Role overview
The Capabilities, Analysis and Development (CAD) division of Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) has an outstanding opportunity for a Junior Data Scientist to support a multi‑disciplinary team providing data analysis and visualization support across the Department of War (DoW) mission space. You will support data-driven decision making by analyzing data, developing basic models, creating visualizations, and generating actionable insights as part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering analytical and software solutions for national security missions. This role is ideal for early-career data scientists passionate about solving real operational problems and building prototypes in an agile environment.
*This position is contingent upon award of a contract expected in January 2027
Essential Functions:**
- Assist with processing, cleaning, and transforming structured and unstructured data.
- Support development of analytics, machine learning and statistical models, and exploratory data analysis.
- Create basic visualizations to identify patterns, trends, and performance indicators.
- Work with senior data scientists and developers to translate user needs into analytic tasks.
- Contribute to the design, testing, and deployment of data and analytic workflows.
- Build and deploy scripts and tools to automate routine data tasks.
- Help prepare documentation, user guides, and training materials.
- Stay current on emerging technologies, analytic methods, and industry best practices.
- Collaborate as part of an agile team and contribute to sprint activities.
What we're looking for
Required
- Bachelors or better in Data Science or related field
- Masters or better in Data Science or related field
Required
- Self-Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help
- Growth Opportunities: Inspired to perform well by the chance to take on more responsibility
- Goal Completion: Inspired to perform well by the completion of tasks
- Entrepreneurial Spirit: Inspired to perform well by an ability to drive new ventures within the business
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