Senior Data Scientist

General Dynamics Information Technology•USA MD Home Office (MDHOME), MD

7d•$114,750 - $155,250•Remote

About The Position

Own your opportunity to turn data into measurable outcomes for our customers’ most complex challenges. As a Data Scientist Senior at GDIT, you’ll power innovation to drive mission impact and grow your expertise to power your career forward. The work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. You will play a crucial role in developing data-driven solutions to complex business challenges, using advanced tools and computational skills to interpret, connect, predict, and make discoveries in data.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science
5+ years of related experience
Python / Apache Spark, Databricks.
Strong understanding of software design patterns, data structures, and algorithms.
Experience with Agile development methodologies.
Related experience in analytic programming, data extraction, querying databases/data warehouses and data analysis.

Nice To Haves

SAS, R, AWS experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Contribute to completion of specific programs and projects.
Utilize advanced tools (e.g., Python, PySpark, Databricks) and computational skills to interpret, connect, predict, and make discoveries in data.
Collaborate with internal and external team members to achieve the mission.
Evaluate the effectiveness and accuracy of new data sources and gathering techniques.
Use predictive modeling to increase and optimize customer experience, efficiencies, process improvements, and other business outcomes.
Optimize jobs performance and resource usage, identifying and addressing bottlenecks and inefficiencies in backend systems.
Write clean, well-structured, and maintainable code, adhering to established coding standards and best practices.
Perform thorough code reviews, providing constructive feedback to peers and identifying potential risks or areas for improvement.
Debug and resolve defects, proactively identifying and addressing potential issues before they impact users.
Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation.
Actively participate in Agile ceremonies, such as stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives, ensuring effective communication and collaboration across the team.
Work with stakeholders throughout the organization to identify opportunities for leveraging company data to drive business solutions.
May develop processes and machine learning based tools to monitor and analyze model performance and data accuracy.
May coach and review the work of less experienced professionals.
May serve as a team or task lead.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages
401K with company match
Competitive pay and paid time off
Full flex work weeks where possible
Variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness
10 paid holidays per year
Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire.
Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees.
Short and long-term disability benefits
Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.