Data Scientist

Please note that this position is contingent upon the successful award of a contract currently under bid.

Accelerating the delivery of care and providing superior force health readiness across the Military, Federal, and Civilian landscapes. Taku is committed to providing transformative and comprehensive health operational capabilities to support customers across scientific, clinical, technological, and program management areas.

Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled Data Scientist to provide advanced analytical support to the National Guard Bureau (NGB) in support of business transformation, reinvention, and continuous process improvement efforts. This role will involve applying quantitative and qualitative methods, predictive analytics, and machine learning to complex challenges in organizational efficiency and performance improvement.

Essential Job Functions:

• Conduct advanced data analytics and predictive modeling to support organizational transformation, performance measurement, and process improvement initiatives.
• Design and implement simulations, machine learning models, and artificial intelligence solutions.
• Apply Natural Language Processing (NLP) techniques including keyword extraction and sentiment analysis.
• Use statistical and data mining techniques such as regression, clustering, boosting, and decision trees to generate insights.
• Develop dashboards, reports, and visualizations using tools like Tableau or Power BI to communicate findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Interpret and apply federal laws, regulations, and policies (OMB, OSD, HQDA, CNGB, ARNG) relevant to organizational effectiveness assessments.
• Provide verbal and written communication across a wide variety of stakeholders, including senior leaders and program managers.
• Assist in planning, coordinating, and integrating NGB initiatives such as Business Transformation, Innovation, Performance Improvement, and CPI.
• Support reinvention and reengineering programs by using evaluative techniques and structured methodologies.

Necessary Skills and Knowledge:

• Accomplishment of complex studies requiring application of analytical and statistical methods and techniques.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Provide excellent verbal and written communication with a variety of audiences at all levels of the organization.
• Provide thorough knowledge of underlying principals, methods, procedures, and evaluative techniques to administer a wide range of reinvention/reengineering programs.
• Maintain comprehensive knowledge of quantitative and qualitative methods and techniques to manage, plan, coordinate, integrate and implement NGB initiatives such as Business Transformation, Innovation, Performance Improvement and Continuous Process Improvement.
• Maintain comprehensive knowledge of laws/regulations/policies/practices promulgated by Office of Management and Budget/OSD/HQDA/CNGB/ARNG and private industry for assessment of organizational efficiency and effectiveness. 1.4.7.1.7 Computer Skills to include Microsoft Office and statistical.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in systems engineering, Computer Science or related discipline.
• Must have seven (7) years of experience in analytics.
• A strong background in predictive modeling, simulation, artificial intelligence, and machine learning.
• Experience and expertise in statistical and data mining techniques such as Regression, Boosting, Clustering, Trees, etc. Must have experience in Natural Language Processing (keyword extraction and sentiment analysis), algorithm design.
• Mandatory proficiency in analytics programming language such as SAS, Python, R, and Scala. Visualization skills such as, but not limited to Tableau or Power BI. 1.4.7.1
• Must possess and maintain a Secret security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business or related field.

Pay and Benefits
At Goldbelt, we value and reward our team's dedication and hard work. We provide a competitive base salary commensurate with your qualifications and experience. As an employee, you'll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with company matching, tax-deferred savings options, supplementary benefits, paid time off, and professional development opportunities.