Junior Data Scientist - Fairfax VA

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Summary

All Native Group, a division of Ho Chunk Incorporated, is seeking a Junior Data Scientist to support a Federal Agency enterprise data management and analytics program. This role supports the Analytic team in developing machine learning models, preparing and analyzing data, and applying natural language processing to unstructured datasets. It is an excellent opportunity for an emerging data scientist to grow within a high-impact federal mission environment. This position supports an active federal contract. Any offer of employment is contingent upon Government approval of the candidate and successful completion of the DEA security clearance process.

Essential Functions

Support the development, training, and evaluation of machine learning and AI models under the direction of the Analytic Lead and senior data scientists.

Apply NLP techniques to extract and enrich unstructured data.

Assist in expanding entity extraction by preparing data, testing models, and documenting results.

Cleanse and prepare structured and unstructured data for model development.

Build data visualizations that communicate findings to technical and non-technical audiences.

Participate in Agile ceremonies, including stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives.

Competencies

2+ years of experience with an analytical or statistical language such as Python, R, or SQL.

Exposure to machine learning concepts, including model training and evaluation.

Experience working with structured and unstructured data.

Familiarity with data visualization tools.

Ability to work collaboratively in an Agile development environment.

Supervisory Responsibility

None for this position

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Must be able to remain in a stationary position 75% of the time.

Occasionally moves about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.

Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer.

Expresses or exchanges ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly or quickly.

Frequently moves standard office equipment up to 25 pounds.

Must be able to work indoor conditions 90% of the time.