Northrop Grumman

Senior Principal Data Scientist

Northrop Grumman

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Falls ChurchFloridaVirginiaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $142,200 - $213,200 per year

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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
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Hard Skills & Tools
PythonSQLGitstatistical analysisdata explorationmachine learningadvanced analyticsDevOpsMLOpscontainerization
Soft Skills
collaborationcommunication
Certifications
PhDMaster's degreeBachelor's degree