SF Operations Officer
The Operations Officer was a Star Fleet position within the "Operations" Division which was common in the 24th century.
On board starships, the operations position (also known simply as "ops") evolved from older 23rd century positions. The bulk of the duties held by the Helm and Navigation positions were combined into the conn position. Other functions of the helm panel, such as internal systems control, became the purview of ops, as have some communications and sensor system usages. Furthermore, ops personnel coordinate the scheduling of resources, hardware and system usage for an entire starship, outpost or space station.
The ops position is typically manned by a member of the command staff of a starship, regardless of seniority. On the Enterprise D, Operations Officer Data (who doubled as Second Officer), was one of the most senior member of the ship's staff, along with the Captain and First Officer. However, on USS Voyager, the Operations Officer Ensign Harry Kim happened to be the most junior Bridge Officer. As analytical operations relied upon knowledge of science and engineering disciplines, operations managers sometimes performed the additional duties of a science officer, as exemplified by both Lieutenant Commander Data and Ensign Kim.
