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FedEx Freight, Inc. in Harrison, AR has the following opening for an Ops Research Scientist II
Job Description: Design, develop, test, and evaluate integrated systems for
managing industrial production processes, including human work factors, quality
control, inventory control, logistics and material flow, cost analysis, and
production coordination. Responsible for formulating and applying sophisticated
modeling and other advanced analytic methods using a computer to develop and
interpret information that assists management with decision making, policy
formulation, or other managerial functions; Concentrate on collecting,
cleansing and analyzing data, developing decision support software and
producing actionable information for decision making. Identify business
opportunities or expand ideas obtained from management in order to
conceptualize and define and model operational problems to assess feasibility
and impact. Identify performance improvement opportunities via data analysis
and develop decision support tools to ensure most cost conscience, efficient
use of company resources that supports service objectives. Develop concepts
into business plans utilizing appropriate research techniques, methodologies,
and experience and present them to senior management with recommendation for
implementation. Remote work available. Position must appear in person at work
site listed weekly.
Job Requirements: Requires a PhD or Master’s in Industrial Engineering, Math,
Statistics, or related field. Experience is required (0 years with a PhD or 3
years with a Master’s). Skills can be gained through work experience including
work experience pursuant to completion of graduate degree program (Research
Assistant, Graduate Assistant or similar). Must include experience in each of
the following skills: Software languages (JAVA, Python, SQL, and SAS);
optimization/simulation software (CPLEX, Gurobi); mathematical optimization and
solution methods for linear and integer programming; relational database
systems Oracle; and statistical software and reporting interfaces, data mining
tools, machine learning techniques and data visualization.
Internal applicants: Log in to Workday, select careers under all apps, and then Internal
Careers portal enter Job ID P25-112775-0 and follow prompts to apply. FedEx
Freight Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
External applicants: Go to https://careers.fedex.com/freight, enter P25-112798-0
under Keywords/Job ID/Job Title.
