Data Scientist: Analytics & Visualization for National Missions

Applied Research Associates, Inc; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Applied Research Associates, Inc. seeks a Journeyman Data Scientist to support a multi-disciplinary team delivering data analysis and visualizations across the DHS mission space.

You will analyze data, develop basic models, and produce actionable insights for national security objectives in an agile environment. This early-career role emphasizes hands-on prototyping, collaboration with senior data scientists, and building analytic workflows and scripts that automate routine tasks while staying

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in data science, statistics, computer science, mathematics, or a related field; 5+ years’ experience or a Master’s degree with 3+ years’ experience.
• Must be a US Citizen and able to obtain DHS suitability clearance.
• Experience analyzing large datasets and applying ML/statistical techniques to produce solutions.
• Proficiency with Python, R, SQL, SAS and data visualization tools (Tableau, Power BI, Qlik).
• Experience with pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, PyTorch, and plotting libraries (matplotlib, seaborn, Plotly).
• Experience with APIs, CSV/JSON, and relational databases.
• Ability to write clearly and produce documentation and user guides.

Responsibilities

• Process, clean, and transform structured and unstructured data.
• Develop analytics, machine learning and statistical models, and exploratory data analysis.
• Create visualizations to identify patterns, trends, and performance indicators.
• Work with senior data scientists and developers to translate user needs into analytic tasks.
• Contribute to the design, testing, and deployment of data and analytic workflows.
• Build and deploy scripts to automate routine data tasks.
• Help prepare documentation, user guides, and training materials.
• Stay current on emerging technologies, analytic methods, and industry best practices.
• Collaborate as part of an agile team, and contribute to sprint activities.

Skills

5+ years data science experience

US Citizenship

DHS suitability clearance

Strong writing and documentation

Team collaboration

Agile experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in data science or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Python

R

SQL

SAS

Tableau

Power BI

Qlik

pandas

NumPy

scikit-learn

PyTorch

matplotlib

seaborn

Plotly

APIs

CSV/JSON

Job description

Applied Research Associates, Inc. seeks a Journeyman Data Scientist to support a multi-disciplinary team delivering data analysis and visualizations across the DHS mission space.

You will analyze data, develop basic models, and produce actionable insights for national security objectives in an agile environment. This early-career role emphasizes hands-on prototyping, collaboration with senior data scientists, and building analytic workflows and scripts that automate routine tasks while staying