Data Scientist — Strategic Analytics & Dashboards

Peraton; Illinois; On-site; USD 80,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Life Insurance

401(k)

PTO & Holidays

Job summary

Peraton is hiring a Mid-level Data Scientist at Scott AFB, Illinois. You will build and maintain data strategies and analytics programs supporting human capital management for DoD stakeholders. The role requires creating dashboards, applying ML/AI techniques, and delivering actionable insights to leadership and end users.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of relevant experience, a strong collaboration mindset, and the ability to navigate secure defense networks. U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of relevant experience, or a Master’s with 3 years, or PhD.
• Experience creating dashboards and business intelligence, and/or data science tools.
• Demonstrated collaborative, team-oriented mindset.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Ability to obtain DoD Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Transform data into actionable information to inform strategic human capital management.
• Deliver data-driven decisional products supporting military members and civilian employees.
• Design and implement BI dashboards powered by advanced data science methods.
• Develop and maintain a robust data foundation for on-demand analysis.
• Analyze data to identify trends and relationships.
• Map and analyze data across secure and non-classified networks.
• Improve tools for speed, accuracy, and efficiency.
• Communicate effectively with users, SMEs, and leadership.
• Provide insight during development of data science processes.
• Maintain knowledge of technology trends.

Skills

Dashboards & BI

Data storytelling

Collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

MS/PhD preferred

Tools

Palantir Foundry

Job description

Peraton is hiring a Mid-level Data Scientist at Scott AFB, Illinois. You will build and maintain data strategies and analytics programs supporting human capital management for DoD stakeholders. The role requires creating dashboards, applying ML/AI techniques, and delivering actionable insights to leadership and end users.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of relevant experience, a strong collaboration mindset, and the ability to navigate secure defense networks. U.S.