Data Scientist - FS Poly

Our client is a recognized leader in predictive analytics and data mining – they pride themselves on their ability to find creative, cutting edge solutions to real‑world problems. They support the highest priority cases and are on the winning team of a 5‑year contract that will deliver data science solutions to address the toughest national security challenges. They are seeking Data Scientists to join their advanced multidisciplinary team.

In this role, you will continually learn new tools and technologies in the data science field while contributing to national defense. In addition to a strong salary and excellent benefits packages, other perks include an employee stock ownership program, work/life/learning balance that includes paid time in the office for technical presentations (with nicely catered lunches), standing/sitting desks, gym membership stipends, and a very strong focus on professional development of staff.

• US citizenship plus current TS/SCI + FS Poly
• Bachelor's Degree (MS or PhD preferred)
• Experience with Data Science, Statistics, Machine Learning, NLP, Predictive Analytics, or similar discipline
• Experience with R/Shiny or Python

• Experience with SPSS, SAS, KNIME, Rapid Miner, or Statistica
• Experience with Matlab
• Experience with SQL and Oracle
• Experience with Java, Pig, or Spark
• People‑centric analytics (human behavior, user activity, risk ranking, psychology, security, CI, etc.)
• Supervised and unsupervised learning techniques (neural networks, regressions, clustering, segmentation, etc.)

The opportunity is located in Alexandria, VA.