Data Scientist (On-Site

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Location:

Marine Corps Air Station New River, Jacksonville, NC

We're seeking a Data Scientist to support innovation and efficiency for the Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River Innovation & Readiness Department. If you enjoy hands‑on development across analytics, dashboards, and custom tools, we'd love to hear from you!

The Data Scientist develops mathematical and statistical models, custom applications, and data-driven products that deliver innovation and efficiency.

Minimum/General

Experience:

4 years of data science, operations research, and custom application development experience

Minimum Education:

Bachelor's degree in quantitative science, computer science, information technology, mathematics or a related field

• Above average experience developing and applying mathematical and statistical models and operations research techniques
• Above average experience conducting predictive analysis to evaluate alternative courses of action
• Above average experience supporting qualitative and quantitative analysis
• Above average experience programming in scripting languages (e.g., Python, JavaScript, Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), R)
• Above average experience designing, developing, and maintaining custom applications and automation tools
• Above average experience building data-driven dashboards and digital products with the Microsoft Power Platform (e.g., Power Apps, Power BI)
• Above average proficiency gathering, assembling, cleansing, validating, and analyzing data to produce valid and reliable findings
• Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Share Point
• Experience creating reports, presentations, user manuals, and training guides
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent ability to work effectively in a team and with stakeholders
• Experience supporting a federal agency (preferred)

• Assignment Location
  - Marine Corps Air Station New River, Jacksonville, NC
• Sedentary Work
  - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
• Typing, communicating, repetitive motions.
• Close visual acuity to prepare and analyze data, view computer monitors and read. May need to view presentation screens and other visual aids in a virtual setting.
• Inside environmental conditions with protection from outside elements.

• U.S. Citizenship

• Covers 10 year period and in some instances lifetime events
• OPM Security Investigations Index (SII)
• DOD Defense Central Investigations Index (DCII)
• National Agency Check (NAC) records
• FBI name checkFBI fingerprint check
• Credit report check
• A check of local law enforcement agencies with jurisdiction over the areas where the applicant has lived, worked, or attended school
• Education check
  - Attendance and Degrees
• Employment verification – may include interviews of supervisors and/or co-workers
• Corroboration of unemployment
• May include reference interviews
• May include interviews of the individual, former spouse (s)
• Confirmation of all residences
• Verification of public record information

• Designs, develops, and adapts mathematical and statistical models and techniques to support readiness analysis
• Conducts predictive analysis to evaluate and compare alternative courses of action
• Designs, develops, and maintains custom applications and automation tools to meet the emerging needs of tenant units
• Builds data-driven dashboards and digital products using tools such as Power Apps, Power BI, and Python
• Gathers, assembles, cleanses, validates, and analyzes data to produce valid and reliable findings
• Applies both qualitative and quantitative analysis methods to develop, adapt, modify, and apply models that resolve problems or define solutions
• Analyzes…