Analytic Methodologist

Bridge Defense • Washington, DC

1d • $70,000 - $87,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Supports the development of analytic strategies to resolve key intelligence questions of mission driven requirements. Works with ambiguous information, deconstructs key questions, suggests methodologies, develops data schema to structured observations, and supports visualization of applicable data. Identifies and evaluates a wide range of existing methods, models, and algorithms to develop more accurate, complete, objective, and anticipatory analysis for intelligence production. Identifies, retrieves, manipulates, relates, and / or exploits structured data sets from all available sources. Uses scripts, visual analytic modeling tools, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for repeatable, widely applicable procedures. Combines empirical or quantitative methods with data analysis for intelligence production of complex and data-driven assessments. Evaluates the capabilities and limitations of analytic methodologies.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience with data exploration, data cleaning, data analysis, data visualization, data mining, decision analysis or modeling and simulation.
• 3+ years of experience with statistical and general-purpose programming languages for data analysis, such as Python or R
• Experience developing and documenting predictive data models, quantitative analyses, and visualization of targeted data sources
• Formal training or professional experience conducting quantitative social science, including survey design and analysis and/or field or laboratory experiments.
• Possession of excellent detail-oriented and organizational skills
• Possession of excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Bachelor’s degree in statistics, data science, computer science or quantitative social science or four additional years of experience in those fields

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree or Ph.D. in quantitative social science including statistics and methodological training.
• Ability to work with non-technical audiences on technical problems in a highly collaborative and team-oriented environment, and balance long and short-term taskings
• Ability to take poorly defined problems and convert them into questions for which practical quantitative solutions can be defined
• Ability to exhibit flexibility, initiative, and innovation to succeed in an ambiguous and fast-paced environment and compose client deliverable quality documentation, analysis, and reports

Responsibilities

• Supports the development of analytic strategies to resolve key intelligence questions of mission driven requirements.
• Works with ambiguous information, deconstructs key questions, suggests methodologies, develops data schema to structured observations, and supports visualization of applicable data.
• Identifies and evaluates a wide range of existing methods, models, and algorithms to develop more accurate, complete, objective, and anticipatory analysis for intelligence production.
• Identifies, retrieves, manipulates, relates, and / or exploits structured data sets from all available sources.
• Uses scripts, visual analytic modeling tools, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for repeatable, widely applicable procedures.
• Combines empirical or quantitative methods with data analysis for intelligence production of complex and data-driven assessments.
• Evaluates the capabilities and limitations of analytic methodologies.

Benefits

• Equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity or expression, national origin or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level