Associate Data Scientist

About the role

The System Engineering Analytics Department at MITRE is seeking a motivated and creative Data Scientist to apply cutting-edge tools and techniques to challenging problems facing the US government. This role offers the opportunity to combine Systems Engineering with Data Analytics to build end-to-end data analytic pipelines. You will have the opportunity to learn from seasoned data professionals in a fast-paced and dynamic atmosphere.

Responsibilities

• Be passionate about applying data analytics to real-world problems.
• Have an innate curiosity and interest in developing research questions and testing hypotheses with open-ended tasking.
• Work with a spectrum of government sponsors to gain understanding of their challenges, evaluate possible solutions, and conduct insightful, actionable analyses.
• Support the development and application of a variety of analytical models to sponsor challenges, with a willingness to adapt and learn.
• Present results in an intuitive, actionable manner that can be understood by all sponsor audiences, regardless of technical expertise.

Requirements

• Typically requires less than 1 year of related experience with a related Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
• Must be a U.S. citizen with ability to obtain and maintain a DoD clearance.
• Demonstrated ability to manipulate large datasets.
• Experience with analytic tools such as Python, SAS, MATLAB, JavaScript, R, Java.
• Data Visualization tools such as Tableau, QuickSight, PowerBI, etc.
• Ability to formulate complex algorithms and processes to solve complex data problems.
• Proficiency in use of Microsoft Office including Outlook, Excel, and Word.
• Demonstrated proficiency and strength in verbal, written, PC, presentation, and communications skills.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 50% hybrid on-site.
• Candidates that possess a current/active US Government clearance are preferred.
• Academic/project experience working with databases (e.g., Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, MongoDB).
• Software Development experience in a shared environment leveraging tools such as GIT.
• Experience with full-stack development (e.g. HTML, JS, HTML, NodeJS, SQL, Python, etc.).

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum of the following clearances: None.
• Within one year from the date of hire, the following clearances: Secret.

Benefits

Salary compensation range and midpoint: $80,000 - $100,000 - $120,000

Annual Work Location Type: Hybrid