Specialist OR / Sr. Operations Research & Advanced Analytics Specialist

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Job Location: Fort Worth
Other Potential Locations: Fort Worth, TX 
Anticipated Start Date: 09/01/2025
Number of Positions: 1 
Salary Range: $94,800 - $126,600

 

 

Who we are and what we do

Do you want to be a part of something that really matters? Team BNSF includes professionals focused on safety and service that play a vital role in delivering the nation's freight.  Together, we help move goods and materials that sustain life and support local, national and global economies. Our rail network is one of the largest freight railroads, spanning 28 western states and serving three Canadian provinces.

 

Given the extent of its network and vast amount of resources needed to operate at its best, BNSF employs the latest technology and constantly strives for innovative solutions and efficiencies in its operations.

 

What we believe

At BNSF, our Vision and Values drive who we are, not only in our words, but also our actions. BNSF is committed to our foundational values of equality and inclusion. As members of the BNSF community, our employees are entitled to:

• be treated with dignity and respect.
• have equal access to tools, resources, training and development opportunities.
• have equal opportunity to achieve their full potential.

 

We model the way through our leadership, our BNSF Diversity Councils, our eclectic Business Resource Groups, our deep involvement and investment in the communities we serve and through training programs. Our actions create an inclusive, open and collaborative workplace that encourages diverse perspectives in all interactions.

-BNSF

 

About our team:

• Operations Research & Advanced Analytics team is responsible for finding solutions to some of the many challenging problems facing the railroad. They include Intermodal hub optimization, crew scheduling, blocking, van routing, yard simulation, track inspection, network optimization, equipment distribution optimization– just to name a few

• Over the years, our team has developed into a tight-knit group of colleagues and friends.  This creates a collaborative environment which puts each and every team member on a path to realizing their full potential.
• Our efforts have been recognized by the OR community in the following ways:
  •    2018 INFORMS Prize Winner
  •    Finalist for the 2018 Innovative Applications in Analytics Award
  •    Finalist for the 2017 Daniel H. Wagner Prize for Excellence in Operations Research Practice

 

We are seeking an Operations Research & Advanced Analytics Specialist to join our team that applies techniques ranging from large scale optimization, simulation, ML/DL, Image analytics, cognitive computing and advanced statistics.

 

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Applying operations research methodologies including linear, integer and network programming to formulate, develop, and implement complex mathematical models
• Design and Develop applications/tools for decision support systems to help solve business problems
• Collaborating with various Business and Technology Services teams on solution design, development and integration as part of the solution implementation
• Staying abreast of the advances in analytical techniques, including open source libraries
• Understanding existing data structures and IT processes and using data-manipulation techniques and tools to derive insights from large volumes of data
• Preparing strategic insights and provide consulting services
• Working with end-users to validate and enhance the tools

 

Sr. Operations Research & Advanced Analytics Specialist will also include:

• Identifying solution techniques and implementing them independently, wit