Senior Decision Scientist - OBIQUA

Kinsley Power Systems; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Comprehensive health insurance

401(k) retirement plan with matching

Paid holidays

Personal time off

Job summary

A Veteran-Owned company is seeking a Senior Decision Scientist to enhance decision-making processes within the Defense Intelligence Agency. Candidates must have extensive experience and strong qualifications, including a master's degree with 12 years or a bachelor's degree with 17 years of relevant experience. This role emphasizes independent working, psychological principles in business, and supporting organizational efforts. Competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits are offered, including a 401(k) plan and health insurance.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 years of relevant experience with a master's degree.
• Minimum 17 years of relevant experience with a bachelor's degree.
• Ability to work independently and with minimal oversight.

Responsibilities

• Improve judgment and decision-making of individuals and groups.
• Apply psychology principles to improve decision-making processes.
• Assist in policy planning and workflow evaluation.
• Recommend workflow modifications to enhance productivity.
• Support DIA efforts in program validation.

Skills

Independent work

Analytical thinking

Psychological principles application

Education

Master's degree in a related field with 12+ years experience

Bachelor's degree in a related field with 17+ years experience

Job description

Celestar Corporation is seeking a Senior Decision Scientist to support the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) under the Object Based Intelligence and Quality Assurance (OBIQUA) task order. The primary place of performance will be at DIA Facilities across the National Capital Region (NCR). If interested and meet the qualifications, we encourage you to apply for this rewarding and impactful opportunity.

Overview

• Anticipated Award: December 2025/January 2026
• Anticipated Start: February/March 2026
• Period of Performance: 1 Base Year + 4 Option Years
• Location: DIA Facilities across the National Capital Region (NCR)
• Clearance Requirement: Active TS/SCI with a current CI Poly

About Us

Celestar, a proud Veteran‑Owned company, offers highly competitive salaries and benefits. Our comprehensive benefits package includes company‑paid employee and family dental insurance, employee health insurance, life insurance, and disability coverage. Additionally, we provide a 401(k) retirement plan with company matching, paid holidays, and personal time off.

Responsibilities

• The Decision Scientist will understand and improve the judgment and decision making of individuals, groups, and organizations.
• Apply principles of psychology to business, analytic and other decision‑making processes to improve and/or empirically evaluate those processes.
• Assist in policy planning; workflow procedures testing and evaluation, analytic workflow redesign, training and development.
• May work with management to prescribe workflow modifications that improve worker productivity and analytic judgment.
• Supports DIA efforts to vet or validate existing or emerging programs and capabilities.

Required qualifications / skills

• Minimum 12 years of experience related to the specific labor category with at least a portion of the experience within the last 2 years with a master’s degree.
• A minimum of 17 years of experience related to the specific labor category with at least a portion of the experience within the last 2 years with a bachelor’s degree.
• Demonstrates ability to work independently and with minimal oversight.

Come on board with a company that values its employees!

Celestar Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Celestar Corporation prohibits discrimination, harassment, and retaliation in employment based on race, color, religion, genetic information, national origin, sex (including same-sex), sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, age, disability or handicap, citizenship status, marital status, service member/protected veteran status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.