Senior Data Scientist

MITRE Corporation - Bedford, MA

Full-time - Mid Level

Bedford, MA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Senior Data Scientist position at MITRE involves leveraging data analytics to support the Cost and Business Analytics Department within the Center for Acquisition and Management Sciences. The role focuses on solving complex problems for government sponsors through data-driven analyses, market research, and strategic business insights. The position requires collaboration with sponsors to prioritize tasks, analyze large datasets, and present findings in a clear and impactful manner, contributing to various business intelligence and economic analysis efforts.

Responsibilities

• Assist in identifying sources of information and gathering a wide range of quantitative and qualitative data to support decisions that have implications for MITRE and its government sponsors
• Apply analysis skills, including exploratory data analysis, time series analysis, and linear regression
• Leverage other analysis to include econometric and economic modeling and analysis, cost benefit analysis, handling large datasets and data driven analysis, policy and investment analysis, sponsor engagement and support, economic analysis in support of regulatory policy, pre- and post-implementation analysis, forecasting, and applied research
• Draw conclusions from analyses and clearly and concisely articulate key findings in both written and verbal form
• Assist in developing data visualization products that improve the presentation of complex data sets
• Translate unstructured data and nontraditional sources of information into business insights
• Explore sponsor environments for cross-government challenges and identify potential best practices
• Develop and/or evaluate program technical and programmatic baselines
• Develop innovative development, production and operating and support (O&S) cost estimating techniques for a broad range of cost elements
• Develop independent or program life cycle cost estimates (LCCE) and accompanying cost and schedule risk, uncertainty, and sensitivity analysis
• Develop investment economic and decision analyses, including business case analyses, cost/benefit analyses, analysis-of-alternatives, and portfolio analysis
• Develop strategic business and financial analyses, including but not limited to economic studies, cost recovery strategies, budget development & planning, and affordability analysis
• Assess the credibility of government and industry cost estimates and economic analyses
• Assess the credibility of government and industry cost savings initiatives

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in operations research, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Finance, Data Analytics, Data Science, Systems Engineering, or other engineering or quantitative analysis field
• Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a bachelor's degree; or 3 years and a master's degree; or a PhD with relevant experience who can immediately contribute at this job step; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience
• Experience with data analysis and visualization tools
• Proficient with MS Office Suite, and other business intelligence tools for analysis such as Excel, Power BI with the ability to support business analytics with data
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Technical depth with demonstrated skills and experience in presenting analytical results both verbally and in writing
• Investment modeling and analysis, cost benefit analysis, experience in handling large datasets for data driven analysis, policy and investment analysis, and economic analysis in support of regulatory policy, pre- and post-implementation analysis, forecasting, and applied research
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret level security clearance
• This position requires a minimum of 4 days a week on-site

Nice-to-haves

• Master's in Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Finance, Business, Operations Research, Data Analytics, Data Science, Systems Engineering, or other engineering field
• Experience with econometric/economic modeling and analysis
• Experience with developing Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCEs) for service and product acquisitions
• Expertise in using specific tools such as R, Tableau, Python and Qlik
• Expertise and experience with Amazon Web Services
• Expertise in using parametric cost estimating tools (PRICE, SEER SEM, etc.)
• One to ten years of experience with cost estimating, cost risk analysis, and/or budgeting and the CPIC process in defense, intelligence and/or civil agencies
• Proficiency in development of risk-adjusted LCCEs and investment economic and decision analyses
• Source selection cost evaluation experience
• ICEAA Certification or Defense Acquisition Workforce Initiative Act (DAWIA) certification desired
• Possess an active Top Secret level security clearance

Benefits

• Competitive benefits
• Exceptional professional development opportunities
• Culture of innovation that embraces diversity, inclusion, flexibility, collaboration, and career growth