Data Scientist

Corner Alliance is a dynamic, growing consulting firm that devotes itself to providing an enriching employee experience while working in meaningful ways to create results for the government. We are currently seeking a Data Scientist with 7+ years of experience to join our team and fully embrace our commitment to deliver, grow and thrive. 

**This Position is Contingent Upon Award**

About the Role:

As a Data Scientist supporting our Federal government client, you will be trusted to design, develop, and implement best available models and solutions to agency challenges and requirements.

Key Responsibilities include (but are not limited to): 

• Conduct and facilitate (and educate and train on) analyses, issues identification, risk assessment, and decision-making processes.
• Prepare data, implement data models, and develop data management tools including databases to support end-to-end solutions.
• Carry out our Commitments to Deliver, Grow, and Thrive.

Location:

You will work onsite in Washington, DC. Telework may be an option dependent on contract requirements.

Required Experience/Skills: 

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline and 7 years of professional and relevant experience (Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years may be substituted).
• Experience serving as a data scientist on a complex technology implementation or data analytics project.
• Ability to lead larger teams and mentor other scientists. 
• Strong expertise in applying pattern-recognition techniques to large structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data sets to automate and optimize data wrangling (extract, transform, clean, evaluate, normalize/standardize, and organize) from disparate sources. 
• Technical expertise with data models, data mining, data cleansing, and segmentation techniques.
• Experience developing databases with Structure Query Language (SQL) to develop complex queries involving joins, subqueries, aggregation, indices, common table expressions, and query optimization/plans.
• Development experience, with a focus on data manipulation and/or statistics, using one or more of these languages or applications: Python, R, SAS, Tableau, AWS. 
• Proficient experience in both small and big data environments with an understanding of the tradeoffs in scaling algorithms between differing environments. 
• Working knowledge of federal grant-making policies, procedures, and administration. 
• Must be detail-oriented and think logically. 
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills and excellent written, verbal, and listening communication skills. 
• Ability to keep up with new business and technical concepts. 
• Able to work with minimal supervision. 
• Strong team leadership and risk management ability.
• US citizenship and the ability to pass public trust clearance or suitability

Preferred Experience/Skills:

• Familiarity with key federal evaluation policy and guidelines, including OMB M-20-12 and the Evidence act.

Don’t think you have everything for this role but are still very interested? Please don’t hold back from applying because you may not have it all. You can learn and grow with us. We're looking for someone who is coachable, unflappable in navigating challenges, resourceful in learning new skills, innovative in challenging the status quo, excellent in writing, analytical in thinking, skilled in prioritization, and a rapport builder with clients and colleagues.

About Us:

Corner Alliance offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package for full-time employees including 401k matching (4%), PTO (3 weeks to start, 4 weeks (2-5 years) and 5 weeks (5 years+)), health, dental, vision, short- and long-term disability, FSA accounts, 4 weeks of paid parental leave, 11 paid holidays (including your birthday off), fitness & cell phone reimbursements, monthly all hands update meetings, annual in-person all hands team building day and evening out, regular check-ins for professional growth goals, semi-monthly one on one performance manager meetings, a social team that coordinates monthly events, use of technology like Slack to keep us connected and collaborative, and overall, a company culture dedicated to a highly engaged team. 

Corner Alliance is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, or any other basis covered by applicable law. We are dedicated to building a diverse and talented workforce that reflects the strength of our society and our shared commitment to excellence and inclusivity. We make a steadfast commitment to actively seek, recruit, and hire qualified candidates from these groups for our open positions. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Corner Alliance please call (202) 754-8120 or email [email protected]. Corner Alliance participates in the E-verify program and will provide the Federal Government with Form I-9 information to confirm work authorization in the U.S.

Visit us at www.corneralliance.com to learn more.

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Salary:

Approximate Salary Estimate: $105,000 - $136,000 annually

The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range of candidates hired. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have, and comparison to other employees already in this role.