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Orbis Operations

Data Scientist

Orbis Operations, Mc Lean, Virginia, us, 22107

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Overview

Orbis is seeking an innovative Data Scientist with a TS/SCI clearance with polygraph to join a bespoke data science effort at a high-profile customer. The Data Scientist will identify data sources and needs, perform aggregation and analysis, and integrate the sponsor office into the broader data science community. They will interface with upstream and downstream data providers and consumers and advise on architectures to make data useful and accessible. The Data Scientist will support efforts not restricted to a single geographic region or language and will aid development of key performance insights, identify dataflows, and measure success. You will work with stakeholders to ensure data science processes are aligned with mission objectives and interact with a wide range of stakeholders, including senior levels. This is an opportunity for an intellectually curious, energetic data scientist to gain hands-on experience on a project with real impact helping the client understand and improve performance of activities that support the mission.

Duties & Responsibilities Assist with stakeholder education on quantitative capabilities, helping them understand strengths and weaknesses of different approaches and which problems are suitable or unsuitable for data science

Identify what data is already available and determine mission-oriented questions we can answer using that data

Extract insights from bulk semi-structured data using data analysis techniques

Consult with internal and external stakeholders on the development, prioritization, and implementation of process improvement and impact evaluations tasks

Develop and implement practical strategies for measuring performance of models and processes, including development of performance measures, design of actionable methods for collecting and analyzing performance metrics, and implementation of capture and analysis strategies with refinement as needed

Analyze quantitative and qualitative information to provide customers with comprehensive insights into organizational strengths and opportunities for growth

Prepare engaging presentations of analysis through data visualization and analytic narratives

Brief senior-level customers on research plans, activities, findings and recommendations

Supervisory Responsibilities This position has no supervisory responsibilities

Education & Experience A Bachelor's degree is required for this position

Minimum of 5 years' experience in a consulting role in the IC

Master's degree in business, social science, or behavioral science preferred but not required for this position

Required Skills & Abilities Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph

Proven ability to analyze data and translate analysis into meaningful insights

Comfortable with standard ETL and data cleansing processes in pandas or similar

Proficiency in one or more programming languages, preferably including Python

Demonstrated ability to manipulate large data sets into user-friendly formats for stakeholder use

Tenacity to find/hunt down data sources and build contacts across the sponsor organization

General understanding of statistics, vector mathematics, and probability

Experience developing presentations and providing briefings to non-technical audiences

Excellent oral and written communication skills, as well as data visualization techniques

Desired Skills & Abilities Experience designing and implementing organizational or programmatic performance measurement strategies

Ability to analyze information and identify second-order implications to processes

Experience in qualitative research and program evaluation activities

Experience with change management

Experience with Amazon Web Services, Cloudera Data Warehouse, Microsoft Azure, or similar

Familiarity with Apache Spark, MapReduce, Dask or similar parallel computing technologies

General familiarity with one or more of: natural language processing, transformer architectures, machine vision (object detection, facial recognition), one-shot learning, reinforcement

Solid background in statistics and/or mathematics (particularly linear algebra and calculus), preferably including sampling and bias measurement and mitigation

Experience developing and deploying capabilities on an airgapped network

Previous experience with other career fields within the sponsor's purview and/or a non-Western language is a significant bonus

Physical Requirements Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer

Routine video conference and/or in-person meetings

Ability to attend planned meetings within the Washington Metro Area region

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

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