Data Scientist Job at Manhattan Strategy Group in Bethesda, MD
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Position:
Data Scientist
Company:
Job Location(s):
Bethesda, MD
Start Date:
As soon as possible
Employment Term:
Regular
Employment Type:
Full Time
Starting Salary Range:
Not Provided
Required Education:
Master's Degree
Required Experience:
5 to 20+ years
Required Security Clearance:
None
Related Categories:
IT - General, IT - Database, Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Position Description
Description
MSG is a small-disadvantaged, social sciences consulting firm specializing in research and evaluation, policy analysis, and technical assistance (TA). We pride ourselves on rigorous and innovative qualitative and quantitative data collection, management, analysis, and reporting. Our work is with multiple Departments, including education, labor, homeland security, and health and human services. This position will support the firm's Research and Evaluation service line.
The successful candidate will have a solid foundation in quantitative methods. They will join a dynamic team of researchers from a variety of disciplines working together to design, develop, and implement rigorous research for USDA and other clients. The Data Scientist will be responsible for managing, understanding and analyzing client data - including text mining, developing predictive systems, risk scoring, creating efficient algorithms, data quality improvement and other related activities.
This individual will be able to implement statistical analyses of gathered extant and open source, data to create analytic metrics and tools to support research projects.
JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
- Apply AI/ML expertise and creativity to apply existing methods and develop new ones to solve these problems in a practical and scalable way.
- Research and propose appropriate models/techniques, as well as implement, train and evaluate models.
- Effectively work across projects, as necessary.
- Collaborate daily with a diverse team of researchers.
- Build and analyze large datasets of extant data.
- Participate in business development.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Master's Degree with 5 years of experience.
- Solid foundation with data platforms and applications such as DataBricks.
- Experience programming in R, Python.
- Experience with distributed processing systems for big data (e.g., Pyspark, Spark) and machine learning packages (e.g., Apache Spark)
- Experience with data visualization platforms such as Tableau, Plotly, Streamlit, or Power BI
- Experience with medium-to-large data sets (>1m rows)
- Experience with data and table modernization a plus.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
EEO STATEMENT
Manhattan Strategy Group is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected status.
Manhattan Strategy Group is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected status.
Manhattan Strategy Group (MSG) is an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other legally protected characteristics. Manhattan Strategy Group is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities who need assistance during the hiring process. To request a reasonable accommodation, please email HR@manhattanstrategy.com.