Senior Data Scientist - Agile Analytics & Visualization

Applied-Research-Associates,-Inc; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) seeks a Senior Data Scientist to support a multi-disciplinary DHS mission space. You will analyze data, develop models, create visualizations, and deliver actionable insights as part of an agile team delivering analytics and software solutions.

The role emphasizes end-to-end data workflows, prototyping, and close collaboration with customers to translate needs into tasks. U.S. citizenship and DHS suitability are prerequisites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years’ experience or Master’s with 6+ years’ experience.
• US citizen required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DHS Suitability clearance.
• Experience in Agile development practices and tools (Jira, Gitlab).
• Experience in project management, coordinating with customers, and defining scope, budget, and timelines.
• Experience analyzing large datasets and applying ML/statistical techniques.
• Proficiency with Python, R, SQL, SAS and data visualization tools (Tableau, Qlik, Power BI).
• Experience with pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, PyTorch, and visualization libraries like matplotlib, seaborn, Plotly.
• Experience with APIs, CSV/JSON, and relational databases.
• Strong documentation and report-writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate teams to process, clean, and transform data.
• Support analytics, ML, and statistical modeling development.
• Create visualizations to reveal patterns, trends, and indicators.
• Translate user needs into analytic tasks with customers.
• Lead design, testing, and deployment of data workflows.
• Build scripts/tools to automate data tasks.
• Prepare documentation, user guides, and training materials.
• Stay current on analytic methods and technologies.
• Collaborate with and possibly lead an agile team.

Education

Bachelor's degree in data science, statistics, computer science, mathematics, or related field

Master's degree

Tools

Python

R

SQL

SAS

Tableau

Power BI

Pandas

NumPy

scikit-learn

PyTorch

matplotlib

seaborn

Plotly

APIs

CSV/JSON

Relational Databases

Jira

Gitlab

AWS

Azure

Data Bricks

ArcGIS/ESRI

Job description

Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) seeks a Senior Data Scientist to support a multi-disciplinary DHS mission space. You will analyze data, develop models, create visualizations, and deliver actionable insights as part of an agile team delivering analytics and software solutions.

The role emphasizes end-to-end data workflows, prototyping, and close collaboration with customers to translate needs into tasks. U.S. citizenship and DHS suitability are prerequisites.