Peraton · 1 day ago
Senior Data Science Advisor
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$86K/yr - $138K/yr
3+ years expPeraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence. They are seeking a Senior Data Science Advisor to provide technical leadership and advisory support for public health and disease modeling initiatives, ensuring scientific rigor and collaboration between government stakeholders and technical teams.
Information TechnologyRobotics
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Serve as a trusted technical advisor to government stakeholders and a primary conduit between stakeholders and internal technical teams
Translate complex analytical and modeling concepts into actionable guidance, ensuring alignment on assumptions, limitations, and outcomes
Identify technical risks, tradeoffs, and opportunities, advising on feasible and sustainable analytical solutions
Provide leadership in the design, assessment, and operationalization of disease and forecasting models, including reviewing existing implementations for analytical validity, code quality, and reproducibility
Apply statistical, machine learning, and epidemiological expertise to support model development, evaluation, and interpretation
Collaborate with software engineers to translate analytical models into robust, enterprise-ready, open-source frameworks
Define analytical requirements, acceptance criteria, and testing strategies to ensure model outputs are validated, reproducible, and deployable
Ensure analytical components are production-ready and prepared for public release, including review, documentation input, and collaboration with external contributors
Provide technical guidance and mentorship to data scientists and analysts, ensuring alignment across workstreams and supporting delivery planning using Agile Kanban/Scrum methodology
Foster a culture of quality, accountability, and continuous improvement, staying updated on industry trends, services, and best practices, and providing recommendations for continuous improvement
Support business operating objectives and contribute to Peraton business growth goals
Qualification
Required
Master's degree in Science, Statistics, Epidemiology, Applied Mathematics, or Engineering, and 3 years of experience
Significant experience applying data science, machine learning, and statistical modeling in operational or production environments
Strong proficiency in Python and experience with additional analytical or programming languages
Demonstrated ability to work directly with senior stakeholders and translate complex analytical topics into actionable guidance
Experience collaborating with software engineering teams to operationalize analytical models
Proven experience leading or mentoring technical staff
Must be a US Citizen
Must be able to obtain and maintain the required agency clearance
Preferred
Experience supporting public health, infectious disease forecasting, or epidemiological analytics
Familiarity with open-source modeling or analytics initiatives
Experience with reproducible research workflows, containerization, or cloud-based analytics
Background working in government, regulated, or mission-driven environments
Ability to obtain or maintain a government security clearance, if required
Benefits
Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
Company
Peraton
Peraton Fearlessly solving the toughest national security challenges.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Thomas Terjesen
Chief Information Officer
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