Data Scientist

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is seeking a Data Scientist in Annapolis Junction, Maryland. Qualified candidates must be U.S. citizens with a TS/SCI clearance and Full Scope Polygraph. The role involves providing expert technical assistance to government customers through the development of machine learning, data mining, and statistical algorithms. You will analyze datasets, prototype algorithms and models for experiments and execution, and generate reports that summarize datasets with decision-quality insights. You will collaborate with Subject Matter Experts and Software Engineers to construct automated analytics and improve workflows, and work with customers to define requirements and guide analytics formulation. You will create summaries and visualizations to elucidate dataset structure and meaning, develop experiments and models to simulate unavailable data, oversee analytics development, and manage the transition of prototype analytics into production. You will evaluate analytics performance and guide development toward solutions scalable to large datasets, develop and train machine learning systems to support mission automation, and understand and guide the integration of emerging ML and pattern recognition algorithms into executable solutions.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert technical assistance to government customers by developing machine learning, data mining, and statistical algorithms.
• Analyze datasets, prototype algorithms and models for experiments and execution.
• Generate reports that summarize datasets and provide decision-quality insights.
• Partner with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and Software Engineers to construct automated analytics and enhance workflows.
• Collaborate with customers, SMEs, and Software Engineers to define requirements and guide analytics formulation.
• Produce summaries and visualizations that provide insight into dataset structure and meaning.
• Develop experiments and models to simulate unavailable data.
• Oversee analytics development.
• Manage the transition of prototype analytics into production.
• Evaluate the performance of analytics.
• Guide analytics development toward solutions that scale to large datasets.
• Develop and train machine learning systems to support mission automation.
• Understand and guide the integration of emerging machine learning and pattern recognition algorithms into executable solutions.

Requirements

• Exceptional integrity, professionalism, and a commitment to abide by MTSI's core values.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Experience as a data scientist or operations research analyst.
• Experience conducting modeling and simulation or decision analysis.
• Experience analyzing datasets and developing analytics.
• Experience programming with data analysis software.
• Education: Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in mathematics, operations research, engineering, computer science, or a related technical discipline.
• Clearance: TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph.