Elder Research
Data Scientist 1
Job Description
Data Scientist
Location: Arlington, VA
Hybrid
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.
Summary of Position:
This position will be part of our GovCiv Team. As a Data Scientist, you will work directly with clients, managers and technical staff to understand business needs, develop technical plans, and deliver data-driven analytical solutions that solve client problems. You will primarily create and deploy predictive models from a wide variety of data sources and types using the latest mathematical and statistical methods.
Essential Functions:
- Performing systems development lifecycle activities including analysis, requirements, design, development, testing, and implementation of vendor products, information systems, and business processes in a variety of technical environments.
- Evaluating and recommending technical solutions and participates in strategic planning.
- Evaluating problems of workflows, organization, and technology and develops appropriate corrective action.
- Assisting project manager in providing daily supervision and direction to staff, as needed.
- Following best practices and develops and improves upon procedures consistent with task requirements.
- Trying different predictive modeling approaches to identify the best fit for a given set of business understanding, available data, and project timeline
- Writing re-usable code in R, Python, Java, PySpark, Scala, SQL, or other languages, and working to refine it through code review and discussion.
- Applying statistics to understand the significance of different attributes.
Job Specifications/Requirements:
- Bachelor of Science degree in a technical field
- 4+ years of experience in data science or a related technical field
- Humble and willing to learn, teach, and share ideas
- Comfortable learning new things and working outside of your comfort zone
- Computer programming experience, preferably in a language such as R or Python
- Basic understanding of relational database structure and SQL
- Technical mindset – you are not afraid of math!
- Must be able to successfully qualify for and obtain a Public Trust.
About Elder Research, Inc
Elder Research is a fast growing consulting firm specializing in predictive analytics. Being in the data mining business over 20 years, we pride ourselves in our ability to find creative, cutting edge solutions to real-world problems. We work hard to provide the best value to our clients and allow each person to contribute their ideas and put their skills to use immediately.
Our team members are passionate, curious, life-long learners. We value humility, servant-leadership, teamwork, and integrity. We seek to serve our clients and our teammates to the best of our abilities. In keeping with our entrepreneurial spirit, we want candidates who are self-motivated with an innate curiosity and strong team work.
Elder Research believes in continuous learning; each week the entire company attends a “Tech Talk” followed by an office lunch. Elder Research provides a supportive work environment with established parental, bereavement, and PTO policies. By prioritizing a healthy work-life balance – with reasonable hours, solid pay, low travel, and extremely flexible time off – Elder Research enables and encourages its employees to serve others.
Elder Research, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
Elder Research is a government contractor and our positions require US Citizenship.
