Entry-Level Data Scientist - Mission-Driven Analytics

MITRE; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

MITRE invites applications for a Data Scientist in the System Engineering Analytics Department. The role emphasizes applying cutting-edge data analytics to challenging government problems, building end-to-end data pipelines, and learning from experienced professionals in a fast-paced setting.

You will work with government sponsors to understand their challenges, evaluate solutions, and develop analytical models. This onsite position requires strong communication and collaboration across teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and related work experience or equivalent.
• U.S. citizen with ability to obtain DoD clearance.
• Experience manipulating large datasets.
• Proficiency with Python, SAS, MATLAB, JavaScript, R and Java.
• Data visualization with Tableau/PowerBI/QuickSight.

Responsibilities

• Apply data analytics to real world government problems.
• Develop research questions and test hypotheses with open-ended tasks.
• Collaborate with government sponsors to understand challenges and analyze data.
• Support development of analytical models and adapt to sponsor needs.
• Present results in an intuitive, actionable manner for diverse sponsor audiences.

Skills

Python

SAS

MATLAB

JavaScript

R

Java

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

GIT

Tableau

QuickSight

PowerBI

Oracle

PostgreSQL

MySQL

SQL Server

MongoDB

NodeJS

Job description

MITRE invites applications for a Data Scientist in the System Engineering Analytics Department. The role emphasizes applying cutting-edge data analytics to challenging government problems, building end-to-end data pipelines, and learning from experienced professionals in a fast-paced setting.

You will work with government sponsors to understand their challenges, evaluate solutions, and develop analytical models. This onsite position requires strong communication and collaboration across teams.