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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Data Scientist 3 - **Company:** Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - **Location:** Richland, WA, United States - **Salary:** $140,200.0 - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Algorithm Design, Data Analysis, Artificial Neural Networks, Machine Learning, Software Tools, Software Engineering, Unstructured Data, Reinforcement Learning, High Performance Computing, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Information Technology - **Published:** August 11, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000gmo69e ## About the Role + BS/BA and 5+ years of relevant experience -OR- + MS/MA and 3+ years of relevant experience -OR- + PhD with 1+ year of relevant experience Preferred Qualifications: + Degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, or a closely related field. + Experience in the DOE national lab system. + Demonstrated experience in conducting scientific exploration and research through artifacts such as scientific publications in top tier venues (*ACL, EMNLP, AAAI, NeurIPS, ICLR, LREC, etc.) and publicly released datasets and/or software tools. + Architect and build deep reinforcement learning and continual learning for scientific domains. + Proficiency in computer science engineering skills. Hazardous Working Conditions/Environment ## Description At PNNL, our core capabilities are divided among major departments that we refer to as Directorates within the Lab, focused on a specific area of scientific research or other function, with its own leadership team and dedicated budget. Our Science & Technology directorates include National Security, Integrated Discovery Sciences, and Energy and Environment. In addition, we have an Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, a Department of Energy, Office of Science user facility housed on the PNNL campus. The Integrated Discovery Sciences Directorate (IDSD) leads fundamental research across biology, chemistry, Earth and environmental sciences, materials science, advanced computing, artificial intelligence, quantum information science, mathematics, autonomy, and DOE national user facilities. Our vision is to accelerate scientific discovery by observing, understanding, simulating, predicting, and controlling dynamic biotic-abiotic processes and interactions within complex biological, chemical, material, and Earth systems. We intentionally connect disciplines to advance fundamental discovery science, develop transformative scientific capabilities, and address the nation's most important challenges in energy, environmental resilience, biotechnology, advanced manufacturing, health, and national security. Responsibilities The **Data Sciences & Machine Intelligence Group** in the Advanced Computing, Mathematics, and Data Division at PNNL seeks a **Data Scientist 3** to join the group to lead and support scientific research in the broad areas of data science, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) with a focus on optimization/controls and continual learning for complex systems (e.g. DOE Scientific User Facilities - particle accelerators, etc.) and data science for scientific domains. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your scientific career in an outstanding research institution by joining an interdisciplinary research team that focuses on accelerating scientific discovery. The emphasis of this position will be growing existing and crafting new capabilities in the areas of AI, scientific machine learning, optimization/controls, continual learning and agent development to strengthen the group's leadership position in data science and machine intelligence. A successful candidate will have demonstrable expertise in the broad areas of data science and deep reinforcement learning, graph neural networks. We are looking for a proactive, highly motivated individual with an aptitude for contributing on multi-disciplinary teams, and an interest in natural sciences. + Designs, develops, and implements methods, processes, and systems to analyze diverse data. + Applies knowledge of statistics, machine learning, advanced mathematics, simulation, software development, and data modeling to integrate and clean data, recognize patterns, address uncertainty, pose questions, and make discoveries from structured and/or unstructured data. + Produces solutions driven by exploratory data analysis from complex and high-dimensional datasets. + Designs, develops, and evaluates predictive models and advanced algorithms that lead to optimal value extraction from the data. ## Related Videos - [Data Science in Retail](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/586-data-science-in-retail) - [ Secure Code Superstars: Empowering Developers and Surpassing Security Challenges Together](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/422-secure-code-superstars-empowering-developers-and-surpassing-security-challenges-together) - [How Regex Works: The Secret Sauce Behind Pattern Matching](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1212-how-regex-works-the-secret-sauce-behind-pattern-matching) - [Geometric deep learning for drug discovery](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/264-geometric-deep-learning-for-drug-discovery) - [Data Science on Software Data](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/162-data-science-on-software-data) - [Data Science, ML & AI in the Oil and Gas Industry at NDT Global - Dr. Katja Träumner](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1308-data-science-ml-ai-in-the-oil-and-gas-industry-at-ndt-global-dr-katja-traumner) ## Related Articles - [How to Become an AI Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/331-how-to-become-an-ai-engineer) - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Data Analyst Salary in the UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/278-data-analyst-salary-in-the-uk) - [MLOps And AI Driven Development](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/82-mlops-and-ai-driven-development) - [What Industries Outside of AI Are Hiring The Most AI Experts?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/98-what-industries-outside-of-ai-are-hiring-the-most-ai-experts)