Senior Manager/Operations Research Scientist

Basic Qualifications - Ph.D. in Operations Research, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science or a related field with publications in refereed academic journals.- At least 5 to 15 years of experience in solving complicated optimization and machine learning problems for transportation networks or analogous disciplines developing a strategy for large-scale networks.- Experience designing and implementing transportation optimization models with focus on volume and route planning and re-planning; labor and facilities planning. Excellent communication skills, both written and oral with both technical and business people. Ability to speak at a level appropriate for the audience. Experience applying these skills in both academic teaching environment and a business setting is a plus.- Excellent writing skills for presenting business cases and to document the models and analysis and present the results/conclusions in order to influence important decisions. - A working knowledge of smooth and non-smooth optimization methods accompanied by associated expertise in the use of tools and the latest technology (e.g. CPLEX, Gurobi, XPRESS).- A working knowledge of exact, approximation algorithms, and heuristic methods for solving difficult optimization problems like vehicle routing and network design problems.- The ability to implement models and tools through the use of high-level modeling languages (e.g. AMPL, Mosel, R, Matlab).- Experience prototyping and developing software in traditional programming languages (C++, Java, Clojure, Python).- Familiarity with SQL and experience with very large-scale data. The ability to manipulate data by writing scripts (Perl, Ruby, Groovy) a plus.- Statistical analysis, machine learning and data-modeling in a database environment a plus- Exhibits excellent judgment- Has relentlessly high standards - Thinks strategically, but stays on top of tactical execution - Expects and requires innovation of her/his team- Thinks big and has convictions- Results oriented- Has the innate ability to inspire passion in othersPreferred Qualifications - Exhibits excellent judgment- Has relentlessly high standards - Thinks strategically, but stays on top of tactical execution - Expects and requires innovation of her/his team- Thinks big and has convictions- Results oriented- Has the innate ability to inspire passion in others (ref:hirist.tech)