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Leidos · 22 hours ago

Senior Data Scientist

Chantilly, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$154K/yr - $278K/yr

15+ years exp

Leidos is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to provide technical leadership and advanced analytics expertise in support of mission-critical national security programs. This role involves leading complex analytics efforts, collaborating with various stakeholders, and delivering innovative data science and AI solutions.

ComputerGovernmentInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyNational SecuritySoftware

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Serve as a senior technical contributor and analytic lead on complex, high-impact national security programs

Partner with government customers and subject matter experts to define mission problems and analytic objectives

Translate ambiguous operational challenges into actionable data science requirements and solution designs

Design, develop, and deploy advanced analytics, statistical models, and machine learning solutions

Apply advanced data science techniques including exploratory data analysis, feature engineering, predictive modeling, hypothesis testing, and algorithm development

Integrate structured and unstructured data from diverse sources across classified environments

Communicate analytic findings, insights, and recommendations to senior technical and non-technical stakeholders

Support deployment, monitoring, and ongoing operations and maintenance (O&M) of analytic solutions

Mentor and guide junior data scientists and contribute to analytic standards, best practices, and reusable frameworks

Maintain awareness of emerging data science, AI, and big-data technologies relevant to national security missions

Qualification

Data ScienceMachine LearningPythonRStatistical ModelsPredictive ModelingData AnalysisCommunication SkillsMentoringTechnical LeadershipCollaborationProblem Solving

Required

Master's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related quantitative field with 15+ years of relevant experience, or Bachelor's degree with 18+ years of relevant experience

Extensive experience applying data science and advanced analytics to complex, mission-focused problems

Expert-level proficiency in Python and/or R, including advanced data science and machine learning libraries

Strong experience working with large, complex datasets from multiple sources

Demonstrated ability to lead technical efforts and influence analytic direction on large or complex programs

Strong written and verbal communication skills, including briefing senior leaders

Must hold an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph

Preferred

Experience supporting intelligence community, Department of Defense, or other national security customers

Experience operating in classified computing environments

Expertise in one or more advanced domains such as machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision, graph analytics, or predictive modeling

Experience with cloud-based or enterprise analytics platforms

Demonstrated experience mentoring technical staff or serving as a technical lead

Demonstrated experience providing instruction, instructional design, or curriculum development