Data Scientist

Universal Technical Resource Services, Inc.•Dover, NJ

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Universal Technical Resource Services, Inc. (UTRS) is currently seeking a Data Scientist to join our team! At UTRS, we enjoy the benefits of working in a collaborative environment of close-knit team members. As a company, we provide a wide range of leading-edge engineering, management, and digital services to the public and private sectors. We are looking for someone that will support our mission to consistently deliver creative, high-quality, technology-based services to our customers on time and within budget. This position will support advanced data analytics initiatives, designing scalable data solutions and enabling insight-driven decision-making efforts. The position is located at Picatinny Arsenal, NJ.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field
Minimum of 2-5 years experience
Experience developing Python-based data processing solutions
Hands-on experience with data transformation, modeling, and analytics
Experience working with structured and unstructured data sources
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Must be US Citizen and able to obtain a security clearance

Responsibilities

Conceptualize and design high-impact data use cases by transforming unstructured data (e.g., web pages, PDFs, free-text) into actionable insights
Develop and maintain Python 3 scripts to extract and process data from sources such as Excel, CSV, JSON, Markdown, APIs, and internal documents
Utilizes Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) to execute/modify locally hosted large language models (LLMs) to generate summaries, classifications and data enrichments.
Perform prompt engineering by designing,testing, documenting, and versioning prompts to ensure consistent outputs
Build, enhance, and maintain Power BI dashboards and configure on-premises data gateways for automated refreshes
Generate deliverables in PDF, Word, and HTML formats using open-source tools
Create comprehensive documentation for datasets, workflows, scripts, and dashboards
Develop robust data cleaning, preprocessing, and transformation pipelines
Design and maintain scalable data models to support analytics and reporting requirements
Analyze and solve complex data-related challenges with a strong problem-solving approach
Communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders and contribute to AI strategy documentation
Perform other duties as assigned