Senior Data Scientist - Cybersecurity AI & Research Leader

Software Engineering Institute | Carnegie Mellon University; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Carnegie Mellon University’s SEI in Arlington, VA (and Pittsburgh, PA) seeks a senior data scientist to apply advanced statistics, ML, and AI to national cybersecurity challenges. You will collaborate with government and industry clients, identify high-impact problems, develop prototypes, and contribute to final products.

Responsibilities include co-authoring research proposals, executing studies, presenting findings at DoW-sponsored and academic venues, and maintaining a focus on rigorous

Qualifications

• BS/MS/PhD in a highly-quantitative field with years of experience as outlined.
• Willingness to travel modestly to support SEI’s mission.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Department of War security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Identify areas where advanced statistical techniques can help tackle problems.
• Plan and develop prototype solutions, and build final products.
• Co-author research proposals, execute studies, and present findings to sponsors and at conferences.

Skills

Predictive modeling

Statistical analysis

Python/R

ML frameworks

Communication skills

NLP/LLMs

Model deployment

Big data

Education

BS in Data Science

MS in Data Science

PhD in Data Science

Tools

Python

R

MATLAB

Spark

BigQuery

TensorFlow

PyTorch

SQL

Job description

Carnegie Mellon University’s SEI in Arlington, VA (and Pittsburgh, PA) seeks a senior data scientist to apply advanced statistics, ML, and AI to national cybersecurity challenges. You will collaborate with government and industry clients, identify high-impact problems, develop prototypes, and contribute to final products.

Responsibilities include co-authoring research proposals, executing studies, presenting findings at DoW-sponsored and academic venues, and maintaining a focus on rigorous