Mission-Focused Data Scientist for National Security

Redhorse Corporation; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Redhorse Corporation is seeking an executive-level Mid-Level Data Scientist to support NSB and priority programs. The role focuses on modernizing national security missions with ML models, data workflows, and custom algorithms across sensitive datasets.

You will collaborate with government stakeholders to translate data science insights into mission-critical decisions and develop interpretable visualizations for leadership. A security clearance is required or can be pursued.

Qualifications

• 6 years of experience as a Data Scientist or equivalent data-centric role.
• 6 years of experience utilizing multiple programming languages and statistical packages, alongside modern dataset and AI/ML tools.
• 6 years of experience utilizing data systems to acquire, extract, and prepare data for research, exploration, or statistical analysis.
• 6 years of experience conducting exploratory data analysis to interpret complex data trends and anomalies.
• 6 years of experience cleaning, manipulating, munging, and sub-setting large datasets for analytical workflows.
• 6 years of experience communicating technical analysis and findings to non-technical stakeholders using summary visualizations and tables.

Responsibilities

• Lead and design machine learning, statistical analysis, and data analysis tasks across multiple projects of varying complexity.
• Collaborate with government stakeholders to identify areas for improvement in workflows or systems.
• Design new approaches to handling, analyzing, and using large datasets across law enforcement, intelligence, and business data.
• Develop custom data models, algorithms, and software code to optimize data search and retrieval processes.
• Use Python and other tools to collect, wrangle, and process data.
• Design, test, and validate the quality, integrity, and performance of data and automated data processes.
• Coordinate across teams to deploy predictive models and monitor outcomes.
• Analyze findings and present actionable, data-driven recommendations to executive leadership.
• Develop visualizations and charts to communicate results to non-technical audiences.

Skills

Python

Data analysis

Machine learning

Data visualization

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, Data Science, Physical Sciences, or a relevant analytical discipline

Experience with AI/ML tools

Tools

Git

BI dashboards

ML frameworks

Job description

Redhorse Corporation is seeking an executive-level Mid-Level Data Scientist to support NSB and priority programs. The role focuses on modernizing national security missions with ML models, data workflows, and custom algorithms across sensitive datasets.

You will collaborate with government stakeholders to translate data science insights into mission-critical decisions and develop interpretable visualizations for leadership. A security clearance is required or can be pursued.