Data Scientist

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Ardent is a software development firm, focused on high-value/ high-technology solutions for government projects and invites you to join our dynamic organization.  Ardent offers competitive salaries, matching 401K, Liberal PTO and paid holidays, tuition reimbursement and a host of other benefits, creating a rewarding and fast-paced work environment.  

Ardent is seeking a Data Scientist to join our team.  

This is an onsite role in Washington, DC area.

Position Description:

ArdentMC’s Data Science + Analytics Practice helps organizations and communities effectively use data to better understand threats to their constituents and infrastructure and to build more intelligent and resilient systems.

We are seeking a Data Scientist to create AI/ML models, and assist with providing data discovery, data analysis, data management, automation, and business intelligence services to a wide variety of clients in the public and commercial sectors.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as Data Scientist providing expertise in data science and analytics methods and approaches to solving a wide variety of business problems from public sector and commercial client organizations, especially US federal agencies responsible for national security, homeland security, and public safety.
• Serve as lead statistician and applied math expert, working in cross-functional team alongside domain experts, data analysts, business analytsts, data engineers, ML engineers, and software developers to create AI/ML products and solutions.
• Serve as lead researcher and investigator (especially if domain knowledge is relevant); devise and tes hypotheses and creatively combine data sources to identify useful metrics for business leaders
• Help design, build, and deploy various AI/ML models and algorithms using data science tools/process/methods to ingest multiple sources of structured and unstructured data to tackle public safety-related problems
• Perform deep dives and ETL of data sources to combine and transform data from multiple sources and domains to discover novel and actionable insights
• Participate in full data lifecycle: collect, clean, prepare, ETL, analyze/exploit, model, and QC data; find new ways to automate this work
• Contribute technical input to data standardization and data governance processes and policies
• Continuously scan for and learn about new datasets and data science methodologies that will improve our services for our clients or enhance our technology products

Requirements:

• S., M.S., or equivalent certification in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or highly quantitative field
• 24 months’ experience designing, developing, and deploying advanced analytics and data science approaches and applications to advance customer technical requirements
• Proficiency in one or more high level programming languages (e.g., Python, R, Julia)
• Experience in data mining, statistical modeling, and advanced analytics techniques
• Knowledge of applied machine learning, to include natural language processing
• Familiarity with mathematical optimization and Operations Research
• Prior experience supporting defense or intelligence community requirements
• Knowledge of current trends and technologies related to Open Source collection and analysis of publicly-available information
• Experience in database design, storage, and query optimization across a broad range of persistence technologies and data models
• Experience applying software development best practices
• Experience translating customer mission requirements to data-driven analytical products

Due to the nature of the work we support, all candidates in consideration for this role must be U.S. Citizens willing to undergo the government issued background investigation process.

In compliance with Executive Order on Ensuring Adequate COVID safety Protocols for Federal Contractors, able to provide proof of full COVID-19 vaccination status no later than January 18, 2022 or qualify for a reasonable accommodation. Fully vaccinated is defined as two weeks post final vaccination.

Ardent is an equal opportunity employer. We will not discriminate and will take affirmative action measures to ensure against discrimination in employment, recruitment, advertisements for employment, compensation, termination, upgrading, promotions, and other conditions of employment against any employee or job applicant on the bases of race, color, gender, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.