Remote Sr. Data Scientist

About this role

Job#: 3031423
Job Description:
Sr. Data Scientist


Location:
100% Remote


Employment Type:
Contract


Role Overview


We are seeking a Senior Data Scientist who will work with client stakeholders to support economic analysis of national importance through the application of advanced statistics and data science techniques and technologies. In this position, you will use your background in statistics, machine learning, generative AI, visualization, economic analysis, and big data processing to plan and execute projects to meet business client data needs.


Key Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders to scope questions and assumptions, support solution design, and facilitate project execution.
• Design and implement robust data ingestion, storage, integration, processing, retrieval, and management strategies for research datasets.
• Build transparent, reproducible pipelines and analysis environments in cloud infrastructures.
• Produce exhibits and memos that explain methods, limitations, and uncertainty.
• Facilitate and execute data-driven research by applying statistical, machine learning, and computational methods to analyze complex datasets related to computer and information science.
• Create data visualizations and reports that convey research findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Support defensible analytics and econometric/causal inference workstreams, translating business or legal questions into testable hypotheses and findings.
• Design and execute rigorous studies (e.g., difference-in-differences, panel models, instrumental variables/2SLS, time series/forecasting) to turn multi-source datasets into documented, auditable results.
• Mentor teammates on best practices.
• Stay updated on the latest academic research and industry advancements in data science, AI, and information systems.

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree, PhD preferred in Statistics, Mathematics, or a related q...