Data Scientist

• Coordinate with stakeholders to gain access to and understanding of key data sources supporting aircraft maintenance, manpower and related initiatives.
• Analyze data from multiple sources to identify trends, issues, and opportunities that inform leadership decision-making.
• Enhance existing dashboards and develop new visualizations that clearly communicate insights related to aircraft maintenance, manpower, readiness, and operational priorities.
• Partner with force development leadership, action officers, and other stakeholders to brainstorm and deliver innovative approaches for telling stories with data.
• Translate complex analytical findings into clear, concise visual products and briefings tailored to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Support data preparation, mining, and exploratory analysis efforts using a mix of BI and analytical tools.
• Contribute to predictive and prescriptive analytics efforts, where applicable, using statistical and programming-based approaches.
• Engage professionally with senior leaders and stakeholders in a fast-paced military setting.

• Active Secret clearance or higher
• Experience with Excel and at least one or more analytical/programming tools such as Python, R, or SQL
• Strong data visualization and data storytelling skills
• Ability to work directly with stakeholders to gather requirements, refine analytical questions, and deliver actionable insights
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Comfortable interacting regularly with senior leaders in a military or similarly structured environment
• Ability to co-locate on client site 2-3 days per week

Preferred Skills:

• Department of Defense experience
• Experience with Palantir Foundry for data manipulation, aggregation, engineering, dashboarding and report
• Familiarity with military rank structure and organization, including USAF and USMC
• Knowledge of advanced mathematics and statistics, with the ability to apply programming to combine data from multiple sources and support predictive or prescriptive modeling
• Experience operating in a government, defense, or highly regulated environment”, Expected Deliverables: Models, Dashboards, Tools, Workflows, Reports (PowerPoint/Word) as required.

Education: Bachelors