Northrop Grumman · 10 hours ago

Sr Principal Data Scientist - People Analytics

Falls Church, VA

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

$137K/yr - $227K/yr

4+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Develop statistical and machine learning models with a modeling & simulation lens to help quantify and reduce future uncertainty across various scenarios

Build well-structured and understandable code to enable smooth collaboration across the team and successful model deployment

Serve as a trusted technical expert who can offer informed guidance on methodology or technology decisions and communicate core requirements to our technology teams

Mentor junior team members by providing guidance on best practices in data science

Stay abreast of industry trends and methodologies and contribute innovative ideas to drive business value

Qualification

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Statistical modelingMachine learningPythonSQLCloud-based toolsMonte Carlo simulationTime series modelingHR domain knowledgeData journalismVersion control (git)Collaboration skills

Required

Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of related professional experience - OR - a Master’s degree with 6+ years of related professional experience - OR - a PhD with 4+ years of relevant experience.

Understanding of (or interest in) HR domain areas and metrics (such as talent acquisition, compensation, performance, learning and development, and HR metrics).

Deep foundational knowledge of statistical modeling and machine learning concepts

Expertise with Python (at least 5 years)

Proficiency with data transformation using SQL or similar data querying language

Experience using version software control (e.g. git) with a team of collaborators

Experience using cloud-based data science tools – i.e. AWS, Azure, DataBricks, Spark/PySpark

Fluency in translating business problems into questions that can be answered via analytic methods

Experience collaborating on projects with multiple teams, managing relationships, and communicating findings to audiences

Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance. US Citizenship is a prerequisite.