Data Scientist

Data Scientist

Onsite Location: Herndon, VA

Clearance: TS/SCI with Polygraph

Data Driven. People Centered.

Elder Research Inc. is a Data Science consulting firm specialized in providing analytic solutions to clients in Commercial and Government industries. Providing analytic solutions to hundreds of companies across numerous industries, our team enjoys a great variety in the type of work they do and exposure to a wide range of techniques and tools.

We are trusted advisors to our clients, building lasting relationships and partnering as preferred analytics providers. We use a variety of programming languages and tools to create analytic solutions, often fitting within our clients’ environment and needs.

Join our team and find great opportunities to hone your analytic skills, work on complex problems with amazing teammates, and gain valuable analytics consulting experience.

Summary of Position:

As a Data Scientist, you will work directly with clients, managers and technical staff to understand business needs, develop technical plans, and deliver data-driven analytical solutions that solve client problems. You will primarily create and deploy predictive models from a wide variety of data sources and types using the latest mathematical and statistical methods.

Qualifications:

1. No clearance is required for this role, however you must be willing to go through the clearance process to obtain one.
2. BA/BS in Math, Statistics, Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
3. Proficiency with Python and R
4. Experience using large data sets to solve problems
5. Knowledge of and experience with machine learning, data wrangling, advanced statistical data analysis and modeling
6. Ability to communicate complex models and concepts effectively in non-technical language.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. 5+ years of experience in a data science role or graduate degree in related field.
2. Polygraph
3. Experience working with some (not all required) technologies: AWS/C2S, NoSQL databases (MongoDB, DynamoDB, Redis, HBase, Cassandra, Accumulo, Neo4j, etc), Caffe/TensorFlow/Keras, etc, Hadoop, Spark, Pig
4. Familiarity with commercial and open-source data science software
5. Familiarity with software development (Scala, C#, Java, JavaScript, etc)
6. Familiarity with relational databases: Oracle, SQL, and ETL tools

About Elder Research, Inc

Elder Research is a fast-growing consulting firm specializing in predictive analytics. Being in the data science business over 20 years, we pride ourselves in our ability to find creative and innovative solutions to real world problems. We work hard to provide the best value to our clients and allow each person to contribute their ideas and put their skills to use immediately.

Our team members are passionate, curious, life-long learners. We value humility, servant-leadership, teamwork, and integrity. We seek to serve our clients and our teammates to the best of our abilities. In keeping with our entrepreneurial spirit, we want candidates who are self-motivated with an innate curiosity and strong teamwork.

Elder Research believes in continuous learning; each week the entire company attends a “Tech Talk” followed by an office lunch. Elder Research provides a supportive work environment with established parental, bereavement, and PTO policies. By prioritizing a healthy work-life balance - with reasonable hours, solid pay, low travel, and extremely flexible time off - Elder Research enables and encourages its employees to serve others.

Elder Research, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Elder Research is a Government contractor and our positions require US Citizenship.