Data Scientist
Nava
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $113,500 - $127,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
ETLMySQLPostgresPythonSQL
About the role
- Define the technical strategy and lead the engineering team in building modern, scalable, open-source solutions
- Coordinate across delivery teams, guide architecture and implementation
- Ensure that the system meets business needs, technical standards, and long-term maintainability goals
Requirements
- Legal authorization to work in the United States
- Ability to meet any other requirements for government contracts for which candidates are hired
- Work authorization that doesn’t require visa sponsorship, now or in the future
- May be subject to a government background check or security clearance, depending on the contract
- Experience with Python for data analysis, modeling, and visualization
- Strong SQL skills and familiarity with relational databases (e.g., Postgres, MySQL)
- Hands-on experience developing predictive or statistical models using techniques such as regression, classification, clustering, or time-series forecasting
- Experience building or maintaining ETL/ELT pipelines and working with messy, real-world datasets
- Understanding of data validation, model evaluation, and experiment design
- Ability to translate data findings into actionable recommendations
- Awareness of privacy, security, and responsible data practices.
Benefits
- Health coverage — comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans to support your overall health needs
- Insurance coverage — Nava provides disability, life, and accidental death insurance at no cost
- Time off — vacation, holidays (including Juneteenth), and floating holidays to rest and recharge
- Company holidays — enjoy 12 paid federal holidays each year on top of your regular PTO
- Annual bonus — when Nava meets its goals, eligible employees receive a performance-based annual bonus
- Parental leave — paid time off for new parents, plus weekly meals delivered to your home
- Wellness program — full platform offering physical, mental, & emotional health resources & support tools
- Virtual care — see doctors online with no copay through UnitedHealthcare’s virtual visit program
- Sabbatical leave — earn extended unpaid leave after continuous service for personal growth or rest
- 401(k) match — Nava matches 4% of your salary to support your retirement savings plan
- Flexible work — remote-first environment with flexibility built around your schedule and responsibilities
- Home office setup — company laptop & setup assistance provided via Staples for remote work needs
- Utility support — monthly reimbursement to help offset eligible home office utility expenses
- Learning opportunities — internal training programs and resources to help grow your professional skills
- Development opportunities — LinkedIn Learning access & an annual allowance for courses, tuition, & certs
- Referral bonus — get rewarded when you refer great people who join the Nava team
- Commuter benefits — pre-tax commuter programs to support in-office travel when applicable
- Supportive culture — A collaborative and remote-friendly team environment where people genuinely care
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
PythonSQLETLELTdata analysisdata modelingdata visualizationpredictive modelingstatistical modelingregression
Soft skills
leadershipcommunicationcollaborationproblem-solvinganalytical thinkingactionable recommendationsguidancecoordination