Data Scientist (EXEC AIDE V)

Civicworks; Maryland; On-site; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The Maryland Governor's Office of Performance Improvement seeks a Data Scientist to build scalable data pipelines and analytical models supporting the Government Modernization Initiative.

This role emphasizes production machine learning and AI solutions to modernize operations, improve service delivery, and create efficiencies across state agencies, requiring strong analytics and collaboration. You will translate business needs into data-driven strategies and communicate findings to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/DS or related field.
• 2+ years of experience as a Data Engineer, Data Scientist, or similar role.
• 1+ year of hands-on experience building and deploying ML models or AI solutions in production.
• Fluency in Python and/or R for data analysis.
• Experience with AWS Bedrock or Google Cloud AI/Gemini ecosystem.
• Excellent communication skills across government agencies.

Skills

Python

Communication

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or related field

Tools

AWS Bedrock

Google Cloud AI/Gemini

Job description

The GMI Data Scientist works within the Governor's Office of Performance Improvement to build scalable data pipelines and analytical models supporting Maryland's Government Modernization Initiative. This role focuses on leveraging data to modernize state government operations, improve service delivery, and create operational efficiencies across agencies. The position requires strong analytical and data engineering skills with experience in production machine learning and AI solutions.

Key qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or related field
• At least 2 years of experience as a Data Engineer, Data Scientist, or similar role
• At least 1 year of hands-on experience building and deploying machine learning models or AI solutions in production
• Fluency in Python and/or R or similar scripting languages for data analysis
• Experience with AWS Bedrock or Google Cloud AI/Gemini ecosystem
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work across government agencies