Data Science Lead: Mission Analytics & Strategy

SAIC; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC is seeking a Data Scientist Lead to deliver SETA support for a program based in Chantilly, VA. You will analyze complex data to drive mission outcomes, guide analytic strategy, and advise leadership on data-informed tradeoffs.

Responsibilities include designing data sets, integrating large data sources, ensuring data quality, collaborating with cross‑functional teams, and documenting processes and compliance efforts to support operational platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher with nine+ years of experience, or Master’s with seven+ years, or PhD/JD with four+ years.
• Active clearance is required.
• 5+ years of software engineering experience with IC, DoD, and/or commercial sectors.
• Experience applying AI, ML, data science or statistics techniques.
• Ability to manage and support data migration and data architectures.

Responsibilities

• Design and manage data sets to ensure efficient data flow and interoperability.
• Collect and integrate large, complex data sets meeting cross‑organizational requirements.
• Evaluate data quality, reliability and lifecycle efficiency.
• Collaborate with data scientists, software developers, operators, managers and clients to prepare data for predictive modeling.
• Document internal process improvements to optimize data delivery and automate tasks.
• Support testing, validation, and user feedback collection for platforms.
• Develop technical documentation including system specs and modifications.
• Promote data compliance and ethical use of platforms and records.

Skills

Data architecture

Data analytics

Machine learning

Statistics

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Problem solving

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD or JD

Tools

Power Automate

Power BI

PowerShell scripting

Job description

SAIC is seeking a Data Scientist Lead to deliver SETA support for a program based in Chantilly, VA. You will analyze complex data to drive mission outcomes, guide analytic strategy, and advise leadership on data-informed tradeoffs.

Responsibilities include designing data sets, integrating large data sources, ensuring data quality, collaborating with cross‑functional teams, and documenting processes and compliance efforts to support operational platforms.