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Nava · 18 hours ago

Senior Data Scientist

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

$153K/yr - $176K/yr

Nava is a consultancy and public benefit corporation working to make government services simple and effective. As a Data Scientist, you will use data to generate insights, build predictive models, and inform decisions that improve program outcomes and public services.

AppsCloud Data ServicesComputerGovernmentGovTechSoftwareWeb Development

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Work with program, product, engineering, and policy teams to identify high-impact questions and turn them into data-driven analysis

Build, evaluate, and deploy predictive models that help forecast trends, improve service delivery, and inform policy decisions

Build and maintain data pipelines and models that support analytics and operational reporting

Develop data workflows and algorithms for cleaning, transforming, and validating data from multiple sources

Design metrics, dashboards, and experiments to measure outcomes and program performance

Apply statistical and machine learning methods to analyze complex datasets and inform product and policy design

Work closely with subject matter experts to understand data and perform quality control

Qualification

PythonSQLPredictive modelingETL/ELT pipelinesData validationExperiment designData analysisActionable recommendationsPrivacy awarenessGenerative AI

Required

Experience with Python for data analysis, modeling, and visualization

Strong SQL skills and familiarity with relational databases (e.g., Postgres, MySQL)

Hands-on experience developing predictive or statistical models using techniques such as regression, classification, clustering, or time-series forecasting

Experience building or maintaining ETL/ELT pipelines and working with messy, real-world datasets

Understanding of data validation, model evaluation, and experiment design

Ability to translate data findings into actionable recommendations

Awareness of privacy, security, and responsible data practices

Legal authorization to work in the United States

Ability to meet any other requirements for government contracts for which candidates are hired

Work authorization that doesn't require visa sponsorship, now or in the future

May be subject to a government background check or security clearance, depending on the contract