Lead Data Scientist - McLean, United States - MITRE

MITRE McLean, United States

1 week ago

Full time

Description

Why choose between doing meaningful work and having a fulfilling life? At MITRE, you can have both. That's because MITRE people are committed to tackling our nation's toughest challenges—and we're committed to the long-term well-being of our employees. MITRE is different from most technology companies. We are a not-for-profit corporation chartered to work for the public interest, with no commercial conflicts to influence what we do. The R&D centers we operate for the government create lasting impact in fields as diverse as cybersecurity, healthcare, aviation, defense, and enterprise transformation. We're making a difference every day—working for a safer, healthier, and more secure nation and world. Our workplace reflects our values. We offer competitive benefits, exceptional professional development opportunities, and a culture of innovation that embraces diversity, inclusion, flexibility, collaboration, and career growth. If this sounds like the choice you want to make, then choose MITRE—and make a difference with us.

Department Summary:

MITRE's Center for Government Effectiveness and Modernization (CGEM) works across US Treasury, Commerce, and the Veterans' Administration. These agencies affect every household in the country; our job is to make them more effective. The Tax and Data Analytics department (P823) is seeking a Lead Data Scientist to join our team, located in McLean, VA. As a key member of our technical team, the Data Scientist will help the IRS and Tax Administration Division (ITA) by providing technical expertise and task/project leadership on projects using data science, data strategy, management, and governance, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to achieve sponsor mission goals.

Roles and Responsibilities:

We are presently seeking a mid-career data scientist for the US Treasury program. Our data-intensive work spans:

Improving the customer experience for people interacting with the agency
Detecting tax non-compliance (identity theft, fraud, filing error, missing filings ...)
Anticipating non-compliance (developing schemes before observation is feasible)
Sampling and design of experiments
Forecasting (service demand, resource performance, program value)
Assessing tools and technology for government data science use
Developing data and analytics strategy

Responsibilities include:

Applying in-depth technical knowledge in the field of data science, statistics, data engineering, and/or mathematics to critical sponsor problems
Developing technical solutions to meet sponsor needs
Providing task leadership or project leadership to small functional teams to drive outcomes and oversee tasking
Perform across a broad range of assignments
Engage with sponsors to present technical topics in a way that is intelligible to an executive audience and shape MITRE's tasking

Basic Qualifications:

Requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 6 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD with 3 years' experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
Academic background in statistics, machine learning, math, operations research, computer science, or related technical field
2+ years of experience with typical data science tools/technologies such as R, Python, Java, SQL, and/or Git
2+ years of experience with inferential statistics, sampling, and design of experiments
Possess or demonstrate the ability to gain a thorough understanding of the IRS sponsor's mission, organization, and environment
Experience leading small scale technical teams to deliver an outcome
Ability to receive and maintain an IRS Minimum Background Investigation (MBI) Suitability (US government clearance)
This position requires a minimum of 50% hybrid on-site

Preferred Qualifications:

Demonstrated knowledge of the tax administration ecosystem, e.g., compliance processes, taxpayer service, IRS technology and infrastructure
Familiarity with data architecture and data management concepts and strategies, such as the data lifecycle, data stewardship and governance
Experience working with or leading multidisciplinary teams
Demonstrated ability to define outcomes and work plans for mid-size projects or programs

This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):

Suitability - IRS

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):

None

Work Location Type:

Hybrid

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