Senior Data Scientist - Level 3/4, Data Strategy

Northrop Grumman; Commerce (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 188,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Data Scientist (Level 3/4) to shape the BU’s data strategy across multiple California sites, including Oxnard, Goleta, Commerce, and San Diego. You will design data-driven solutions, enable production readiness, and lead initiatives with 15% travel to various sites.

You will develop dashboards, drive data quality, and translate complex analytics into actionable insights for executive and front-line audiences, collaborating with engineering, manufacturing, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or related field with 5 years of relevant data mining experience or Master’s degree with 3 years of relevant experience.
• Proficiency with SQL and Tableau (or comparable BI/data visualization tools).
• Hands-on experience with multiple complex systems to ingest, process, store, analyze, and visualize data; adept at identifying trends in large data sets.
• Experience facilitating cross-functional projects across all levels of an organization and translating complex concepts into practical applications.

Responsibilities

• Own the full lifecycle of data visualization tools, dashboards, and analytics capabilities.
• Lead performance reviews focused on metrics for strategy and execution.
• Coach stakeholders on data literacy and data flow across ERP, MES, planning tools.
• Drive data quality and cleanup for new or enhanced business systems.
• Translate complex data into actionable insights for executives and front-line leaders.
• Collaborate across teams to develop data-driven strategies and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

SQL

Tableau

Data visualization

Data mining

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or related field

Master’s degree with 3+ years of experience

Tools

ERP

MES

Power Apps/Automate

SharePoint

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Data Scientist (Level 3/4) to shape the BU’s data strategy across multiple California sites, including Oxnard, Goleta, Commerce, and San Diego. You will design data-driven solutions, enable production readiness, and lead initiatives with 15% travel to various sites.

You will develop dashboards, drive data quality, and translate complex analytics into actionable insights for executive and front-line audiences, collaborating with engineering, manufacturing, and