Senior Data Scientist

If you’re seeking a sense of community and the ability for growth, look no further. Since 1982, we have been 100% dedicated to our people. Our approach permits greater ownership for individuals and welcomes input into decisions for a thriving workplace and happy employees. Our people are the core reason for AIS’ success. As an employee owned company, we are looking for individuals that are passionate about finding innovative solutions, and excited about emerging technologies and capabilities.

Why AIS?

When you join AIS, you’re joining a mission-driven team that’s passionate about making a difference. You’ll work on projects that matter, alongside industry-leading experts, in an environment that fosters innovation, driving client success, and empowering our team to make a lasting impact. As an employee-owned company, we value collaboration, inclusivity, continuous growth, and shared success.

• Employee Ownership: Your contributions directly impact the company’s success, and you share in its achievements.
• Continuous Learning: Access to resources, training, and mentorship to support your professional growth.
• Inclusive Culture: A workplace where diversity is celebrated, and everyone’s voice is valued.
• Mission-Driven Work: Engage in projects that make a meaningful difference for our clients and communities.

What will you get to do?

AIS is a consulting company dedicated to providing our employees with diverse opportunities to grow their careers while supporting a variety of impactful projects. For this position we are seeking a highly skilled Senior Data Scientist to lead and contribute to mission-critical technology initiatives. This role requires a seasoned professional with deep technical expertise working on complex projects. The ideal candidate will collaborate with counterterrorism (CT) investigators, analysts, and stakeholders to deliver innovative, secure, and efficient data solutions.

What Are Some Key Responsibilities?

• Possesses and applies a comprehensive knowledge across key tasks and high impact assignments.
• Plans and leads major technology assignments. Evaluates performance results and recommends major changes affecting short-term project growth and success.
• Functions as a technical expert across multiple project assignments. May supervise others.
• Collaborate with nontechnical, national security investigators and analysts to understand their data science needs, suggest solutions, and complete the work in a timely manner.
• Lead and/or design machine learning (ML), statistical analysis, and data analysis tasks.
• Leverage existing and/or conduct custom Extract Transform Load (ETL) work to aggregate data from multiple repositories and condition the data to provide novel insights.
• Interpret data, identify features and model variables, assess the quality of model outputs, generate alternatives, and conduct remediation.
• Find and design new approaches to handling, analyzing, and using large volumes of data and/or data sets, and explore fundamental issues with data handling, search, and retention.
• Design new software code to improve data search processes, and design, test, and validate the quality of data and data processes.
• Automate routine workflows and data analysis steps to assist with workflow automation.
• Report results of analyses and provide actionable recommendations.

What Qualifications Do You Need?

• Clearance: Active Top Secret w/SCI (TS/SCI) with ability to pass Polygraph exam.
• Master’s degree OR Eight (8) years of relevant experience with a BS in Data Science, Mathematics, Information Science, Statistics, Engineering, Business Analytics, or related degree.
• Demonstrate high level of proficiency in all functional responsibilities and expert knowledge of data science and/or data analytics
• Highly proficient in Python

What Other Skills and Experience Would Help You Be Successful?

• Experience in enterprise architecture, engineering trade-off analysis, feasibility studies, and proof-of-concept development.
• Familiarity with commercial best practices in technical design and implementation.
• Certifications: Federal Acquisition Certification for Program and Project Managers (FAC-P/PM) and/or Project Management Professional (PMP).

Our Ideal Employee:

At AIS, we’re not just looking for skills – we’re looking for driven individuals who are passionate about making a difference, eager to grow, and aligned with our core principles.

• Know Yourself and Pursue Personal Growth: You embrace intellectual curiosity, demonstrate humility, and actively seek feedback to continuously improve.
• Collaborate and Support Team Success: You work effectively with others, understand their strengths, and contribute to a positive and growth-oriented team environment.
• Communicate Openly and Clearly: You create clarity and understanding through inclusive, effective communication and active listening.
• Seek Opportunities and Take Responsibility: You’re proactive, embrace progress over perfection, and confidently take ownership of your work and outcomes.
• Be Resilient and Resourceful: You approach challenges with positivity, learn from mistakes, and stay focused on achieving long-term goals.
• Challenge, Collaborate, and Commit: You encourage respectful debate, seek innovative solutions, and commit fully to decisions once made.
• Live Out the AIS Way: You embody AIS’s values, mission, and vision, holding yourself and others accountable to our high standards while building trust and fostering positive relationships.

Applied Information Sciences does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis. Employment decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs.