Data Analyst

Work Location: Remote, with a preference of physical location being in the DMV Area

Clearance Required: Top Secret or CBP BI

Elder Research Inc. is a recognized leader in predictive analytics and machine learning. We pride ourselves in our ability to find creative, cutting edge solutions to real-world problems. We are looking for innovative and inquisitive self-starters who enjoy translating complex models into actionable solutions that deliver real value for our clients.

As a member of the Elder Research team, you will join a functional team of accomplished Data Scientists and Software Engineers that deliver custom analytic solutions. Some of your responsibilities will include: wrangling and fusing large and disparate data sets, assisting in the deployment of models and algorithms, automating the entire data pipeline, and communicating model results through user-focused data visualizations.

We are looking for an experienced Data Analyst to join our team! As a Data Analyst, you will support robust and repeatable data manipulation, large scale infrastructure for data ingestion, and stunning data visualization for custom client applications.

Role Responsibilities:

• Responsible for data mining, data preparation, and reporting.
• Prepare and conduct analyses and studies, needs/gaps assessments.
• Applies knowledge to determine the accuracy and reasonableness of the data, recommendations, and solutions proposed.
• Documents and summarizes the results and develops and recommended solutions to the customer’s problems.
• Prepares big data, implements data models developed by others, and provides database support for customer solutions.
• Key member of a data science project team, supporting data scientists or other consultants in the performance of assigned tasks.

Required Qualifications:

• Recently adjudicated Top Secret Clearance.
• Four (4) years relevant experience in applied research, big data analytics, statistics, applied mathematics, data science, computer science, operations research or other closely related other quantitative or mathematical discipline. At least two (2) years of experience applied data science research or big data analytics.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Data Science, Computer Science, Operations Research or other closely related scientific or technical discipline A Master’s degree may be substituted for up to two (2) years of relevant experience. A PhD may be substituted for experience.
• Knowledge of data mining methods, databases, data visualization and machine learning.
• Ability to communicate analysis techniques, concepts, and products.
• Ability to develop data-driven analysis and reports based on data visualizations and data models.
• Strong SQL skills, and ability to identify issues with data.
• Experience with Qlik.
• Experience with PowerBI tools.
• Understanding of database and database design
• Demonstrated experience with cleaning, management, optimizing performance and processing large volumes of data.
• Demonstrated experience within an AWS environment (AWS certifications preferred)
• Familiarity with industry best-practices for software-hardware optimization when processing large sets of data.
• Experience with machine learning, with statistical modeling, time-series forecasting and/or geospatial analytics is preferred.
• Experience with Hadoop, Spark or other parallel storage/computing processes is a plus.
• Ability to travel to and work on site at clients as needed.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.

About Elder Research, Inc.

Elder Research is a fast growing consulting firm specializing in predictive analytics and machine learning. Elder Research has been in the data science business for over 20 years providing analytic solutions to hundreds of companies and organizations across numerous industries. At Elder Research, you’ll be part of a fun, friendly community. In keeping with our entrepreneurial spirit, we want candidates that are self-motivated with an innate curiosity and strong team work ethic. We work hard to provide the best value to our clients and allow each person to contribute their ideas and put their skills to use immediately.

Achieving success on defense, intelligence and security projects requires a data science team with broad experience, critical thinking, a proven ability to solve complex problems, and the ability to effectively communicate results. Our scientists conduct analysis in a collaborative environment that frequently brings together the expertise of decision-makers, analysts, agents, investigators, and even behavioral scientists. Our team relies on well-trained technical personnel who have experience with tools, algorithms, best practices, and custom software development to navigate the frontier of unsolved problems we typically encounter. Our team enjoys great variety in the type of work they do and exposure to a wide range of analytic techniques and tools.

Elder Research, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.