Data Scientist

Deltek; United States; On-site; USD 76,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

401(k) plan with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Vacation time and holidays

Job summary

A leading project-based business solutions provider in the United States is looking for a Data Scientist. In this role, you will apply advanced analytics and machine learning techniques to solve complex challenges and produce actionable insights. The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of experience, proficiency in Python and SQL, and the ability to communicate effectively across technical and business audiences. The position offers a competitive salary range between $76,000 and $134,000, along with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of hands-on data science experience, including model building and statistical analysis.
• Strong understanding of hypothesis testing, regression, classification, and clustering methods.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL.

Responsibilities

• Leverage analytics and machine learning to solve complex business challenges.
• Build and validate predictive models.
• Develop dashboards and reports to communicate findings.

Skills

Model building

Statistical analysis

Python (pandas, scikit-learn)

SQL

Data visualization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Jupyter notebooks

Job description

Overview

Company Summary: As the recognized global standard for project-based businesses, Deltek delivers software and information solutions to help organizations achieve their purpose. Our market leadership stems from the work of our diverse employees who are united by a passion for learning, growing and making a difference. At Deltek, we take pride in a balanced, values-driven environment where every employee feels included and empowered to do their best work. Our employees put our core values into action daily, creating a culture that has been recognized globally.

Business Summary: The Deltek Engineering and Technology team builds best-in-class solutions to delight customers and meet business needs. We focus on software design, development, innovation and quality. If you are looking for a safe environment where ideas are welcome, growth is supported and questions are encouraged, consider joining us as we explore opportunities in the software industry.

Position Responsibilities

Job Summary: As a Data Scientist at Deltek, you will leverage advanced analytics and machine learning techniques to solve complex business challenges. You will work with large, diverse datasets to uncover actionable insights, build predictive models, and communicate findings through visualizations and reports. This role requires strong technical expertise, a collaborative mindset, and the ability to translate data-driven results into strategic recommendations for stakeholders.

• Build predictive models using classification, regression, clustering, and time series techniques to address business needs.
• Perform exploratory data analysis to identify patterns, anomalies, and insights in large datasets from multiple sources.
• Create features from structured and unstructured data; apply feature engineering to enhance model performance.
• Develop and validate models using train/test splits, cross-validation, and appropriate evaluation metrics.
• Conduct A/B tests and analyze experiments to measure the impact of product changes or new features.
• Build dashboards and reports to communicate findings; create data visualizations that tell compelling stories.
• Collaborate with data engineers on data pipeline requirements to ensure data quality and availability.
• Document analyses thoroughly, including methodology, assumptions, and limitations to ensure reproducibility.
• Support production models by monitoring performance, investigating issues, and recommending improvements.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of hands-on data science experience, including model building and statistical analysis.
• Strong understanding of hypothesis testing, regression, classification, and clustering methods.
• Proficiency in Python (pandas, scikit-learn, matplotlib/seaborn) and SQL.
• Practical experience building and evaluating predictive models; familiarity with common algorithms.
• Ability to clean, transform, and prepare real-world data for analysis.
• Experience creating visualizations and dashboards using Tableau, Power BI, or Python libraries.
• Ability to present findings clearly to both technical and business audiences.
• Experience with Jupyter notebooks, Git, and collaborative data science workflows.
• Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field.
• This position requires US Citizenship

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in a relevant field.
• Exposure to NLP, recommendation systems, or optimization problems.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or OCI.

Compensation and Benefits

The U.S. salary range for this position is $76,000.00-$134,000.00. This range is subject to change based on location, knowledge, skills and experience. Certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including incentive compensation and equity. Benefits and perks may vary by employment type and location, including healthcare benefits, a 401(k) plan with company match, vacation time and holidays, well-being programs, disability coverage, life insurance and tuition reimbursement.

Position and Travel

Position Type: FT

Travel Requirements: No

Compliance Requirements: Certain roles may have additional privacy, security and compliance requirements to support Costpoint GCCM or similar product offerings.

EEO and Privacy

EEO Statement: Deltek, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

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