Data Scientist / Principal Data Scientist (AHT)

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is searching for a Data Scientist/Principal Data Scientist to join the Global C2 Solutions Business Unit in support of our programs, in Huntsville, AL. This candidate will support the Network and Field Services program.

This position requires 100% work on-site located at Huntsville, AL.

Your responsibilities:

• Analyze multiple data sources in detail to identify trends and patterns using engineering fundamentals.
• Interpret data, analyze results using statistical techniques and provide ongoing reports.
• Summarize and socialize data, make conclusions and provide recommendations on problems identified.
• Effectively generate ideas and support building utilities in order to automate analysis processes.
• Strong communication & visualization of the data to articulate the findings. - Develop and implement data collection systems, data analytics and other strategies that optimize statistical efficiency and quality.

What you need to be successful in the role:

• Strong problem-solving skills and root-cause analysis to ensure that curated data is accurate, repeatable, and explainable.
• Solid communication skills (written, verbal, and visual)
• Ability to communicate data and analysis regarding conclusions that were reached.
• Ability to create and present data reports to support investigations.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Development /programming of tools to improve pipeline efficiency, eliminate repetitive tasks, and implement new analysis tools/techniques.
• Prioritization skills to manage workload and make sound decisions for assigned team's data analysis activities.

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Basic Qualifications:

• Data Scientist: BS in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) with 2 years of relevant experience in data gathering and/or data science and/or computer science. 0 years with Masters.
• Principal Data Scientist: BS in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) with 5 years of relevant experience in data gathering and/or data science and/or computer science. 3 Years with Masters; 0 Years with PhD.
• Knowledge of data gathering, cleansing, and transformation techniques
• Experience with common data science toolkits such as SharePoint, Python, Power BI, and/or Tableau
• Experience developing and presenting data visualizations for scientific analysis
• Current holder DOD Secret security clearance or ability to obtain a DoD Security clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience writing and maintaining complex business reports using utilities such as Power BI or Tableau
• Proficient using query languages such as SQL
• Experience mentoring and leading peers in data science projects
• Strong applied statistics skills, such as distributions, statistical testing, regression, etc.

Salary Range: $93,900.00 - $140,900.00Salary Range 2: $115,800.00 - $173,800.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life an