Data Scientist

Clearance Required : TS / SCI with Full Scope Poly

Our cilent is a government contractor, and the position require US Citizenship.

The Data Scientist will develop machine learning, data mining, statistical and graph-based algorithms to analyze and make sense of datasets; prototype or consider several algorithms and decide upon final model based on suitable performance metrics; build models or develop experiments to generate data when training or example datasets are unavailable; generate reports and visualizations that summarize datasets and provide data-driven insights to customers; partner with subject matter experts to translate manual data analysis into automated analytics; implement prototype algorithms within production frameworks for integration into analyst workflows.

Required Degree and Experience :

Bachelor's degree in a quantitative discipline (e.g., statistics, mathematics, operations research, engineering or computer science) + 7 years of experience, Masters Degree + 5 years of experience, or PhD + 2 years of experience

Required Skills :

• Programming experience with data analysis software such as R, Python, SAS, or MATLAB.
• Develop experiments to collect data or models to simulate data when required data are unavailable.
• Develop feature vectors for input into machine learning algorithms.
• Identify the most appropriate algorithm for a given dataset and tune input and model parameters.
• Evaluate and validate the performance of analytics using standard techniques and metrics (e.g. cross validation, ROC curves, confusion matrices).
• Oversee the development of individual analytic efforts and guide team in analytic development process.
• Guide analytic development toward solutions that can scale to large datasets.
• Partner with software engineers and cloud developers to develop production analytics.
• Develop and train machine learning systems based on statistical analysis of data characteristics to support mission automation.

Salary and Benefit Information :

Salary will be set based on experience.

Our client is a Data Science consulting firm specialized in providing analytic solutions to clients in Commercial and Government industries. Providing analytic solutions to hundreds of companies across numerous industries, our team enjoys a great variety in the type of work they do and exposure to a wide range of techniques and tools.

They are trusted advisors to our clients, building lasting relationships and partnering as preferred analytics providers. They use a variety of programming languages and tools to create analytic solutions, often fitting within our clients’ environment and needs.