Data Scientist jobs in Ogden, UT

Duties

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The primary purpose of this position is to serve as the organization's Principal Data Scientist overseeing development of products and decision aids for use by MMIII Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) and implementing advanced data science methodologies and technologies to rapidly and clearly distill detailed, on-demand knowledge (from fusion, correlation and analyses of disparate and dynamically changing data sources) about the MMIII Weapon System's present status and predicted status (e.g., risks, reliability, mission readiness, maintenance and supply trend analyses, survivability, etc.).

DUTIES:

• Serves as technical lead for the MMIII Digital Innovation (DigIn) Team, driving cutting-edge projects and initiatives.
• Ensures seamless coordination with the MMIII Chief Engineer, aligning the DigIn Team's efforts with overarching engineering goals and priorities, and optimizing resource allocation to achieve key objectives.
• Leads the identification and resolution of complex, cross-organizational problems; advocates innovative solutions and fosters collaboration across teams.
• Oversees risk, issue, and opportunity management, employing advanced analytics to predict and mitigate potential challenges and enable informed decision-making/assessments.
• Implements and manages team activities using the Objectives and Key Results (OKR) framework to ensure clear goal-setting and performance tracking.
• Spearheads and contributes to special studies, projects and functional reviews aimed at enhancing process automation, digital transformation, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) integration.

• Proactively develops and delivers technical presentations and reports to senior leadership, showcasing the DigIn Team's contributions to digital innovation.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Telework may be authorized.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance and is required to handle and safeguard sensitive and/or classified information in accordance with regulations to reduce potential compromise.
• Locations are not negotiable. The actual duty locations available may be located on the Air Force Civilian Service website.
• This is a drug testing designated position. The incumbent is subject to pre-employment drug testing as a condition of employment, and participation in random drug testing.
• Employee must meet Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) requirements, which includes achieving Engineering and Technical Management “Practitioner” certification category within required timeframe after appointment.
• In accordance with the Ethics in Government Act, 1978, employee may be required to file an OGE Form 450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, upon appointment and will be required to file annually.
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• This position has been designated as a Non-Critical Acquisition Position and is covered by the Acquisition Professional Development Program (APDP).
• Possess a B.S. in Computer Science, Information Science, Mathematics, Physics, Operations Research, statistics, engineering, data science, business analytics or a related discipline with at least 3 years of experience.
• Have a knowledge of modern large-scale data systems and architectures.
• Are self-motivated with strong intellectual curiosity, especially around defining impact. Maintain excellent social skills, outstanding written and oral communications skills, and good organizational skills.
• Strong analytic skills related to working with unstructured datasets. Strong project management and organizational skills. Experience with Agile methods.
• Experience leading teams and projects using agile methods and collaboration tools such as GitHub, Jira, and Confluence. Have used data visualization tools and/or libraries such as Tableau, d3.js, plotly.js, Angular.js, PowerBi, or other tools.
• Proven experience organizing data into flexible, scalable, and reusable structures and performing comprehensive data analysis. Have experience with statistics, machine learning algorithms, or general algorithm development.
• Experience with deep learning, reinforcement learning, natural language processing.
• Have experience with other prescriptive analytic methodologies, including decision analysis, Monte Carlo simulation, and game theory.
• Possess solid software development and programming skills (e.g. Python, Java, C , R, etc.)
• Have knowledge of at least one statistical analysis package (R, Stata, SAS, JMP, Python, MATLAB, CO$TAT, @RISK, etc.)

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  Joyce Peters

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  550 C Street West
  JBSA Randolph AFB, TX 78150
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