Data Scientist

Navigant; Bethesda, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Transit and Parking Benefits

Job summary

Guidehouse is hiring a Data Scientist to provide analytical and technical support for data science activities on the NIH/Bethesda campus. The role involves data acquisition, cleaning, transformation, integration, statistical analysis, and ML model development, with opportunities to build dashboards and decision-support tools.

You will work with clinicians, researchers, data engineers, and program managers to ensure reproducible pipelines and high-quality analyses, while supporting data

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• 1 year of data science/analytics experience.
• Experience with Python or R for data work.
• Ability to obtain public trust.
• Experience with ML pipelines and reproducible workflows.

Responsibilities

• Collect, clean, integrate, and validate data from diverse sources.
• Support reproducible analytical pipelines and model testing.
• Develop dashboards, reports, and decision-support products.
• Create and maintain reproducible data pipelines and statistical models.
• Collaborate with researchers, data engineers, and IT professionals.

Skills

Python

R

Data analysis

Data visualization

Documentation

Stakeholder collaboration

NLP/Generative AI

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MATLAB

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Hugging Face

OpenAI API

AWS

Azure

Job description

## Data ScientistApply: US - MD, Bethesda: US - MD, Baltimore: Full time: Posted Today: 44617**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 MATLABThe 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