CompGeo Salary Survey Benchmark Job Summary and Competencies
Operations/Systems Analysts and Researchers, Except Computer
The Benchmark Job Description below represents the specific Position Characteristics of the job used in the Salary Survey. Benchmark Job Descriptions should be inspected carefully to review the degree of matching between an organizations' Job and the Salary Survey Benchmark. Matching internal Jobs to Salary Survey Benchmark Jobs should not be done on Job Title alone. A thorough comparison of Salary Survey Benchmark to Internal Job Descriptions is recommended. A good overlap should exist on any comparisons used on critical Job Dimensions and Competencies.- Job Description
- Knowledges
- Skills
- Abilites
- Tools and Technology
- Education and Experience
- Alternate Job Titles
- Salaries
| ||||
Important Knowledge Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. | |||
| ||||
Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. | |||
| ||||
Engineering and Technology | Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. | |||
| ||||
English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. | |||
| ||||
Administration and Management | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. | |||
| ||||
Production and Processing | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. | |||
| ||||
| ||||
Important Skill Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Mathematics | Using mathematics to solve problems. | |||
| ||||
Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. | |||
| ||||
Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. | |||
| ||||
Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. | |||
| ||||
Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. | |||
| ||||
Systems Analysis | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. | |||
| ||||
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. | |||
| ||||
Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. | |||
| ||||
Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. | |||
| ||||
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. | |||
| ||||
Operations Analysis | Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. | |||
| ||||
Science | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. | |||
| ||||
Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. | |||
| ||||
Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. | |||
| ||||
Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. | |||
| ||||
Learning Strategies | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. | |||
| ||||
Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. | |||
| ||||
Persuasion | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. | |||
| ||||
Management of Personnel Resources | Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. | |||
| ||||
Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. | |||
| ||||
| ||||
Important Ability Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Mathematical Reasoning | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. | |||
| ||||
Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. | |||
| ||||
Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. | |||
| ||||
Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. | |||
| ||||
Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). | |||
| ||||
Number Facility | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. | |||
| ||||
Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. | |||
| ||||
Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. | |||
| ||||
Fluency of Ideas | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). | |||
| ||||
Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. | |||
| ||||
Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. | |||
| ||||
Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). | |||
| ||||
Originality | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. | |||
| ||||
Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). | |||
| ||||
Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. | |||
| ||||
Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. | |||
| ||||
Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. | |||
| ||||
Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. | |||
| ||||
| ||||
Tools/Technology Example | Product Category | |||
A mathematical programming language AMPL | Analytical or scientific software | |||
| ||||
Business Forecast Systems Forecast Pro | Financial analysis software | |||
| ||||
Business Objects Crystal Reports | Data base reporting software | |||
| ||||
C | Development environment software | |||
| ||||
C++ | Object or component oriented development software | |||
| ||||
Claritas PRIZM NE | Analytical or scientific software | |||
| ||||
Dassault Systemes CATIA software | Computer aided manufacturing CAM software | |||
| ||||
ESRI ArcExplorer | Analytical or scientific software | |||
| ||||
ESRI ArcGIS software | Map creation software | |||
| ||||
General algebraic modeling system GAMS | Analytical or scientific software | |||
| ||||
Hyperion Solutions Hyperion Intelligence | Analytical or scientific software | |||
| ||||
ILOG OPL-CPLEX Development System | Analytical or scientific software | |||
| ||||
Imagine That Extend OR | Analytical or scientific software | |||
| ||||
Insightful S-PLUS | Analytical or scientific software | |||
| ||||
LINDO Systems LINGO | Analytical or scientific software | |||
| ||||
Mathsoft Mathcad | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
| ||||
Mesquite Software CSIM | Analytical or scientific software | |||
| ||||
Microsoft Access | Data base user interface and query software | |||
| ||||
Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | |||
| ||||
Microsoft MapPoint | Map creation software | |||
| ||||
Microsoft Office Visio | Charting software | |||
| ||||
Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | |||
| ||||
Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software | |||
| ||||
Microsoft Project | Project management software | |||
| ||||
Microsoft Visual Basic | Development environment software | |||
| ||||
Microsoft Word | Word processing software | |||
| ||||
Mixed integer optimizer MINTO | Analytical or scientific software | |||
| ||||
MySQL software | Data base management system software | |||
| ||||
Oracle software | Data base user interface and query software | |||
| ||||
ProModel software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
| ||||
R | Object or component oriented development software | |||
| ||||
Rockwell Automation Arena | Analytical or scientific software | |||
| ||||
SAS software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
| ||||
SPSS software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
| ||||
Stanford Business Software MINOS | Analytical or scientific software | |||
| ||||
Stanford Business Software SNOPT | Analytical or scientific software | |||
| ||||
Statistical software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
| ||||
Strategic Reporting Systems ReportSmith | Data base reporting software | |||
| ||||
Structured query language SQL | Data base user interface and query software | |||
| ||||
Sun Microsystems Java | Object or component oriented development software | |||
| ||||
Sybase PowerBuilder | Object or component oriented development software | |||
| ||||
Telelogic System Architect | Analytical or scientific software | |||
| ||||
The MathWorks MATLAB | Analytical or scientific software | |||
| ||||
The MathWorks Simulink | Analytical or scientific software | |||
| ||||
Wolfram Research Mathematica | Analytical or scientific software | |||
| ||||
iGrafx software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
| ||||
Desktop computers | Desktop computers | |||
| ||||
Laptop computers | Notebook computers | |||
| ||||
Mainframe computers | Mainframe computers | |||
| ||||
Personal computers | Personal computers | |||
| ||||
| ||||
Prerequisite Qualification Category | Education and Experience Level | |||
Required Level of Education | Master's Degree | |||
| ||||
On-Site or In-Plant Training | None | |||
| ||||
Related Work Experience | None | |||
| ||||
| |||
Alternate Job Title(s) | |||
Analyst | |||
Analytical Strategist | |||
Business Operations Analyst | |||
Business Process Analyst | |||
File System Installer | |||
Forms Analyst | |||
Liaison Planner | |||
Material Liaison | |||
Material Requirements Worker | |||
Method Consultant | |||
Methods Analyst | |||
Methods Specialist | |||
Office System Analyst | |||
Operations Analyst | |||
Operations Research Analyst | |||
Operations Research Manager | |||
Policy Advisor | |||
Policy Officer | |||
Procedure Analyst | |||
Procedure Writer | |||
Process Analyst | |||
Professor | |||
Scientist | |||
Standards Analyst | |||
Supply Chain Analyst | |||
Systems Analyst | |||
Systems Consultant | |||
| |||||||||||||||||||||
Copyright © 1995
- 2023 International Compensation Technologies and The Clayton Wallis Company. All Rights Reserved World Wide ictcw.com Member, WorldatWork - Formerly American and Canadian Compensation Associations (ACA/CCA) |