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Lead Data Scientist - TS/SCI

Herndon, VAFull-time$140k–$187k2026-08-14 → 2026-11-11
On-site · United StatesNo visa sponsorshipUnited States citizens onlySecurity clearance required

Core

Lead the technical vision and execution of an advanced analytics capability for pattern recognition, anomaly detection, predictive analytics, and decision support in a Ubiquitous Technical Surveillance (UTS) environment to enhance force survivability.

Role type

Senior IC Lead Data Scientist (Security Clearance)

Builds

Integrated analytical capabilities and mission-agnostic risk-management tools for commanders and operators.

Domain

Defense / National Security / Spatial Intelligence

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Technical leadership, AI/ML architecture, feature engineering, supervised/unsupervised/deep learning, graph analytics, causal inference, explainable AI, Python, SQL, data manipulation, machine learning libraries (scikit-learn, PyTorch, TensorFlow), automation, big data/cloud frameworks (Spark, Hadoop)

Preferred skills

Agent-based modeling, operational environment support, Government R&D project experience

Technologies

Python, SQL, Spark, Hadoop, PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit-learn

Responsibilities

Lead technical execution and strategy for the analytics program roadmap; Define overall AI/ML architecture; Guide supervised, unsupervised, and deep learning development; Direct graph analytics and causal inference activities; Lead explainable AI implementation; Oversee validation methodology; Mentor technical staff; Present technical findings to Government leadership; Automate and maintain data extraction, cleaning, and analysis workflows; Develop, test, and evaluate predictive models; Contribute to end-to-end data science workflows; Write documentation and assist with briefings.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities