JOB TITLE: Data Scientist
Location: Mc Lean, VA
Job
type: Direct hire
Job
function: Information Technology
Industry:
Defense & Space
Experience
level: Mid-senior
Education
level: Bachelor’s degree
Work
location: On site, on-site 4 days a week
Zip
code: 22103
Skills:
Active TS/SCI security clearance with the required Polygraph, ·
Data Science experience, · Python and/or R, ·
Machine Learning/Computer Vision/Object Detection, Pytorch, keras and overhead
imagery
Experience
required: 3 Years
Relocation
assistance: No
Clearance
Required: TS/SCI with Poly (Full Scope is preferred)
Elder
Research is a government contractor, and this position require US Citizenship.
Max
salary is $185k
Job
Summary
Elder
Research Inc. is a Data Science consulting firm specialized in providing
analytic solutions to clients in Commercial and Government industries.
Providing analytic solutions to hundreds of companies across numerous
industries, our team enjoys a great variety in the type of work they do and
exposure to a wide range of techniques and tools
We
are trusted advisors to our clients, building lasting relationships and
partnering as preferred analytics providers. We use a variety of programming
languages and tools to create analytic solutions, often fitting within our
clients’ environment and needs.
Join
our team and find great opportunities to hone your analytic skills, work on
complex problems with amazing teammates, and gain valuable analytics consulting
experience.
Summary
of Position:
You
will join a skilled team applying cutting edge research in a complex and
evolving data environment, develop code to perform complex modeling to detect
and characterize objects (using python, tensorflow, pytorch and related software
packages) and enhance an evolving analytic tradecraft. You will integrate data
from a variety of sources, formats and disciplines into coherent databases,
train foundation models to advance the Intelligence Community, fine-tune models
to address real intelligence questions, and write compelling documentation and
reports for decision makers.
This
position will be part of our Defense and Intelligence Team serving the
Intelligence Community as our primary customer.
Essential
Functions:
- Conceptual,
quantitative, organizational, research, writing, verbal communication and
graphical representation skills.
- Sound
judgment and creative problem solving and independent working skills.
- Sound
interpersonal and teamwork skills to work with individuals and organizations,
to include varying levels and types (Government, industry, and academia).
- Facilitation
skills to bring diverse groups together on issues and reach consensus across
stakeholders.
- The
ability to perform complex analyses and to communicate its results using
accurate, concise, and effective writing and through descriptive and graphical
representations.
- Technical
understanding of the systems supporting aspects of the functional areas.
- Knowledge
of standard tools [e.g., the Sponsor’s various computing
networks, Microsoft Office Products], as appropriate; and a demonstrated
ability to learn to use and support other tools that may be added or developed
as the program evolves.
- Flexibility
in assisting with ad hoc tasks and in adjusting as tasks are re-prioritized.
Job
Specifications/Requirements:
- Active
TS/SCI security clearance with the required Polygraph
- Bachelor’s
degree in a technical field (computer science, mathematics, statistics, etc.)
with 3 years of relevant experience.
- Data
Science experience
- Python
and/or R
- Machine
Learning/Computer Vision/Object Detection
Desired
Skills:
- Prior
experience with Pytorch, keras and overhead imagery would be beneficial but not
a requirement
- Master’s
degree in a technical field (computer science, mathematics, statistics etc)
with 1 year of relevant experience
- Bachelor’s
degree in a technical field (computer science, mathematics, statistics etc)
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