
Senior Principal Data Scientist
Northrop Grumman
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Falls Church • Florida • Virginia • United States
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Salary
💰 $142,200 - $213,200 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Partner with Global Supply Chain leadership and subject-matter experts to define analytical problem statements, clarify assumptions and constraints, and determine appropriate statistical or modeling approaches
- Perform exploratory data analysis and statistical analysis to identify patterns, drivers, and risks in supplier performance and related supply chain data
- Design, develop, and deploy machine learning and advanced analytics solutions that support supplier performance, risk identification, and decision-making
- Translate analytical outputs into user-facing, production-grade ML and AI applications (for example, Streamlit or Gradio tools) that make insights accessible to non-technical users
- Bridge analytics and infrastructure by building systems that operationalize models and analyses through scalable data pipelines and applications
- Develop and maintain cloud-based infrastructure and tooling using platforms such as AWS and Databricks to support reliable analytics workflows
- Design and implement CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, and MLOps practices that support model deployment, monitoring, and iteration
- Improve existing workflows and advocate for strong software engineering and analytical best practices, including version control, testing, documentation, and reproducibility
- Stay current on statistical methods, machine learning techniques, and analytics tooling, applying them where they deliver measurable business value
Requirements
- Must have a PhD with 4 years of relevant professional experience, OR a Master’s degree with 6 years of relevant professional experience, OR a Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of relevant professional experience
- Must have a strong proficiency in Python, SQL, and Git
- Must have a solid foundation in statistical analysis, data exploration, and applied modeling
- Must have experience building and deploying machine learning or advanced analytics solutions
- Must have experience with rapid application development frameworks such as Streamlit, Gradio, Starlette, or Next.js
- Must have working knowledge of DevOps or MLOps concepts as applied to data science workflows
- Must have experience with containerization technologies such as Docker or Podman
- Must have the ability to collaborate effectively with data scientists and analysts on analytical methods and results
Benefits
- health insurance coverage
- life and disability insurance
- savings plan
- Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
PythonSQLGitstatistical analysisdata explorationmachine learningadvanced analyticsDevOpsMLOpscontainerization
Soft Skills
collaborationcommunication
Certifications
PhDMaster's degreeBachelor's degree