Human Performance Data Scientist

Booz Allen Hamilton•Quantico, VA

5d•$86,800 - $198,000

About The Position

As a Human Performance Data Scientist, you will advance, sustain, and optimize Department of Defense physical fitness programs and the Total Force Fitness strategy across physical, mental, spiritual, and social domains. You will apply technical, analytical, and administrative expertise to assess readiness standards, validate and refine requirements, analyze trends, prepare executive materials, and enable data-driven oversight. You will also support policy and doctrine development, update manuals, facilitate stakeholder communications, and align resiliency programs. The role supports the Marine Corps and addresses Human Performance Optimization, military readiness, and national security through complex design, integration, and analytical work.

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, 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

Advance, sustain, and optimize DoD physical fitness programs and the Total Force Fitness strategy.
Assess readiness standards and validate and refine requirements.
Conduct trend analyses and produce executive materials to support data-driven oversight.
Support policy and doctrine development and update manuals.
Facilitate stakeholder communications and align resiliency programs.
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, monitor program performance, and create documentation and training for end-users.