On-Site Senior Data Scientist — Mission Analytics & AI

Leidos; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 92,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is actively interviewing for a Data Scientist to join our team in Springfield, VA. This senior role leads design, development, deployment, and optimization of data science solutions for government missions.

You will serve as a subject-matter expert in statistical modeling, ML/AI, data exploitation, and analytic tradecraft, with on-site support at a government facility and collaboration with mission operators and engineers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, CS, Statistics, Math, Engineering, Physics or related field.
• 12–15 years of relevant professional experience in data science, analytics, ML, AI, or statistical modeling.
• Experience deploying production-grade analytic or ML solutions in government, defense, or regulated environments.
• Strong knowledge of statistical inference, predictive modeling, and ML methods.
• Proficient in Python, R, SQL, or similar analytics languages.
• Experience with large, complex datasets in enterprise environments.
• Familiarity with model validation, explainability, bias assessment, and performance evaluation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication to explain complex findings.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and operationalization of advanced data science and ML solutions for mission applications.
• Design and implement statistical models, forecasting methods, and optimization tools.
• Extract, transform, and analyze structured and unstructured data from government sources.
• Develop and validate ML models for classification, regression, clustering, and anomaly detection.
• Architect end-to-end analytic workflows: ingestion, features, training, testing, deployment, monitoring, lifecycle management.
• Collaborate with mission analysts, engineers, and government stakeholders to translate needs into solutions.
• Evaluate model performance, quantify uncertainty, and ensure analytic validity and interpretability.
• Support data governance, security, and responsible AI practices in government environments.
• Prepare technical briefs, white papers, and stakeholder presentations.
• Advise leadership on data science strategy and capability gaps.

Skills

Statistical modeling

Machine learning

Forecasting

Python

R

SQL

Data wrangling

Data visualization

Education

Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field

Master's or PhD (preferred)

Tools

Spark/Databricks

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Leidos is actively interviewing for a Data Scientist to join our team in Springfield, VA. This senior role leads design, development, deployment, and optimization of data science solutions for government missions.

You will serve as a subject-matter expert in statistical modeling, ML/AI, data exploitation, and analytic tradecraft, with on-site support at a government facility and collaboration with mission operators and engineers.