Data Scientist- Senior

Senior Data Scientist

Celestar Corporation is currently seeking a Senior Data Scientist seated in the National Capital Region. If interested and qualified, we welcome you to apply for this challenging opportunity.

LOCATION: National Capital Region (NCR)

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENT: Active TS/SCI with In-Scope Counterintelligence Polygraph

Salary: $175,000 - $180,000

About Us:

Celestar, a Veteran-Owned Company, is very competitive with salaries and benefits. For example, we offer company-paid benefits that include employee and family dental insurance, employee health insurance, life insurance, and disability insurance. We also offer a 401 (k) retirement plan company match, paid holidays, and personal time off.

Responsibilities:

• Conducts data analytics, data engineering, data mining, exploratory analysis, predictive analysis, and statistical analysis, and uses scientific techniques to correlate data into graphical, written, visual, and verbal narrative products, enabling more informed analytic decisions.
• Proactively retrieves information from various sources, analyzes it to better understand the dataset, and builds Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools that automate certain processes.
• Duties typically include: creating various Machine Learning (ML)-based tools or processes, such as recommendation engines or automated lead scoring systems.
• Performs statistical analysis, applies data mining techniques, and builds high-quality prediction systems.
• Should be skilled in data visualization and use of graphical applications, including Microsoft Office (Power BI) and Tableau.
• Major data science languages, such as R and Python.
• Managing and merging of disparate data sources, preferably through R, Python, or SQL, statistical analysis, and data mining algorithms.
• Should have prior experience with large data, Multi-INT analytics, ML, and automated predictive analytics.
• Provide senior-level enterprise support through data analytics, data engineering, data mining, exploratory analysis, predictive analysis, and statistical analysis, and use scientific techniques to correlate data into graphical, written, visual, and verbal narrative products, enabling more informed analytic decisions for multiple cover databases and applications in support of the defense cover program.

Required Experience: Minimum of 12 years of experience related to the specific labor category, with at least a portion of the experience within the last 2 years.

Education: Master's Degree with 12 years of experience, or a bachelor's degree with an additional 5 years of related experience (total of 17 years) instead of a master's degree.

Celestar is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, disability status, gender identity, or national origin.