Statistician

Key Skills

Java Programming, Python Programming, C++, C Programming, SQL, Cloud computing, Scala Programming, Machine learning techniques, Data science techniques, MATLAB Programming, PyTorch, TensorFlow, R Programming

Job Description

LMI seeks a Data Scientist/Statistician to support a federal program management office in the National Capital Region. Join our team of collaborative self-starters focused on delivering practical and efficient solutions to help our client keep U.S. borders safe and facilitate travel and trade. As part of our high-performing team, you will augment our vital work to provide “eyes and ears” technology to protect our nation.

Responsibilities

• Frame and scale data problems to analyze, visualize, and find data solutions.
• Manipulate common data formats, including comma-delimited, text files, and JSON.
• Transform data and analysis into informative visualizations and interactive dashboards using open-source and commercially available visualization and dashboard tools.
• Derive insights and analytic narratives from data and visualizations for effective storytelling and clear communication in response to research questions.
• Ability to develop experimental and analytical research for data analysis, use effective baselines, and accurately determine potential cause and effect relations.
• Experience performing analysis in Python.
• Stays current on best practice in the statistical field; including methodologies and statistical concepts.
• Work in a fast-paced, solutions-oriented environment focused on client deliverables, analysis, and reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in data science, mathematics, statistics, economics, computer science, engineering, or a related business or quantitative discipline
• 1-5 years of experience required
• Experience working with tools, including object-oriented programming (Python, Java), computational analysis tools (R, MATLAB), and associated data science libraries (scikit-learn)
• Experience creating meaningful data visualizations and interactive dashboards such as Tableau, Qlik, Power BI, RShiny, plotly, and d3.js to communicate findings and relate them back to how your insights create business impact
• Working knowledge of databases and SQL; preferred qualifications include linking analytic and data visualization products to database connections
• Preferred experience with data science methods related to data architecture, data munging, data and feature engineering, and predictive analytics; additional preferred qualifications include working with unstructured text and natural language processing
• Preferred experience with timeseries data
• Broad knowledge of ML methods, statistical analysis, and problem-solving skills
• Superior communication skills, both oral and written
• Current, adjudicated CBP Background Investigation strongly preferred

Active U.S. Customs and Border Protection background investigation required. Please note that only U.S. citizens are eligible for a suitability determination.