Mission-Driven Data Scientist: Build Impactful Analytics

Adaptic LLC; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Adaptic LLC is seeking Data Scientists to turn data into mission-critical insights for DoD and Intelligence Community operations. You will work across the full data science lifecycle, building machine learning models, exploring approaches, and deploying analytics in production environments.

Collaboration with software engineers and cloud teams will be essential to translate findings into actionable, scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• All positions require an active TS/SCI with polygraph.
• Proficiency in Python, R, or similar languages used for data analysis and modeling.
• Strong foundation in statistics, ML, or data analysis techniques.
• Experience working with large, complex, or imperfect datasets.
• Ability to communicate technical findings clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Collaborative mindset with ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• A degree in Data Science, CS, Statistics, Mathematics, or related field (or equivalent).

Responsibilities

• Engage in the full data science lifecycle from exploration to operationalization.
• Develop ML, statistical, data mining, and graph-based models to extract insights.
• Experiment with approaches and select models based on performance and mission need.
• Create experiments and synthetic data when real data is limited.
• Build visualizations and reports to communicate findings and drive decisions.
• Translate analyses into automated, repeatable analytic solutions.
• Prepare data and engineer features for ML workflows.
• Tune models for performance across varied datasets.
• Collaborate with software engineers and cloud teams to deploy analytics.
• Contribute to scalable solutions handling large, evolving datasets.
• Support or lead analytic efforts based on experience level.

Skills

Python

R

Statistics

Data analysis

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Data Science / CS / Statistics / Math degree

Tools

Pandas

scikit-learn

AWS

Job description

Adaptic LLC is seeking Data Scientists to turn data into mission-critical insights for DoD and Intelligence Community operations. You will work across the full data science lifecycle, building machine learning models, exploring approaches, and deploying analytics in production environments.

Collaboration with software engineers and cloud teams will be essential to translate findings into actionable, scalable solutions.