Associate Data Scientist

MITRE; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

MITRE invites applications for a Data Scientist in the System Engineering Analytics Department. The role emphasizes applying cutting-edge data analytics to challenging government problems, building end-to-end data pipelines, and learning from experienced professionals in a fast-paced setting.

You will work with government sponsors to understand their challenges, evaluate solutions, and develop analytical models. This onsite position requires strong communication and collaboration across teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and related work experience or equivalent.
• U.S. citizen with ability to obtain DoD clearance.
• Experience manipulating large datasets.
• Proficiency with Python, SAS, MATLAB, JavaScript, R and Java.
• Data visualization with Tableau/PowerBI/QuickSight.

Responsibilities

• Apply data analytics to real world government problems.
• Develop research questions and test hypotheses with open-ended tasks.
• Collaborate with government sponsors to understand challenges and analyze data.
• Support development of analytical models and adapt to sponsor needs.
• Present results in an intuitive, actionable manner for diverse sponsor audiences.

Skills

Python

SAS

MATLAB

JavaScript

R

Java

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

GIT

Tableau

QuickSight

PowerBI

Oracle

PostgreSQL

MySQL

SQL Server

MongoDB

NodeJS

Job description

At MITRE, your passion fuels work that impacts our nation and improves lives. This is where your skills strengthen national security, cybersecurity, health, transportation, and citizen services. We’re a nonprofit engineering, applied research, and advanced technology organization working in the public interest. With objectivity and integrity at our core, we lead federally funded research and development centers for U.S. government agencies - collaborating with industry and academia to deliver integrated, high-impact solutions that advance our nation’s health, security, and prosperity. Our people tackle the toughest technical challenges, supported by competitive benefits, meaningful career development, and a culture of innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence. Choose MITRE for a career with purpose - and help shape the future.

Department Summary

The System Engineering Analytics Department is seeking a motivated, creative Data Scientist to apply cutting edge tools and techniques to challenging problems facing the US government. This position offers the opportunity to combine Systems Engineering with Data Analytics to build end to end data analytic pipelines. You will have the opportunity to learn from seasoned data professionals in a fast paced and dynamic atmosphere. You will have the opportunity to make strategic differences and have real long-term impacts on some of the most challenging problems in the government space.

Roles & Responsibilities

The successful candidate will:

• Be passionate about applying data analytics to real world problems.
• Have an innate curiosity and interest in developing research questions and testing hypotheses with open ended tasking.
• Work with a spectrum of government sponsors to gain understanding of their challenges, evaluate possible solutions and conduct insightful, actionable analyses.
• Support the development and application of a variety of analytical models to sponsor challenges, with a willingness to adapt and learn.
• Present results in an intuitive, actionable manner that can be understood by all sponsor audiences, regardless of technical expertise.

Basic Qualifications

• Typically requires less than 1 year of related experience with a related Bachelor's degree, or equivalent combination of related education and work experience
• Must be a U.S. citizen with ability to obtain and maintain a DoD clearance
• Demonstrated ability to manipulate large datasets
• Experience with analytic tools such as Python, SAS, MATLAB, JavaScript, R, Java
• Data Visualization tools such as Tableau, QuickSight, PowerBI, etc.
• Ability to formulate complex algorithms and process to solve complex data problems
• Proficiency in use of Microsoft Office including Outlook, Excel, and Word
• Must have demonstrated proficiency and strength in verbal, written, PC, presentation, and communications skills
• This position requires a minimum of 3 days a week on-site.

Preferred Qualifications

• Candidates that possess a current/active US Government clearance are preferred
• Academic/ project experience working with databases (e.g., Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, MongoDB)
• Software Development experience in a shared environment leveraging tools such as GIT
• Experience with full-stack development (e.g. HTML, JS, HTML, NodeJS, SQL, Python, etc.)

This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s)

None

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s)

Secret

Salary compensation range and midpoint

$80,000 - $100,000 - $120,000 Annual

Work Location Type

Onsite

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Commitment to Non-Discrimination

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