Data Scientist

Guidehouse; Bethesda (AR); On-site; USD 65,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Parental Leave

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Holidays

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible Spending Accounts

Job summary

Guidehouse is seeking Data Scientists to provide analytical and technical support for data science activities at NIH campuses in Bethesda, MD or Baltimore, MD. This full-time, on-site role requires data acquisition, cleaning, integration, statistical analysis, visualization, and model development.

You will collaborate with researchers, data engineers, and program managers to develop reproducible pipelines, dashboards, and decision-support tools while ensuring data governance and privacy

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 1+ year data science/analytics experience.
• Proficiency in Python and/or R for data wrangling, analysis, and visualization.
• Familiarity with NLP, time series, and ML concepts.
• Strong data presentation and documentation skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Federal/public trust clearance.

Responsibilities

• Collect, clean, integrate, and validate data from diverse sources.
• Work with large, complex data sets and various formats.
• Develop reproducible analytical pipelines and code.
• Create dashboards, reports, and decision-support products.
• Develop and maintain statistical models and workflows.
• Perform exploratory, predictive, and inferential analyses.
• Apply ML methods to NIH-related research objectives.
• Produce visualizations and presentations for technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Collaborate with researchers, data engineers, program managers, and IT staff.
• Support data governance, privacy, and documentation practices.
• Contribute to data standards and reproducible research.

Skills

Statistical analysis

Data visualization

Documentation

Collaborative work

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Python

R

NLP

Time series analysis

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure)

Job description

Job Family

Scientist

Travel Required

None

Clearance Required

Ability to Obtain Public Trust

What You Will Do

We are searching for a Data Scientists to provide analytical and technical support for data science activities, including data acquisition, cleaning, transformation, integration, statistical analysis, visualization, and machine learning model development. These full time, on-site positions are based on the NIH campus in Bethesda, MD or Baltimore, MD.

• Collect, clean, integrate, and validate data from diverse sources, including research, clinical, operational, and public health systems.
• Work with different data formats and standards with data sets that may be large and complex.
• Support implementation of reproducible analytical pipelines, code development, model testing and validation, documentation, and quality assurance.
• Assist in developing dashboards, reports, and decision-support products.
• Develop and maintain reproducible data pipelines, analytical workflows, and statistical models.
• Conduct exploratory, descriptive, predictive, and inferential analyses.
• Apply appropriate statistical and machine learning methods to support NIH research and program objectives.
• Create dashboards, visualizations, reports, and presentations for technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Collaborate with subject-matter experts, researchers, data engineers, program managers, and IT professionals.
• Support data governance, quality assurance, documentation, privacy, security, and responsible use of sensitive information.
• Contribute to the design of data standards, metadata, documentation, and reproducible research practices.
• Monitor analytical products and models for accuracy, performance, bias, and continued relevance.
• Stay current with emerging methods, tools, and best practices in data science, biomedical informatics, and public health analytics.

What You Will Need

• Bachelor's degree
• Minimum of ONE (1) year of experience in data science, analytics, or research support.
• Experience using Python and/or R to acquire, clean, transform, analyze, and visualize data; support statistical analyses and machine learning models; and develop reproducible analytical workflows.
• Familiarity with NLP, Generative AI, LLMs, time series analysis, or other advanced data science techniques.
• Strong skills in data analysis, data presentation, and documentation.
• Experience writing SOPs and contributing to technical or research documentation.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Federal or DoD "public trust"; candidates must receive approved adjudication prior to onboarding with Guidehouse. Candidates with an active public trust or suitability are preferred.

What Would Be Nice To Have

• Background in computational simulation modeling or advanced analytical methods
• Demonstrated contribution to scientific manuscripts, abstracts, or publications
• Experience working for NIH or HHS Agency.
• Familiarity with research operations activities, including documentation and supply coordination
• Hands‑on use of cloud environments such as AWS and/or Azure for data or model development
• Working knowledge of modern machine learning ecosystems, including PyTorch, TensorFlow, Hugging Face, and Generative AI tooling
• Exposure to API‑driven workflows, including OpenAI integrations
• Proficiency in additional analytical or technical environments such as MATLAB

The annual salary range for this position is $65,000.00-$108,000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.

What We Offer

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
• Parental Leave
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Group Term Life and Travel Assistance
• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
• Health Savings Account, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Transit and Parking Commuter Benefits
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development, Certifications & Learning Opportunities
• Employee Referral Program
• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
• Care.com annual membership
• Employee Assistance Program
• Supplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance and ID theft protection, etc.)
• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

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