Senior Data Scientist

The Lockheed Martin Analytics Center of Excellence is looking for an enthusiastic individual with a strong background in data science and data engineering to join the team, develop actionable models and metrics to make data-based decisions, and optimize code for the productionalization of machine learning models. The role will focus on applying data science to business operations, whereby the candidate will need to understand stakeholders’ business needs, translate them into data science projects, build the required analytical data pipelines, and then build and deliver production-grade code for models and analytics to the stakeholder. This role will have a particular focus on productionalizing machine learning model code to ensure the models perform well enough to be part of a comprehensive deployed analytics solution.

This position will report to the organization of the Chief Data and Analytics Officer (CDAO) and will partner with multiple functions (digital transformation, emerging technologies, operations, finance, competitive intelligence, business development, etc.) to apply data science tools and techniques to real-world challenges within the corporation. The selected candidate will leverage strong data science skills from every step of the analytics pipeline (problem formulation, data collection, wrangling, cleaning, exploratory analysis, modeling, visualization, presentation, productionalization) in order to achieve success in his/her projects. Tools and technologies which the candidate will use include Python, R, Tableau, and various forms of machine learning. The candidate will be expected to apply various machine learning techniques and statistical inference techniques to business problems throughout the corporation.

Position will be remote (telecommuting). Occasional domestic travel may be required. MUST BE A US CITIZEN.

Our employees play an active role in strengthening the quality of life where we live and work by volunteering more than 850,000 hours annually. Here are some of the many benefits you available to you as one of our teammates:

Medical
Dental
401k
Paid time off
Excellent work/life balance
Career development
Mentorship opportunities
Rewards & recognition
Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in a technical discipline or equivalent experience/combined education
• Experience with all parts of the data analytics pipeline, including problem formulation, data collection, wrangling, cleaning, exploratory analysis, modeling, visualization, presentation
• Experience building machine learning models
• Proven ability to think creatively about data analysis
• Strong Python programming
• Project leadership experience
• Ability to explain how data science technologies work to both experts and non-experts in both written and verbal communications

Desired Skills:

• Experience productionalizing machine learning model code
• Experience with software engineering best practices, e.g. building CI/CD pipelines
• Experience building analytics with application telemetry
• Experience running A/B tests for application features
• Experience with consulting
• Expertise in natural language processing
• Team player, enjoys working on a collaborative team
• Experience with visualization tools such as Tableau
• Knowledge of: aerospace and defense market, corporate finance, microeconomic factors associated with manufacturing, weapons systems sustainment

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
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Lockheed Martin is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
Join us at Lockheed Martin, where your mission is ours. Our customers tackle the hardest missions. Those that demand extraordinary amounts of courage, resilience and precision. They’re dangerous. Critical. Sometimes they even provide an opportunity to change the world and save lives. Those are the missions we care about.

As a leading technology innovation company, Lockheed Martin’s vast team works with partners around the world to bring proven performance to our customers’ toughest challenges. Lockheed Martin has employees based in many states throughout the U.S., and Internationally, with business locations in many nations and territories.
EXPERIENCE LEVEL:
Experienced Professional