Senior R&D Data Scientist — Mission Analytics Lead

Sandia National Laboratories; New Mexico; On-site; USD 118,000 - 236,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Affordable housing

Minimal traffic congestion

Job summary

Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico is seeking a Senior/Principal R&D Data Science professional to join Mission Analytics onsite. The role focuses on information science, AI/ML, geospatial/text analytics, and software engineering to address national security challenges.

On a typical day you will design and apply advanced data science methods, lead research projects, collaborate with government and university partners, and communicate findings through publications and proposals.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline and five years of directly relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q and SCI clearance which may require a polygraph test.
• Experience in developing software for enterprise and national security applications is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Understand and address existing and emerging threats among a diverse customer set leveraging advanced data science tools and techniques.
• Apply state of the art AI/ML techniques to diverse and complex data sets and implement them on national security systems.
• Propose and lead data-centric engineering, research and development projects, ensuring alignment with organizational and customer goals.
• Work closely with government, industry and university partners to produce high-quality research proposals, foster collaboration, drive technological advancements and communicate findings and recommendations via publications.

Skills

C/C++

Java

Python

Matlab

AI/ML

Data analytics

Software engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline

Job description

Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico is seeking a Senior/Principal R&D Data Science professional to join Mission Analytics onsite. The role focuses on information science, AI/ML, geospatial/text analytics, and software engineering to address national security challenges.

On a typical day you will design and apply advanced data science methods, lead research projects, collaborate with government and university partners, and communicate findings through publications and proposals.