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Norfolk Southern Corporation is seeking a Senior Operations Research Specialist based in Atlanta, Georgia.This position will be responsible for providing management with recommendations for the use of analytical models and decision support systems to drive productivity and efficiency, achieve operational excellence, increase revenues, and reduce costs.This individual will be required to telecommute to the office in alignment with Norfolk Southerns office/remote - hybrid work policy.

Job Duties:

Provide production support and enhancements for existing operations research applications.

Design new mathematical or machine learning models and implement them in programming languages such as C/C++, Java, and Python.

Evaluate the accuracy and quality of data sources and develop appropriate remedies for data gaps.

Collaborate with business partners in various departments to identify opportunities for process improvement.

Work with application development teams to integrate developed models into a production environment.

Provide leadership to various groups to achieve goals by creating an environment that promotes positive communication, encourages bonding of team members, and demonstrates flexibility.

Job Requirements:

Masters degree in Industrial Engineering, Civil Engineering, Operations Research, or a related, relevant field.

Minimum of three (3) years of experience with operations research modeling, simulation, and advanced analytics in the transportation or railroad industry.This experience must include at least three (3) years of experience:

oDeveloping decision support systems using operations research models;

oManaging projects and providing hands-on leadership in the design and development of operations research models and decision support systems;

oUtilizing operations research techniques and engineering skills in delivering decision support systems;

oAnalyzing existing operations research applications and providing production support and enhancements;

oDesigning new mathematical and machine learning models and implementing them in programming languages such as C/C++, Java, and/or Python;

oEvaluating the accuracy and quality of data sources and developing appropriate remedies for data gaps;

oCollaborating with business partners in various departments to identify opportunities for process improvements utilizing decision tools to develop project proposals and manage projects;

oWorking with application development teams to integrate developed models into a production environment; and

oCollaborating with various departments to identify opportunities for process improvement by using decision tools to develop project proposals and manage projects to their completion.

Demonstrated ability to:

oIdentify complex problems and review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

Demonstrated knowledge of:

oSoftware development methodology;

oCPLEX, Gurobi or other optimization solvers;

oProgramming languages for software development such as C/C++, Java, or Python; and

oDatabase programming languages such as SQL.

Apply via email:[HR.CareersInbox@nscorp.com]{target="_blank"}or call (470) 433-9062.