Associate Data Scientist - Public Sector Analytics & Impact

MITRE; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

MITRE is seeking a Data Scientist in Huntsville, AL to apply data analytics to national security and government challenges, building end-to-end data analytic pipelines and delivering actionable analyses for diverse sponsors. You will learn from seasoned professionals in a fast-paced environment and impact real government problems.

Requirements include US citizenship with ability to obtain DoD clearance, a related Bachelor's degree with <1 year of experience, and on-site work at least 3 days/week. Proficiency in Python/SAS/MATLAB/JavaScript/R/Java and visualization tools (Tableau/QuickSight/PowerBI) is expected.

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.

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

Python

SAS

MATLAB

JavaScript

R

Java

Data visualization

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Git

SQL

MongoDB

PostgreSQL

MySQL

SQL Server

Job description

MITRE is seeking a Data Scientist in Huntsville, AL to apply data analytics to national security and government challenges, building end-to-end data analytic pipelines and delivering actionable analyses for diverse sponsors. You will learn from seasoned professionals in a fast-paced environment and impact real government problems.

Requirements include US citizenship with ability to obtain DoD clearance, a related Bachelor's degree with <1 year of experience, and on-site work at least 3 days/week. Proficiency in Python/SAS/MATLAB/JavaScript/R/Java and visualization tools (Tableau/QuickSight/PowerBI) is expected.