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# Data Scientist- Rock Island, IL

- **Company:** Serco
- **Location:** Moline, IL, United States
- **Contract:** Contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Data Files, Data Mining, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Object-Oriented Software Development, Software Engineering, SC Clearance, Information Technology, Modeling and Simulation, Text Analysis, Doctrine (orm)
- **Published:** October 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.financialjobbank.com/job.asp?id=3462139873&tx=FL232FFG&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54

## About the Role

* US Citizenship.
 * A Bachelors Degree in data science, mathematics, statistics, economics, computer science, engineering, or other related business or quantitative discipline.
 * At least 1 year of experience working directly on a data science team.
 * Be able to report on site in Rock Island, IL. (This is NOT a remote position).
 * Have experience working with object oriented programming (Python, Java).
 * Have experience using computational analysist tools (R, MATLB) and associated data science libraries (scikit-learn).
 * Have the ability to develop machine learning, data mining, statistical network, natural language processing,text analytics, and graph-based algorithms to analyze massive data sets.
 * Be able to develop software to generate reports and visualizations that summarize data sets and provide data driven insights.
 * The ability to travel up to 10%.

Additional desired experience and skills

 * An active Secret Clearance or higher.
 * Knowledge of Palantir platform, Vantage.

## Description

At Serco, we foster a dynamic and collaborative work environment where team members contribute to innovative, high-impact projects for leading government clients. We provide opportunities to solve complex challenges, improve processes, and utilize the latest technologies to deliver top-tier products and services to our customers. The positions on this contract are located both CONUS and OCONUS in support of the Army Sustainment Command (ASC).

As a Data Scientist, you will play a key role in supporting the Army Sustainment analysis and analytics to produce algorithms and/or business process recommendations. You will frequently engage with senior government officials, deliver briefings, and attend meetings and training. The role requires strong multitasking skills and a flexible approach to supporting multiple projects.

In this role, you will:

 * Perform advanced analysis and analytics to produce algorithms and/or business process recommendations.
 * Develop and use data, algorithms, and analyses to identify and apply mechanisms to both overcome impediments to materiel readiness and exploit opportunities to improve readiness through feasible, cost-effective software and business process improvements, changes, and interventions.
 * Forecast and address complex analytical challenges and identify the challenges and opportunities within systems, develop comprehensive solutions, and incorporate these capabilities solutions into software and workflows.
 * Develop analytics and process solution sets, the criteria for recommended algorithms and processes shall include preference for efficient methods that use as simple of a process as possible given the current state-of-the-art practices. The analytics and process solution sets shall provide appropriate, economic savings-driven answers.
 * Regularly identify and communicate courses of actions required for program and project success, including appropriate reporting processes and applicable metrics to monitor and assess outcomes.
 * Proactively identify mechanisms to improve mission performance.
 * Use appropriate quantitative analytics techniques.
 * Use logistics and agent-based modeling and simulation.
 * Conduct business process analysis and optimization across the Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Leadership, Education, Personnel, Facilities, Policy (DOTMLPF-P) spectrum and beyond.
 * Produce formal use cases, software program change requests, and other required documentation for technology insertion into related defense logistics support software.
 * Interface and liaise with software program offices and contractors.
 * Develop requirements for defense analytics software.
 * Conduct stakeholder analysis and create products for stakeholder communications and messaging.