Leidos

Senior Data Scientist – Lead

Leidos

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: AlexandriaMarylandVirginiaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $107,900 - $195,050 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Lead efforts to extract insights from operational, service, and performance data to identify opportunities for improvement.
  • Lead development and deployment of advanced statistical models, machine learning algorithms, and predictive analytics solutions.
  • Design and develop predictive models and data-driven analytical frameworks that optimize processes and support informed decision-making.
  • Build models that forecast future demands, highlight operational and service-related risks, and detect performance anomalies in real time.
  • Collaborate with engineering and functional teams to ensure analytical outputs are accurate, actionable, and aligned with mission objectives.
  • Design experiments, feature engineering strategies, and model validation frameworks to support enterprise analytics objectives.
  • Collaborate with data engineering teams to ensure scalable data pipelines supporting model training and inference.
  • Integrate models into DevSecOps pipelines for automated testing, validation, and production deployment.
  • Develop and maintain documentation, evaluation metrics, and model performance dashboards.
  • Ensure responsible AI practices including bias detection, explainability, and performance monitoring.
  • Participate in PI Planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and Inspect & Adapt events to align analytics priorities with Program Increment (PI) objectives.
  • Translate complex analytical findings into actionable insights for technical and executive stakeholders.
  • Provide direct supervision, mentoring, and performance management for assigned data scientists and analytics personnel.
  • Conduct performance evaluations, goal setting, and professional development planning.
  • Lead workforce planning and staffing alignment across data science workstreams.
  • Establish modeling standards, peer review processes, and analytical quality governance frameworks.
  • Foster a collaborative, innovative, and mission-focused analytics culture within the organization.

Requirements

  • Active Top Secret (TS) clearance with SCI eligibility.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or related technical discipline and 8 years of relevant experience OR Master’s degree in a related field and 6 years of relevant experience.
  • Minimum of 8 years of experience in data science, data engineering, or a related field.
  • Strong proficiency in programming languages such as Python, R, SQL or similar analytical programming languages.
  • Experience with data engineering tools and platforms, such as Hadoop, Spark, or similar.
  • Experience developing and deploying machine learning and statistical models in enterprise environments.
  • Proven experience in designing and developing predictive models and data-driven analytical frameworks.
  • Experience performing data exploration, feature engineering, model validation, and performance tuning.
  • Knowledge of data security policies, including data encryption and access controls.
  • Experience with data governance frameworks and compliance enforcement.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
  • Demonstrated experience leading and mentoring technical analytics teams.
Benefits
  • Health and Wellness programs
  • Income Protection
  • Paid Leave
  • Retirement
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
PythonRSQLmachine learningstatistical modelspredictive analyticsdata explorationfeature engineeringmodel validationperformance tuning
Soft Skills
analytical skillsproblem-solving skillscommunication skillscollaboration skillsmentoringleadershipperformance managementgoal settingprofessional developmentinnovation
Certifications
Top Secret (TS) clearanceSCI eligibility