Data Scientist II (Remote

Why Maximus?

• Flexibility That Fits Your Life
  - Work/life balance support with flexibility designed to meet your personal and professional needs.
• Robust Health & Insurance Benefits
  - Choose from a variety of Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription plans, plus a partially funded HSA. You'll also have access to Life Insurance and discounts on Auto, Home, Renters, and Pet Insurance.
• Build Your Financial Future
  - Take advantage of our 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with Company Match to help you plan for what's ahead.
• Generous Time Away From Work
  - Recharge with PTO, paid holidays, extended sick leave, and Short and Long Term Disability coverage.
• Wellness Beyond the Workplace
  - Access resources that support your physical, emotional, and financial well-being through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Recognition That Matters
  - Celebrate achievements and recognize colleagues through our employee recognition platform.
• Invest in Your Growth
  - Continue your education and professional development with Tuition Reimbursement opportunities.
• Employee Discounts & Perks
  - Enjoy exclusive savings, special offers, and additional employee-only benefits.
• Wellness Programs & Resources
  - Explore a variety of programs and tools designed to support your overall health and wellness.
• Career Development Opportunities
  - Enhance your skills through training programs, workshops, conferences, and ongoing learning opportunities.
• Licensure & Certification Support
  - Maximus covers the costs associated with renewing required licenses and certifications.

The Data Scientist II supports the United States Special Operations Command Preservation of the Force and Family (USSOCOM POTFF) program by identifying and implementing innovative, high-value solutions across the Special Operations Forces (SOF) enterprise. This role applies advanced analytics and research methods to help improve the short- and long-term well-being of SOF service members and their families.

Security Clearance Requirement:
This position requires an active Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship. Applicants who cannot provide proof of U.S. citizenship will not be considered due to the position’s security clearance requirement.

• Perform hands-on data analysis and modeling with huge data sets.
• Apply data mining, NLP, and machine learning (both supervised and unsupervised) to improve relevance and personalization algorithms.
• Work side-by-side with product managers, software engineers, and designers in designing experiments and minimum viable products.
• Discover data sources, get access to them, import them, clean them up, and make them "model-ready."
• Create and refine features from the underlying data.
• Run regular A/B tests, gather data, perform statistical analysis, draw conclusions on the impact of your optimizations and communicate results to peers and leaders.
• Explore new design or technology shifts in order to determine how they might connect with the customer benefits we wish to deliver.
• Conduct advanced data analytics, data manipulation, data mining, exploratory analysis, predictive analysis, and statistical analysis.
• Apply scientific techniques to translate and correlate data into graphical, written, visual, and verbal narratives that support informed decision-making.
• Enter, maintain, and analyze data within government systems.
• Develop and maintain dashboards that automate analysis and identify, interpret, and present trends in POTFF program data.
• Assist POTFF staff with survey design and create, analyze, and report survey results.
• Advise supported units and POTFF staff on opportunities and methods for capturing data related to POTFF programs and initiatives.
• Collaborate with POTFF program staff and the Government's POTFF biostatistician.
• Provide subject matter expertise in program evaluation, research methodologies, and data analysis.
• Use statistical modeling and data visualization techniques to identify trends, outliers, and patterns and produce reports and presentations that accurately communicate mission-relevant findings.

• Master's degree in quantitative science, social science, or a related discipline.
• Three or more years of…