Data Scientist- Rock Island, IL

Position Description & Qualifications At Serco, we foster a dynamic and collaborative work environment where team members contribute to innovative, high-impact projects for leading government clients. We provide opportunities to solve complex challenges, improve processes, and utilize the latest technologies to deliver top-tier products and services to our customers. The positions on this contract are located both CONUS and OCONUS in support of the Army Sustainment Command (ASC). As a Data Scientist, you will play a key role in supporting the Army Sustainment analysis and analytics to produce algorithms and/or business process recommendations. You will frequently engage with senior government officials, deliver briefings, and attend meetings and training. The role requires strong multitasking skills and a flexible approach to supporting multiple projects. In this role, you will: • Perform advanced analysis and analytics to produce algorithms and/or business process recommendations. • Develop and use data, algorithms, and analyses to identify and apply mechanisms to both overcome impediments to materiel readiness and exploit opportunities to improve readiness through feasible, cost-effective software and business process improvements, changes, and interventions. • Forecast and address complex analytical challenges and identify the challenges and opportunities within systems, develop comprehensive solutions, and incorporate these capabilities solutions into software and workflows. • Develop analytics and process solution sets, the criteria for recommended algorithms and processes shall include preference for efficient methods that use as simple of a process as possible given the current state-of-the-art practices. The analytics and process solution sets shall provide appropriate, economic savings-driven answers. • Regularly identify and communicate courses of actions required for program and project success, including appropriate reporting processes and applicable metrics to monitor and assess outcomes. • Proactively identify mechanisms to improve mission performance. • Use appropriate quantitative analytics techniques. • Use logistics and agent-based modeling and simulation. • Conduct business process analysis and optimization across the Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Leadership, Education, Personnel, Facilities, Policy (DOTMLPF-P) spectrum and beyond. • Produce formal use cases, software program change requests, and other required documentation for technology insertion into related defense logistics support software. • Interface and liaise with software program offices and contractors. • Develop requirements for defense analytics software. • Conduct stakeholder analysis and create products for stakeholder communications and messaging. To be succesful in this position you will: • The ability to obtain/maintain/transfer a DoD Interim Secret Security Clearance • US Citizenship. • A Bachelors Degree in data science, mathematics, statistics, economics, computer science, engineering, or other related business or quantitative discipline. • At least 1 year of experience working directly on a data science team. • Be able to report on site in Rock Island, IL. (This is NOT a remote position). • Have experience working with object oriented programming (Python, Java). • Have experience using computational analysist tools (R, MATLB) and associated data science libraries (scikit-learn). • Have the ability to develop machine learning, data mining, statistical network, natural language processing,text analytics, and graph-based algorithms to analyze massive data sets. • Be able to develop software to generate reports and visualizations that summarize data sets and provide data driven insights. • The ability to travel up to 10%. Additional desired experience and skills: • An active Secret Clearance or higher. • Knowledge of Palantir platform, Vantage. Company Overview Serco Inc. (Serco) is the Americas division of Serco Group, plc. In North America, Serco’s 9,000+ employees strive to make an impact every day across 100+ sites in the areas of Defense, Citizen Services, and Transportation. We help our clients deliver vital services more efficiently while increasing the satisfaction of their end customers. Serco serves every branch of the U.S. military, numerous U.S. Federal civilian agencies, the Intelligence Community, the Canadian government, state, provincial and local governments, and commercial clients. While your place may look a little different depending on your role, we know you will find yours here. Wherever you work and whatever you do, we invite you to discover your place in our world. Serco is a place you can count on and where you can make an impact because every contribution matters. To review Serco benefits please visit: https://careers.serco-na.com/us/en/what-we-offer . If you require an accommodation with the application process please email: careers@serco-na.com or call the HR Service Desk at 800-628-6458, option 1. Please note, due to EEOC/OFCCP compliance, Serco is unable to accept resumes by email. Candidates may be asked to present proof of identity during the selection process. If requested, this will require presentation of a government-issued I.D. (with photo) with name and address that match the information entered on the application. Serco will not take possession of or retain/store the information provided as proof of identity. For more information on how Serco uses your information, please see our Applicant Privacy Policy and Notice. Serco does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies without being a contracted approved vendor. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Serco and will not be obligated to pay a placement or contract fee. If you are interested in becoming an approved vendor at Serco, please email Agencies@serco-na.com . Serco is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified