Human Performance Data Scientist

Booz Allen Hamilton • Usa, VA

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About The Position

The Human Performance Data Scientist supports the advancement, sustainment, and optimization of Department of Defense physical fitness programs and the Total Force Fitness strategy across physical, mental, spiritual, and social domains. The role provides technical, analytical, and administrative expertise to assess readiness standards, validate and refine requirements, analyze trends, develop executive materials, and enable data-driven oversight. The position also supports policy and doctrine development, manual updates, stakeholder communications, and coordination of resiliency programs. Work focuses on Human Performance Optimization, military readiness, and national security for the Marine Corps, including complex design, integration, and analytical problems.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience with DoD organizations.
• Experience with the Marine Corps’ organizational structure and culture, Total Force Fitness, physical fitness standards, and training and readiness policy.
• Experience conducting statistical and longitudinal analyses, assessing data quality, and interpreting large or complex datasets.
• Experience designing and evaluating performance measures using KPIs, MOPs, MOEs, and statistical methods to determine program outcomes.
• Experience building and sustaining data systems, including managing data quality, integrating and transforming datasets, and developing AI-enabled dashboards and automations in Power BI, SQL, and Python or R.
• Ability to translate analytical results into actionable guidance, produce policy-relevant insights, monitor program performance, and create documentation and training for end users.
• Secret clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree.

Nice To Haves

• At least 5 years of experience with DoD organizations.
• Experience reviewing or revising policy, doctrine, manuals, guidance, training standards, or program documentation.
• Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Statistics, or a related analytics field.
• Human Performance Optimization or Data Science certification, such as Certified Performance and Sport Scientist (CPSS), Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), or Human Performance Specialist (HPS).
• Certification in Data Analytics, Research, Program Evaluation, AI/ML, Data Science, or Applied Statistics.

Responsibilities

• Assess readiness standards and validate and refine requirements.
• Conduct statistical and longitudinal analyses, assess data quality, and interpret large or complex datasets.
• Design and evaluate performance measures using KPIs, MOPs, MOEs, and statistical methods to determine program outcomes.
• Build and sustain data systems by managing data quality and integrating and transforming datasets.
• Develop AI-enabled dashboards and automations using Power BI, SQL, and Python or R.
• Produce trend analyses, executive materials, and policy-relevant insights to enable data-driven oversight and actionable guidance.
• Monitor program performance and create documentation and training for end users.
• Support policy and doctrine development and update manuals.
• Facilitate stakeholder communications and align resiliency programs for effectiveness.
• Solve design, integration, and analytical problems related to Human Performance Optimization, military readiness, and national security.

Benefits

• Health, life, and disability benefits.
• Financial and retirement benefits.
• Paid leave.
• Professional development.
• Tuition assistance.
• Work-life programs.
• Dependent care.
• Recognition awards for exceptional performance and demonstration of company values.

What This Job Offers

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