Data Scientist
Saicon · Huntsville, AL · Yesterday
On-siteAnalystContract
Essential Functions
- Lead and manage analytics and BI-related project activities, ensuring deliverables align with program schedules, stakeholder requirements, and operational priorities
- Develop, maintain, and enhance Power BI dashboards, standardized reports, KPI frameworks, and data visualizations to support leadership decision-making
- Perform data extraction, transformation, and analysis using Snowflake, Palantir, and other enterprise platforms to support business operations, supply chain visibility, program performance, and financial analysis
- Utilize project management tools such as Azure Dev Ops or Jira for coordinating and prioritizing tasks across the BI organization
- Support self-service analytics initiatives by defining data requirements, creating documentation, and establishing data-quality and governance practices
- Identify analytics gaps, process bottlenecks, and improvement opportunities; recommend solutions that enhance efficiency across programs and functional organizations
- Cook up with IT, data engineering, and other technical teams to ensure BI tools, datasets, and data pipelines meet business needs—without requiring deep data-architecture ownership
- Present findings and recommendations to executives and cross-functional audiences in clear, business-oriented language
- Stay current on BI, analytics, visualization, and data driven program management best practices
Skills Required
- 2+ years experience working with relational database management systems (Oracle)
- 2+ years experience with Snowflake, Palantir, and/or Alteryx
- Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Experience working across cross-functional teams to influence outcomes
- Experience with project management tools (ADO, Jira)
- Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and data warehousing best practices
- Experience in Aerospace & Defense, Manufacturing, or Supply Chain industries
- Experience utilizing SQL for data extraction and database management
- Experience with programming languages, such as JavaScript and Python
- Experience with full-stack application development
Desired
- Experience in Aerospace & Defense, Manufacturing, or Supply Chain industries
Education
- Bachelor's Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant data analytics experience
- Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related data analytics experience
- In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related data analytics experience