Senior Data Scientist

Senior Data Scientist

Prescient Edge is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to support a Federal government client. As a Senior Data Scientist
, you will:

• Conduct data analytics, data engineering, data mining, exploratory analysis, predictive analysis, and statistical analysis, and use scientific techniques to correlate data into graphical, written, visual and verbal narrative products, enabling more informed analytic decisions.
• Proactively retrieve information from various sources, analyze it for better understanding about the data set, and build AI tools that automate certain processes.
• Typically include creating various ML-based tools or processes, such as recommendation engines or automated lead scoring systems.
• Perform statistical analysis, apply data mining techniques, and build high quality prediction systems.
• Be skilled in data visualization and use of graphical applications, including Microsoft Office (Power BI) and Tableau, as well as major data science languages such as R and Python; manage and merge disparate data sources, preferably through R, Python, or SQL; conduct statistical analysis; and apply data mining algorithms.
• Have prior experience with large data, multi‑INT analytics, ML, and automated predictive analytics.
• Provide incremental enhancements to tools, capabilities, processes, and methods.
• Possess in‑depth knowledge and experience in using data analytics, data engineering, data mining, exploratory analysis, predictive analysis, and statistical analysis to correlate data into graphical, written, visual and verbal narrative products.
• Write R or Python scripts to drive data science work: flows, have experience using SQL, managing and merging disparate data sources, preferably through R, Python, or SQL; conduct statistical analysis; and apply data mining algorithms.
• Have prior experience with large spatial data, multi‑INT analytics, ML, and automated predictive analytics.
• Work with ambiguous information, deconstruct key questions, leverage spatial data, exploit APIs, suggest methodologies, develop data schemas to structure observations.
• Have working knowledge of coding and scripting, information science, mathematics, machine learning, visual analytic modeling tools, and relevant SOPs to create repeatable, widely applicable procedures to support all‑source intelligence analysis and production.
• Create and work in distributed analytic environments, scaling algorithms to work on increasingly large and complex datasets that are larger than RAM.
• Serve as the primary POC for data science expertise, ensuring tradecraft compliance and analytic standards as it relates to data science techniques on the contract.
• Provide advice on emerging data science methods, tools, algorithms, training, or requirements to advance DRI‑7’s analytic edge in its use of data science.
• Work with DRI‑7 vendors and software developers to implement distributed algorithms to work on increasingly large and complex datasets.
• Possess a professional or graduate certificate in data science from a university or major online learning platform (all business for Data Scientists at any experience level).

At Prescient Edge, we believe that acting with integrity and serving our employees is the key to everyone's success. To that end, we provide employees with a best in class benefits package that includes:

• A competitive salary with performance bonus opportunities.
• Comprehensive healthcare benefits, including medical, vision, dental, and orthodontia coverage.
• A substantial retirement plan with no vesting schedule.
• Career development opportunities, including on‑the‑job training, tuition reimbursement, and networking.
• A positive work environment where employees are respected, supported, and engaged.

Active TS/SCI with a CI Poly, with the ability to obtain a CI Poly.

Minimum 12 years of experience related to the specific labor category with at least a portion of the experience within the last 2 years.

Master’s degree in an area related to the labor category from a college or university accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education; or bachelor’s degree…