Human Performance Data Scientist

Booz Allen Hamilton • Quantico, VA

5d • $86,800 - $198,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Join Booz Allen in advancing, sustaining, and optimizing Department of Defense physical fitness programs and the Total Force Fitness strategy across physical, mental, spiritual, and social domains. The role applies technical, analytical, and administrative expertise to assess readiness standards, validate and refine requirements, produce trend analyses and executive materials, and enable data-driven oversight. It also supports policy and doctrine development, manual updates, stakeholder communications, and alignment of resiliency programs.

The position guides work for the Marine Corps and develops solutions for Human Performance Optimization, military readiness, and national security, including complex design, integration, and analytical problems. The role is based in Quantico, Virginia, and is not listed as remote.

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 required; selected applicants are subject to a security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
• 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 trend analyses and prepare executive materials to enable data-driven oversight.
• Support policy and doctrine development and update manuals.
• Facilitate stakeholder communications and align resiliency programs.
• Address complex design, integration, and analytical problems for Human Performance Optimization, military readiness, and national security.
• 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, integrating and transforming datasets, and developing AI-enabled dashboards and automations.
• Translate analytical results into actionable guidance by producing policy-relevant insights, monitoring program performance, and creating documentation and training for end-users.

Benefits

• Health, life, disability, 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