Senior Data Scientist

We're hiring on behalf of a Haystack partner!The Role Serve as a senior technical contributor and analytic lead on complex, high-impact national security programs. Partner with government customers and subject matter experts to define mission problems and analytic objectives. Translate ambiguous operational challenges into actionable data science requirements and solution designs. Design, develop, and deploy advanced analytics, statistical models, and machine learning solutions. Apply various data science techniques including exploratory data analysis, feature engineering, predictive modeling, and algorithm development. Integrate structured and unstructured data from diverse sources across classified environments.What You'll Need Master’s degree in a quantitative field with 15+ years of relevant experience, or Bachelor’s degree with 18+ years of relevant experience. Extensive experience applying data science and advanced analytics to complex, mission-focused problems. Expert-level proficiency in Python and/or R, including advanced data science and machine learning libraries. Strong experience working with large, complex datasets from multiple sources. Demonstrated ability to lead technical efforts and influence analytic direction on large or complex programs. Must hold an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.What's On Offer Opportunity to provide technical leadership and advanced analytics expertise on mission-critical national security programs. Collaborate with subject matter experts, engineers, analysts, and mission stakeholders to deliver innovative solutions. Contribute to the definition, design, implementation, and deployment of cutting-edge data science and AI solutions. Mentor and guide junior data scientists, contributing to analytic standards and best practices.Apply via Haystack today!