Senior Data Scientist - Cloud AI & ML Leader (Remote)

GovCIO; Salem (OR); Remote; USD 185,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Corporate Discounts

Learning & Development platform

Training, Education and Certification

Referral Bonus Program

Internal Mobility Program

Pet Insurance

Flexible Work Environment

Job summary

GovCIO is seeking a Data Scientist to support the VA data modernization initiative. The role is fully remote within the United States, focusing on building data products and migrating workloads to the cloud to achieve measurable improvements.

You will drive AI adoption, create reference use cases with tutorials and code, and host office hours to upskill clients. A strong background in Python, SQL, cloud platforms, and LLMs is required, with the ability to obtain a public trust clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field with 15+ years of experience, or commensurate experience.
• Experience in end-to-end data science workflow, from identifying datasets to production, and tooling (NumPy, SciPy, MLFlow).
• Solid understanding of traditional machine learning toolboxes.
• Working knowledge of large language models (LLMs) and agentic AI workflows.
• Clearance to obtain and maintain a suitability/public trust.

Responsibilities

• Consult with internal clients and build data products/workflows to support critical operations.
• Migrate and modernize clients’ workload from legacy environment to the cloud to realize quantifiable improvements.
• Spearhead AI adoption with clients to drive business outcomes.
• Create reference use cases with supporting tutorials, reference code, and training to drive the adoption of cloud tooling for concrete business results.
• Host office hours to upskill clients.
• Develop, train, and deploy machine learning to solve complex business problems.

Skills

Python proficiency

SQL proficiency

LLMs / AI agents knowledge

Data science workflow

Clearance required

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems, Business or related field

Tools

Databricks

Azure

AWS

GCP

MLFlow

NumPy

SciPy

Job description

GovCIO is seeking a Data Scientist to support the VA data modernization initiative. The role is fully remote within the United States, focusing on building data products and migrating workloads to the cloud to achieve measurable improvements.

You will drive AI adoption, create reference use cases with tutorials and code, and host office hours to upskill clients. A strong background in Python, SQL, cloud platforms, and LLMs is required, with the ability to obtain a public trust clearance.