Hybrid Data Science Consultant: ML & Cloud Analytics

Summit Consulting, LLC; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Summit Consulting, LLC seeks a Data Science Consultant to join our Washington, DC area team in a hybrid role. You will transform complex data into insights using modern analytics, ML, and cloud ETL, collaborating with federal, state, and private-sector clients.

Responsibilities include exploring data, building visualizations, deploying production-ready solutions, and mentoring junior staff while supporting proposals. A bachelor's degree and 5+ years in data science are required.

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance.
• 5+ years total experience in data science including preprocessing, visualization, statistics and data management.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot) with Python and/or R.
• 4+ years programming in Python and/or R; ability to review, modify, and validate code.
• 2+ years consulting experience with project management skills.
• Experience developing analytical solutions in cloud environments (AWS or Azure).
• Experience using Git for version control.
• Bachelor's degree.

Responsibilities

• Conduct exploratory data analysis to identify trends, patterns, anomalies and insights.
• Translate business questions into structured analytical approaches and actionable insights.
• Develop data visualizations and communicate findings via presentations and dashboards.
• Apply statistical methods and ML techniques to solve policy and business problems.
• Investigate emerging questions through iterative data analysis and hypothesis testing.
• Design scalable analytics and data engineering workflows for production-ready solutions.
• Mentor junior staff in data science and software development best practices.
• Contribute to technical responses for data science proposals.

Skills

Python

R

AI-assisted tools

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Git

GitHub Copilot

AWS

Azure

Job description

Summit Consulting, LLC seeks a Data Science Consultant to join our Washington, DC area team in a hybrid role. You will transform complex data into insights using modern analytics, ML, and cloud ETL, collaborating with federal, state, and private-sector clients.

Responsibilities include exploring data, building visualizations, deploying production-ready solutions, and mentoring junior staff while supporting proposals. A bachelor's degree and 5+ years in data science are required.