Data Scientist

Overview

LMI seeks a Data Scientist to help FEMA effectively evaluate, decide, govern, and execute strategic goals. Join our team of collaborative self-starters focused on delivering practical and efficient solutions to support our client in helping people before, during, and after disasters.

LMI: Innovation at the Pace of Need™At LMI, we’re reimagining the path from insight to outcome at the new speed of possible. Combining a legacy of over 60 years of federal expertise with our innovation ecosystem, we minimize time to value and accelerate mission success. We energize the brightest minds with emerging technologies to inspire creative solutioning and push the boundaries of capability. LMI advances the pace of progress, enabling our customers to thrive while adapting to evolving mission needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide data analytics to ensure strategic, data-driven decision-making.
• Enhance the customer’s business intelligence through state-of-the-art reporting and analytics capabilities.
• Deliver sophisticated services that provide clarity and actionable insights across organization mission areas, supporting a common operating picture.

Tasks in this area include, but are not limited to:

Design, Data Visualization, and Reporting: Provide contemporary analysis, information/key word tagging, and visualization tools capable of developing, managing, and maintaining dashboards (e.g., Tableau and Power BI). Apply industry-leading best practices in human-centered design (UI/UX), data management, reporting, and dashboard creation to streamline processes and maximize efficiency in service delivery.

Performance Measurement: Facilitate the development of performance measures and key performance indicators, along with the formulation of detailed plans to evaluate and enhance performance against strategic objectives. Partner with federal staff to identify and act upon high-value, data-informed strategic opportunities that aim to elevate operational success.

Analytics and AI Consultation: Support the planning and development of both AI and analytics solutions that meet the internal needs of the customer. Provide technical expertise across the entire end-to-end analytics process to include data sourcing, data manipulation, data modeling, quality assurance, insight generation, report visualization, report storage, and leadership ingestion.

Strategic Knowledge Management: Conduct stakeholder assessments and apply leading knowledge management practices to provide accessible, current, and secure information to the customer and external audiences. Improve the utility of existing platforms (e.g., SharePoint) and identify new knowledge management tools to enhance customer capabilities.

Qualifications

Senior: Minimum of a Master’s Degree and 10 or more years in Data AnalyticsMid-Level: Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree and 3-10 years in Data Analytics

• Experience advising clients on data best practices, methods, and use to generate better informed business and/or mission decisions
• Demonstrated experience in developing and delivering AI products and services, including AI Governance frameworks.
• Specialized experience in the application of data management policy, providing guidance and insight into data privacy issues and facilitating data sharing.
• Experience developing and maintaining dashboards with leading reporting and analytic tools including Tableau and PowerBI
• Experience with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and/or disaster / crisis management desired
• This position requires the ability to pass a government background investigation to obtain DHS Suitability.