QinetiQ
AI

Senior Data Scientist (Business Operations)

QinetiQ · Fort Meade, MD, US · $135k - $185k

Actively hiring Posted about 1 month ago

Responsibilities

  • Collect, integrate, and validate COMSATCOM usage data, inventory data, and related operational, financial, and capability data from Government Furnished Information (GFI), non-GFI, and other structured and unstructured data sources.
  • Develop and maintain predictive models, statistical analyses, and forecasting methodologies to assess current and future COMSATCOM demand, utilization, and operational risk.
  • Apply advanced analytical techniques, including regression, classification, clustering, anomaly detection, and other machine learning methods, to identify trends, drivers, and decision-relevant insights.
  • Design and implement reproducible analytic workflows, data pipelines, and model validation processes to ensure transparency, traceability, and repeatability of analytic products.
  • Conduct exploratory data analysis, feature engineering, and data quality assessments to evaluate completeness, consistency, bias, and statistical significance in support of leadership decisions.
  • Translate complex operational and business questions into analytical approaches, models, simulations, and decision-support tools for USSF CSCO leadership and mission partners.
  • Create clear, executive-level visualizations, dashboards, and briefings that communicate complex technical findings to senior stakeholders in an understandable and actionable manner.
  • Maintain awareness of global, regional, and situational trends affecting SATCOM and COMSATCOM demand, and incorporate those factors into forecasts, scenario analyses, and strategic assessments.
  • Support analytic studies led by COMSATCOM Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), including cost analyses, business case analyses, market research, commercial capability assessments, and courses of action comparisons.
  • Collaborate with USSF program offices, operators, engineers, financial managers, acquisition personnel, and commercial providers to align data science solutions with mission and business needs.
  • Pull, normalize, and analyze data from multiple systems and formats, including databases, spreadsheets, collaboration tools, and reporting platforms.
  • Develop metrics, analytical frameworks, and model-based decision aids to support planning, portfolio management, and leadership data calls with speed, accuracy, and traceability.
  • Provide technical leadership on data science best practices, analytic rigor, and model governance, including assumptions documentation, performance monitoring, and continuous improvement.
  • Respond to ad hoc analytic taskings from senior leadership with timely, defensible, and mission-relevant analyses.

Basic qualifications

  • Minimum of 8 years of experience in data science, data analytics, operations research, computer science, economics, engineering, mathematics, statistics, or a related quantitative field.
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, Operations Research, Economics, or related field.
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  • Demonstrated experience applying advanced statistical methods, predictive analytics, and machine learning techniques to real-world problems.
  • Strong proficiency in Python, SQL, and data analysis libraries/tools used for data wrangling, modeling, and visualization.
  • Experience developing executive-level visualizations, dashboards, and analytic briefings for senior decision-makers.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain technical findings to non-technical audiences.
  • Deadline-driven, organized, detail-oriented, and able to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment.
  • Ability to support on-site client meetings within the National Capital Region

Preferred qualifications

  • Master’s Degree or higher in Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Operations Research, Engineering, or related field.
  • Experience supporting USG, USSF, Department of War (DoW), or other national security space programs, particularly in analytically intensive environments.
  • Familiarity with U.S. Government or DoW acquisition processes, analytic rigor standards, and mission-support decision frameworks.
  • Experience with Power BI, Tableau, or similar business intelligence and visualization platforms.
  • Experience with business models, billing processes, market analysis, and data-driven portfolio or resource optimization.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a high-performing team supporting senior government stakeholders.

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