Data Scientist

Booz Allen Hamilton

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On-site
Location
McLean, VA
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$99,000–$225,000 / yr
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1 day ago
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This role $162k
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This role pays more than 60% of similar roles. Most pay $126,800–$191,312 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $162k versus about $159k for comparable roles.

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About Booz Allen Hamilton

Booz Allen Hamilton is a management and technology consulting firm that provides analytics, digital, engineering, and cybersecurity solutions primarily to U.S. government agencies and commercial clients. Industry: Management & Technology Consulting

Booz Allen Hamilton currently has 828 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $86,800–$198,000 across 802 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Data Scientist

As a Data Scientist, you will join a team dedicated to transforming complex structured and unstructured data into actionable information to solve global challenges such as fraud detection, cancer research, and national intelligence. You will work closely with clients to identify their needs, lead the development of algorithms and systems, and guide teammates through the process of turning disparate data points into objective answers. Your daily work involves data exploration, cleaning, analysis, visualization, and mining, alongside wrangling data from various databases and APIs. The role requires proficiency in statistical and general-purpose programming languages, machine learning techniques, natural language processing, and text mining. Preferred skills include Python, SQL, Apache Spark, Hadoop MapReduce, HPCC ECL, and engineering AI solutions involving Large Language Model APIs or fine-tuning. A TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph is required for this position.

What does a Data Scientist earn in Virginia?

Median $145200 from 78 postings across 6 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Analyze structured and unstructured data to identify patterns and provide actionable insights for clients.
  • Develop predictive data models and perform quantitative analyses on targeted data sources.
  • Build algorithms and systems using machine learning, natural language processing, and text mining techniques.
  • Extract and wrangle data from disparate databases and APIs for analysis.
  • Create data visualizations to communicate complex findings and provide objective answers to client questions.
  • Lead the development of technical solutions to solve complex problems in high-stakes environments.
  • Engineer AI solutions including fine-tuning LLMs and implementing Model Context Protocol.
  • Develop production-quality machine learning models and automated data pipelines.

What we're looking for

  • TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
  • Experience with data exploration, cleaning, analysis, visualization, or mining.
  • Experience analyzing structured and unstructured data.
  • Experience with statistical and general-purpose programming languages for data analysis.
  • Experience wrangling data from disparate databases and APIs.
  • Experience developing predictive models, quantitative analyses, and machine learning techniques including NLP and text mining.
  • Experience leading the development of solutions to complex problems.
  • Bachelor’s degree.

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