Senior Data Scientist - Defense Analytics & Mission Impact

Serco; Davenport (IA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) employer matching

Tuition reimbursement

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Parental leave

Employee Assistance Plan

Job summary

Serco Inc. is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to join the GLASS team supporting Army Sustainment Command (ASC) and Lead Material Integrator (LMI) at Rock Island, IL. You will lead advanced analytics, build predictive models, and drive data-driven decisions across materiel readiness initiatives.

You will collaborate with software and contract teams, develop analytics for dashboards, and present actionable insights to stakeholders. This role requires DoD clearance eligibility and US citizenship.

Qualifications

• A DoD Interim Secret clearance is required.
• US citizenship is required.
• Master's degree or higher in a quantitative field.
• Minimum 4 years on a data science team.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Experience with Python, Java, R, MATLAB and data science libraries.
• Experience creating data visualizations and dashboards (Tableau, Power BI, etc.).
• Working knowledge of SQL and databases.
• Able to travel up to 10%.

Responsibilities

• Perform advanced analytics to produce algorithms and business process recommendations.
• Develop data-driven solutions to improve materiel readiness and processes.
• Forecast complex challenges and create comprehensive software/workflow solutions.
• Identify economic savings through analytics and pragmatic processes.
• Communicate actions and metrics for project success.
• Apply time series analysis, regression, and Bayesian methods.

Skills

Advanced analytics

Forecasting

Multivariate analysis

Time series

Bayesian inference

Optimization

Data visualization

SQL

Education

Master's degree in data science / mathematics / statistics / economics / CS

Tools

Python

Java

R

MATLAB

scikit-learn

Job description

Serco Inc. is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to join the GLASS team supporting Army Sustainment Command (ASC) and Lead Material Integrator (LMI) at Rock Island, IL. You will lead advanced analytics, build predictive models, and drive data-driven decisions across materiel readiness initiatives.

You will collaborate with software and contract teams, develop analytics for dashboards, and present actionable insights to stakeholders. This role requires DoD clearance eligibility and US citizenship.