Data Scientist

Data Scientist
Type: Contract
Location: Hybrid 2 days/week onsite in Windsor Mill MD


Key Required Skills

Strong knowledge of R Python SAS Gen AI and Machine Learning.
Position Description Determine the nature of analytic problems evaluate options and offer recommendations for resolution;
Advise on the methods and data needed and/or available to evaluate the (intelligence or data) problem;
Collaborate with data collectors and analysts to identify and close gaps on complex monitoring problems;
Provide accurate timely complex and sophisticated data analysis;
Determine and employ the most appropriate research design for data collection and analysis;
Analyze evaluate and assess quantitative data (using statistical software computer models geospatial models software languages and mathematical models) to contribute to or develop software tools analytic models or reports.
Detailed Skills Requirements FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS (Basic Qualifications)
Bachelors degree in Statistics Applied Mathematics Computer Science or Information Science
Minimum 8 Year (s) of Data Scientist experience
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust. Contract requirement.
Selected candidate must reside within two (2) hours of SSA Headquarters in Woodlawn MD

Selected candidate must be willing to work onsite at least 2 days a week.

FACTORS TO HELP YOU SHINE (Required Skills)
These skills will help you succeed in this position:
Expertlevel experience working with real world data sets in predictive modelling using a scripting language such as Python SAS and R.
Knowledge of TensorFlow PyTorch scikitlearn NLTK Azure ML (optional) Amazon Web Services EC2.
Expert knowledge in conducting data analysis and applying advanced statistical concepts and machine learning methods to build train test and evaluate a variety of supervised and unsupervised analytic models.
Ability to clean and process large amounts of realworld data.
Experience retrieving and manipulating data from a variety of data sources included Db2 Oracle SQL Server Hadoop and flat files.
Experience with database management systems e.g. MySQL SQLite SQL etc.
Either experience with or the ability and willingness to learn distributed processing via the Hadoop ecosystem i.e. Spark Impala and Hive.
Excellent analytical skills to identify potential risks and propose effective solutions.
Clear communication skills to convey complex technical concepts to various partners.
Ability to collaborate with crossfunctional teams.
Providing problem solving skills proven communication in written and verbal formats to various audiences to include executive leadership.

HOW TO STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD (Desired Skills)
Showcase your knowledge of modern development through the following experience or skills:
Prior experience with federal or state governments IT projects.
Prior experience working on applications that help identify fraudulent activities (AntiFraud) in government or larger private organizations.
Experience working in an analytical research environment.
Experience with statistical and machine learning software such as pandas and scikitlearn.
Experience in parallel processing such as GPU programming with CUDA
Mathematica
Experience using markup languages such as LaTeX HTML etc.
Natural Language Processing for anomaly detection

Education

Bachelors degree in Statistics Applied Mathematics Computer Science or Information Science with a minimum of 12 years of experience
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust. Contract requirement.