Associate Data Scientist

Remote in Norfolk, VA, US • Posted 52 minutes ago • Updated 52 minutes ago
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Job Details

Skills

  • Recruiting
  • Development Testing
  • Predictive Analytics
  • FOCUS
  • Time Series
  • Forecasting
  • Statistical Models
  • Performance Metrics
  • Microsoft Exchange
  • Training
  • DoD
  • Security Clearance
  • Statistics
  • Mathematics
  • Computer Science
  • Operations Research
  • Data Science
  • Analytics
  • Research
  • R
  • Analytical Skill
  • Machine Learning (ML)
  • Pandas
  • NumPy
  • scikit-learn
  • Regression Analysis
  • Probability
  • Testing
  • Modeling
  • Dashboard
  • Tableau
  • Python
  • Visualization
  • Databricks
  • Apache Spark

Summary

Overview

FTI is hiring an associate Data Scientist to support the Naval Safety Command in Norfolk, VA. As a member of the data science team, you will be working with a team of Data Scientists and Software Engineers to support the development, testing, and deployment of a series of advanced predictive analytics models using data sets that will help diagnose and predict precursors to Naval mishaps and safety hazards.

This is a hybrid position with an on-site at the Naval Safety Command Center in Norfolk, VA. A DoD Secret Clearance is required for this position.

Responsibilities

  • Support in the designing, calibrating, and testing of a portfolio of predictive risk models to evaluate mishap risk for individual Navy communities.
  • Support analytical focus on extracting insights from data to make predictions, understand relations, and identify unusual patterns using approaches like time-series/forecasting, causal inference, statistical modeling, and anomaly detection
  • Support feature engineering, cross-validation, and creation of performance metrics (precision, recall) to minimize error and eliminate overfitting.
  • Partner with software engineers and senior data scientists to integrate features and transition analytical models into operational environments.
  • Participate in technical exchange meetings and assist in training personnel on model maintenance and interpretation.

Education/Qualifications

Required:
  • Active Department of Defense (DoD) Secret Clearance
  • Bachelor's Degree in Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Operations Research, or a related field.
  • 1-2 years of practical data science/analytics experience (or a Master's degree with substantive applied research/project experience).
  • Proficiency in Python or R, or a similar language
  • Practical experience with analytical and machine learning toolkits, such as Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn, SciPy, or related packages.
  • Foundational understanding of regression analysis, probability distributions, hypothesis testing, and simulation or Bayesian modeling techniques.

Preferred:
  • Ability to develop data visualizations and functional dashboards in Qlik, Tableau, or Python-based visualization packages.
  • Exposure to Databricks or Apache Spark

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