Data Scientist

The Senior Data Scientist will lead complex analytics efforts across the full solution lifecycle-from problem definition and requirements development through design, implementation, deployment, and ongoing operations and maintenance (O&M). The ideal candidate brings deep technical expertise, strong mission awareness, and the ability to communicate analytic insights to senior decision-makers.\n, * Master's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related quantitative field with 15+ years of relevant experience, or Bachelor's degree with 18+ years of relevant experience\n

• Extensive experience applying data science and advanced analytics to complex, mission-focused problems\n
• Expert-level proficiency in Python and/or R, including advanced data science and machine learning libraries\n
• Strong experience working with large, complex datasets from multiple sources\n
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical efforts and influence analytic direction on large or complex programs\n
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including briefing senior leaders\n
• Must hold an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph\n, * Experience supporting intelligence community, Department of Defense, or other national security customers\n
• Experience operating in classified computing environments\n
• Expertise in one or more advanced domains such as machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision, graph analytics, or predictive modeling\n
• Experience with cloud-based or enterprise analytics platforms\n
• Demonstrated experience mentoring technical staff or serving as a technical lead\n
• Demonstrated experience providing instruction, instructional design, or curriculum development\n

n \nPrimary Responsibilities\n \n \n

• Serve as a senior technical contributor and analytic lead on complex, high-impact national security programs\n
• Partner with government customers and subject matter experts to define mission problems and analytic objectives\n
• Translate ambiguous operational challenges into actionable data science requirements and solution designs\n
• Design, develop, and deploy advanced analytics, statistical models, and machine learning solutions\n
• Apply advanced data science techniques including exploratory data analysis, feature engineering, predictive modeling, hypothesis testing, and algorithm development\n
• Integrate structured and unstructured data from diverse sources across classified environments\n
• Communicate analytic findings, insights, and recommendations to senior technical and non-technical stakeholders\n
• Support deployment, monitoring, and ongoing operations and maintenance (O&M) of analytic solutions\n
• Mentor and guide junior data scientists and contribute to analytic standards, best practices, and reusable frameworks\n
• Maintain awareness of emerging data science, AI, and big-data technologies relevant to national security missions\n