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What Does an Operational Researcher Do?
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Job designation: - Operational researcher
An operational researcher’s job is to work in an organisation to understand the problems they are facing and report it to the higher management to take action. It is a detail-oriented job where each everything is needed to be comprehensive so that actions can be carried out easily.
Duties and responsibilities of an Operational researcher
The responsibility of an operational researcher is to make sure that the organization they are working for is running smoothly by using their analytical skills to sort out the problems and give practical recommendations to the company’s stakeholders
Data collection for analysis
Calculations to sort out errors in the data
Creation of reports for the senior management and stakeholders
Using present and upcoming tools for more data diving
Providing feedback of their work
Places of employment for an Operational researcher
Multinational companies
Hospitals and clinics
Work schedule of an Operational researcher
Typically, it is a 40 hours per week job but it can be more if the work load is excess and sometimes you have to work on weekends.
Qualifications required to become an Operational researcher
Usually, a graduation in operations research science is required and in some cases a master degree can be asked along with work experience.
Under-graduate courses to become an Operational researcher
B.Sc. in Operations Research
Eligibility to pursue the course: -
Class 12th pass in Science with Physics, Chemistry and Maths.
50 to 60 % passing is required
Entrance-exams to be taken to pursue the course
Merit based admission
Institutes which are offering these courses
The Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Uttarakhand
Post-graduate courses for an Operational researcher
M.Sc. in Operations Research
Eligibility to pursue the course: -
M.Sc. in Operations Research
Entrance-exams to be taken to pursue the course
Mostly merit based but some institutes require GATE exam marks
Institutes which are offering these courses
St. Stephen’s College
Hansraj College
Hindu College
Ramjas College
Aligarh Muslim University (Distance Learnings)
Key/Technical skills
Research on new ways for problem identification
Using practical problem-solving methods
Good working with team members
Being professional on the job
Managing work pressure along with time
Salary expectations
Average salary: - Rs. 3.01 lakhs per annum
Entry level salary: - Rs. 2.5 lakhs per annum
Experienced-level salary (5 to 9 years of work experience): - Rs. 5.5 lakhs to Rs. 20 lakhs per annum
Process of getting the job of an Operational researcher
Placement from colleges, universities and other recognised institutions
Job searching on LinkedIn or Indeed for Operational researchers’ posts
Checking out any institution’s profile and requirements for an Operational researcher
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