Senior Data Scientist
Company Overview:
ANSER enhances national and homeland security by strengthening public institutions. We provide thought leadership for complex issues through independent analysis, and we deliver practical, useful solutions. ANSER values collaboration, integrity, and initiative and we are client focused in all that we do. Because we were established for the purpose of public service and not for profit, we measure our success in the impact of our service.
Position Summary
ANSER is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to support U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) by conducting advanced quantitative analyses to improve operational performance and support procedural implementation. You will leverage operations research, machine learning, and statistical modeling to detect criminal activity and inform strategic decision-making across law enforcement and other domains.
Day to Day Responsibilities:
- Conduct exploratory data analysis by acquiring, cleaning, and analyzing data from multiple agency databases to detect potential corruption and criminal activity
- Develop and execute SQL queries to access and manipulate data across separate data systems
- Apply advanced data science techniques, including machine learning, artificial intelligence, and statistical modeling
- Design, deploy, and refine decision management models to support CBP operations
- Define and implement data mining and machine learning strategies for agency-specific use cases
- Create and optimize analysis procedures and repeatable workflows based on proven outcomes
- Manipulate large datasets to identify trends, patterns, and actionable insights to support strategic initiatives
- Support modeling and simulation activities across diverse operational areas such as health, transportation, law enforcement, and environmental security
- Leverage and enhance existing government ontologies to support advanced analytical applications
- Provide quantitative assessments of operational performance and suggest data-driven improvements
- Collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders to communicate findings and support informed decision-making
Required Qualifications:
- Active Top Secret security clearance
- Bachelor’s degree in mathematics, statistics, engineering, sciences, or a related quantitative field
- Eight (8) years of specialized experience; or ten (10) years of general experience with at least three (3) years of specialized experience
- Specialized experience must include both modeling and analysis, with at least some work performed in a law enforcement environment
- Demonstrated expertise in data science, including machine learning, AI, statistical analysis, and large-scale data manipulation
- Proficiency in SQL and other data querying languages or tools
- Experience in designing and maintaining analytical models and simulation environments
- Ability to translate complex data into actionable recommendations for operational leadership
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with ANSER, please call 703-416-2000 or e-mail Recruiting@anser.org
ANSER is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We seek individuals from a broad variety of backgrounds with varying levels of experience who have a desire to do meaningful work. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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