Gov Modernization Data Scientist — Impact & Analytics

MD

Maryland

On-site

USD 130,000 - 138,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

The State of Maryland seeks a Data Scientist to join the Government Modernization Initiative (GMI) team, building scalable data pipelines and analytical models for GOPI projects. The role focuses on modernizing state government operations, saving taxpayer dollars, and improving service delivery.

Ideal candidates have strong data engineering and analytics skills, experience with ML/AI in production, and comfort working in agile government environments, collaborating with agency leadership on key

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or related field; substitution allowed with 5 extra years of experience.
2+ years in Data Engineering/Data Science or similar; 1+ year building ML models/LLM apps in production.
Fluency in Python and/or R for data analysis and modeling.
Experience with MCP servers for AI agent integration.
Hands-on experience with managed enterprise AI suites (AWS Bedrock or Google Cloud AI / Gemini).
Excellent communication and multitasking skills.

Responsibilities

Support leadership to achieve Government Modernization Initiative goals.
Lead scalable data extraction, management, and analysis for modernization projects.
Provide data-driven insights to inform decisions and policy.
Develop data science and research projects to address policy challenges.