JPMorgan Operations Research Scientist Associate - Workforce Planning 

India, Maharashtra, Mumbai 

423825158

As an Operations Research Analyst within the WFP Data Science team, you will tackle complex and high-impact projects. You will assess unstructured problems, develop practical strategies, and propose solutions to enhance decision-making processes. Collaborate with management to prioritize, time, and deliver next-gen operations research solutions.

Job Responsibilities:

• Design and development of optimization models and simulation models.
• Support OR projects individually or part of a project team.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand the business requirements and clearly define the objectives of any solution.
• Identify and select the correct method to solve the problem while staying up to data on the latest OR methodologies.
• Ensure the robustness of any mathematical solution.
• Develop and communicate recommendations and OR solutions in easy-to-understand-way leveraging data to tell a story.
• Lead and persuade others while positively influencing the outcome of team efforts and help frame a business problem into a technical problem resulting in a feasible solution.

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills:

• Master’s Degree with 4+ years or Doctorate (PhD) with 2+ years of experience in Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering, Financial Engineering, Management Science, and related disciplines operating as an operations research professional.
• Experience supporting OR projects with multiple team members.
• Hands-on experience developing simulation models, optimization models and/or heuristics.
• Deep understanding of math and theory behind Operations Research techniques
• Proficient in Open Source Software(OSS) programming languages like Python, R or Scala.
• Experience with commercial solvers likeGUROBI, CPLEX, XPRESS, or MOSEK & familiarity with basic data table operations (SQL, Hive, etc.).
• Demonstrated relationship building skills, with a superior ability to make things happen through the use of positive influence.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills:

• Advanced expertise with Operations Research techniques.
• Prior experience building Reinforcement Learning Models.
• Extensive knowledge of Stochastic Modelling.
• Previous experience leading highly complex cross-functional technical projects with multiple stakeholders.