Data Scientist

Description

Longenecker & Associates (L&A) is seeking a Data Scientist in Oak Ridge, TN. The selected employee will have the requisite experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities to manage or help manage and provide solutions that have a positive impact on the organization including mentoring/coaching other team members..

L&A is a woman-owned small business and trusted partner enabling critical missions across the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) complex for more than 30 years. We contribute to DOE's nuclear security and environmental remediation enterprise by providing the highest-caliber staff and experts. L&A is unconditionally committed to mission success and the well-being of employees, the nation and the environment. Our team members are passionate about building a healthier environment for generations to come. We are a community that interfaces and effectively communicates with all levels of management and government. If you have a passion for excellence, seek opportunities to engage in mission critical work, and consistently exceed expectations, apply now to join our professional family.

Typical Duties and Responsibilities

Data Science Role

• Developing and implementing performance measures through a formal defined measure/metric development process
• Conducting self-directed data analysis and exploration to determine and predict positive and negative trends and provide management recommended actions.
• Identifying leading and lagging indicators to accurately depict organizational health.
• Making predictions using data visualizations, user-centric interactive dashboards, and reports
• Provides subject matter expertise and leadership on the continuous evolution of the metric platforms.
• Communicate analysis both in writing and orally effectively with customers and stakeholders.
• Provide expertise to customers and stakeholders in the features, benefits, and application of Tableau's products. It requires a deeper understanding of the Server product(s) and its integration into client solutions, and an intermediate level understanding of our Desktop/frontend products including Tableau Administrator Functions.
• Conduct training and benchmarking on modern approaches to data science/analysis (AI, ML, etc.) and provide use cases to management.
• Lead or participate in conducting ad-hoc onsite analysis for urgent management reporting.
• Provide a broader appreciation of business issues and translate more sophisticated customer requirements into achievable Tableau technical solutions.
• Help build and maintain a metric dictionary of important performance measures.

Lessons Learned (LL) Program Role:

• Responsible for helping manage the Lessons Learned Program
  • Evaluating for quality and content of internal LL Submittals for publication in databases
  • Evaluate external LL for sharing within the internal LL system
  • Meet with internal stakeholders and customers to discuss positive LL, issues, concerns, or technical editing of LL submittals to assure high quality products and services
  • Maintain the LL database
  • Maintain LL Procedure and flow down requirements
• Responsible for meeting with DOE and DOE Contractor's Community of Practice to discuss LL information from the DOE Operating Experience

Human Performance Improvement (HPI) Role:

• Support in implementing the charter and project plan initiatives.
• Attend or participate in HPI Community of Practices internal and external to DOE
• Perform or participate on HPI evaluation teams
• Perform Human Performance related tracking and trending as requested
• Perform HPI Specific Administrative Controls (SAC) evaluations and perform training for HPI SACs

Training Role:

• Assist with helping develop and deliver HPI Training Courses
• Assist analytics team with training associated with Analytics (Data Visualization, Tableau, and other analytics courses in EF&I)
• Able to become a Qualified Instructor or currently qualified
• Others as requested

Other duties and special projects as assigned to EF&I.

• Acting for Manager, Enterprise Feedback and Improvement on an as needed basis
• Attending Team Meetings and providing input as needed
• Attending meetings to represent/speak to/explain the Weekly Issues Report and associated Metrics
• Special Projects as requested

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in STEM: Minimum 3 years of relevant data analytics experience, OR Master's degree: Minimum 1 year of relevant experience. Or a combination of a Bachelor's degree with 3 years of analytical experience.
• Knowledge required to perform data analytics that includes statistics, decision sciences, machine learning, reporting technologies, and/or predictive analytics
• Experience in data mining, trend analysis and visualization
• Experience in identifying flaws in source data
• Experience in graded approaches to validating aggregated data
• Ability to work in a diverse work environment
• Satisfactory results of a pre-employment screening, which includes a background check and drug screening.
• Ability to fulfill and promote L&A core values.

Preferred Job Requirements

• Bachelor or Master's degree in Business Analytics/STEM with at least 8 years of relevant progressive experience
• Demonstrate experience using analytic tools such as Excel, Tableau and programming languages (such as SQL, Python and R) to perform analytics
• Project management
• Technical skills across various technologies & impeccable discernment.
• Knowledge of databases, warehouses, business intelligence systems and data analysis tools.
• Experience in SQL, SAML, network troubleshooting, as well as architecting critical systems for high availability, failover, disaster recovery, and duplication

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's or Master's in STEM related degree.

LOCATION

Oak Ridge, TN

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work on site

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING CONDITIONS

Successful candidates will be able to perform the essential functions of the job with reasonable accommodation. This job posting reflects management's assignment of essential functions and the descriptions listed do not restrict management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

SALARY AND BENEFITS

As an L&A employee, you will be eligible for a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package including healthcare (medical and dental), 401K plan, and paid time off. We believe in investing in our employees beyond compensation and as an L&A employee, you will have access to in-house training, career pathing, mentoring, award programs, tuition reimbursement and much more.

L&A is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, or status as a qualified individual with a disability or protected veteran.