Role overview
Westat is a leader in research, data collection and analysis, technical assistance, evaluation, and communications. Our evidence-based findings help clients in government and the private sector accelerate advancements in health, education, transportation, and social and economic policy. Our dedication to improving lives through research and our approach to projects grounded in investigative curiosity, statistical and data rigor, adaptive methods, and advanced technology are why clients find exceptional value in our work.
Job Summary
Westat is seeking a Data Scientist to join our Statistics and Data Science team. The position involves programing in R, Python, and SQL; applying data science and artificial intelligence (AI) methods (e.g., natural language processing, machine learning, and large language models) to structured and unstructured data; data analytics, data visualization, and dashboard development with minimal oversight and supervision.
This role is based out of our Bethesda, Maryland office and will be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement requiring 1-2 days onsite each week.
What you'll work on
- Develop and test R and Python to collect, process, link, and analyze data in various formats.
- Develop SQL code to query, process, and manage large data files in databases.
- Apply supervised and unsupervised machine learning frameworks to data collected from a variety of sources.
- Use natural language processing methods and large language models to clean, parse, link, summarize and analyze large and unstructured data.
- Collect/acquire data from a variety of sources including websites using Application Programming Interface (API) and web-scraping.
- Develop data visualizations and dashboards using open-source libraries in R and Python and proprietary software such as Tableau and PowerBI.
- Develop and maintain code documentation using Git, implement coding standards, and apply best practices.
- Present to internal and external clients.
- Engage in thought leadership via publications and conference presentations.
What we're looking for
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