About the Role
In support of the Operational, Planning, Implementation, and Assessment Services (OPIAS) contract, Peraton is searching for a Data Scientist who is experienced working with a diverse team of social scientists, cultural advisors, operations research systems analysts (ORSAs), and information operations (IO) planners to translate empirical research findings into United States Government operational assessments for the CCMD.
This is an unaccompanied tour on Al Udeid, AB in Doha, Qatar. The position will entail work on Al Udeid AB, however the individual will live in corporate-provided housing on-the-economy, off-base. Transportation to and from base also provided.
Responsibilities
- Conducting statistical analysis of structured and semi-structured data sets, to include opinion research, social media-based big data, and various secondary-source indices.
- Provide analysis which will include presentation of basic descriptive statistics, longitudinal analysis, and hypothesis testing (to include, but not limited to, non-parametric correlation and principal components analysis).
- Complete basic geospatial analysis with either ArcGIS or QGIS.
- Support assessments of the information environment, applying a combination of opinion research data, intelligence, operational reporting, and social media insights.
- Provide data visualization and quantitative analysis; manage and optimize existing databases, as well as potentially oversee vendor efforts to build new databases, as required by the customer.
- Prepare status reports, assess project issues and risks, and develop resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives.
- Develop automated approaches leveraging artificial intelligence / machine learning (AI/ML) and natural language processing (NLP) to streamline the input of operational assessment data into the Command and Control of the Information Environment (C2IE) system.
- Review / analyze statistical data received from team members, other agencies, and CCMD organic assets, and support social scientists in authoring summary reports and/or presenting oral briefings for senior leadership.
- Review empirical / quantitative studies conducted by similar organizations and determine reliability, validity and other strength factors for potential use in theater.
- Contribute to methodology advancement for analyzing and extracting insights from large-scale qualitative and quantitative data sets to enhance comprehension of target audience behaviors and reactions.
- Work independently or in collaboration with social scientists, ORSAs, and other data scientists within and outside the CCMD Theater.
- Support Command assessments, conducting statistical analysis of primary and secondary-source opinion research projects, visualizing quantitative data (e.g., developing histograms, trend graphs, etc.), performing geospatial analysis, and overseeing technical inputs for the construction and application of an assessments database.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum of 8 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 6 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 3 years with PhD (education in a data science-related degree (e.g., mathematics, statistics, computer science).
- The ability to work on a team in a collaborative environment is a requirement.
- Demonstrated experience applying data science expertise towards social scientific problem sets.
- Work / research history demonstrating applied experience with data science approaches.
- Statistical package expertise in IBM SPSS/PASW, R, STATA or MS Excel statistics.
- Willing and able to relocate to Qatar for the duration of the position.
- Must be able to meet Qatar Visa Requirements.
- Must have valid US passport with two years minimum remaining before expiration.
- Willing and able to travel within the CCMD area of responsibility as required by the program.
- Current Secret clearance.
Preferred Qualifications
- PhD in a data science-related degree.
- Experiences with machine learning, natural language processing, writing Python script, and cloud computing strongly desired.
- Demonstrated experience applying data science expertise towards addressing national security issues.
- Geospatial analytic package expertise (e.g., ArcGIS, QGIS, etc.)
- Joint intelligence or operational experience with U.S. Geographical Combatant Commands.
- Prior experience working the CCMD-based problem sets.
- Experience with campaign / operational assessments.
- Should also be comfortable working with military planners to break down and synthesize data in a fashion that best informs plans and operations.