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Institute for Justice

Senior Research Analyst

Arlington, VA · On-site

$120K - $130K/yr

D. in social sciences or statistics with an emphasis on research methods, applied statistics, or ... Experience managing junior researchers and ensuring accurate and high-quality products. * Excellent ...

Natera

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As a Lead Biostatistician, you will leverage your strong applied statistics and IVD expertise to ... Mentor and provide technical supervision to junior team members * Perform other duties as assigned ...

Econ One Research, Inc.

Econometrician

Los Angeles, CA · Remote

Our in-house expertise in applied statistics, data management, economic theory, and econometrics is ... Mentor and provide guidance to junior staff on analytical approach and execution * Conduct ...

Econ One Research, Inc.

Econometrician

Los Angeles, CA · On-site

Our in-house expertise in applied statistics, data management, economic theory, and econometrics is ... Mentor and provide guidance to junior staff on analytical approach and execution * Conduct ...

University of Miami

BIOSTATISTICIAN 3

Miami, FL

Mentor junior statisticians, faculty, trainees, and research staff. * Participate in abstract ... PhD in Biostatistics or closely related field (e.g., Epidemiology, Applied Statistics) preferred.

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Principal Research Scientist - AI/ML, Applied Statistics & Advanced Analytics

Two Six Technologies

Arlington, VA

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Re-posted 13 days ago

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Overview of Opportunity 

Overview of Opportunity 

Two Six Technologies is seeking a Principal Research Scientist to lead technical program delivery and support business development in new R&D projects in AI/ML, applied statistics, and advanced analytics. Applications may include grey zone conflict, economics, cybersecurity, cognitive modeling, counter-adversarial AI, and broader DoW challenges. A successful candidate will deliver technical excellence while identifying potential new work for the team to grow into. They will also steward existing projects and staff to successful delivery. Therefore, candidates with experience and customer relations in other domains are also strongly encouraged to apply. 

We are a research and development focused group, looking for researchers who are comfortable quickly developing innovative solutions for customer needs, as well as collaborating in teams of PhDs, researchers, and engineers to innovate, develop and deliver transformative capabilities for National Security. Ideal candidates bring a critical and rigorous approach to research, modeling and analysis, have a strong understanding of the tradeoffs between different modeling approaches, can explain complex approaches clearly to technical and non-technical audiences, and bring a flexible and creative approach to innovating for highly technical customers.

Responsibilities:

  • Perform as technical lead on interdisciplinary projects; mentor junior team members on both technical and non-technical skills
  • Serve as a technical expert in a variety of AI, statistical, and analytics methodologies on a variety of programs and proposals
  • Support building trusted relationships with sponsors, leading technical writing, and developing innovative solutions

Qualifications:

  • Prior experience in building out capabilities that could support grey zone conflict or economic statecraft
  • Building predictive machine learning models for geospatial time series data
  • Mastery of several different subfields and approaches within AI/ML and statistical analysis; demonstrated ability to reason over the tradeoffs when choosing modeling approaches
  • Demonstrated experience innovating with foundational model tools for rapid research acceleration
  • Ability to write and review R, Python, or SQL code; fluency and comfort with git, CI/CD practices
  • Experience developing and writing solutions for customers in a wide range of domains and applications
  • Ability to collaborate across disciplines and business units to bring innovative AI and analytics solutions to support capabilities and needs across the organization
  • Ten or more years of professional experience in a CS, Mathematics, Statistics or related field
  • Experience leading both AI / analytics researchers (including PhDs), practitioners, and software engineers on government contracts
  • Experience in project planning, agile development, and a variety of sprint management methods
  • Strong and flexible communication that adapts to the specific needs of the audience
  • Willing to work on site in Herndon, VA or Arlington, VA 2-4 days a week
  • Works well in and fosters a culture of respect, curiosity, humility and excellence

Nice to haves:

  • Advanced degree and/ or publications in CS, Mathematics, Statistics or related field
  • Experience working with ISR data and maritime track data
  • Experience integrating with Maven Smart System
  • Intellectual curiosity across multiple domains and demonstrated success applying analytics to novel mission areas
  • Active TS/SCI

Clearance Requirements:

  • Active Top Secret / SCI-eligible security clearance

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