Guidehouse

Operational Effectiveness Consulting

ForeignAssistanceDataScientist

Arlington, Virginia, United States FULL TIME
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The Brief

“Foreign Assistance Data Scientist at Guidehouse. Skills: Data Analysis, Python, SQL, Tableau, Databricks, Statistical Analysis, Machine Learning. supporting data quality, visualization, analysis, automation, GenAI, and governance initiatives. data analysis with a focus on foreign assistance datasets and intra- and interagency engagement”

What You'll Achieve.

improve data quality and the availability of evidence overall

Industry & Context.

Operational Effectiveness Consulting
Problems you'll solve

offer ideas to solve client issues; Participate in team problem solving efforts

Eligibility Requirements

Active Secret Clearance, Travel: None

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

SECRET Federal or DoD security clearance, Bachelor's degree, THREE (3) years of experience with foreign assistance data and datasets using Python

Nice to Have

General knowledge of US government foreign assistance objectives and operations, Familiarity with transparency-oriented websites, including FA. gov, USAspending. gov and IATI, Familiarity with public international development and macroeconomic data sources, including World Bank’s DataBank, OECD Data Explorer., Advanced knowledge of and experience with Python, including proficiency with Pandas, NumPy, statistical analysis (descriptive stats and hypothesis testing), machine learning libraries (NLTK, Spacy), and capable of data cleaning on large data sets, Experience with Databricks, Tableau, and SQL, Experience with API integrations, web scraping, and database management, Demonstrated experience working on client-facing activities, Experience supporting change management processes, especially those surrounding improvement of data collection and data quality, Experience working for or supporting foreign assistance-managing public sector federal agencies

What You'll Do.

supporting data quality

and governance initiatives

data analysis with a focus on foreign assistance datasets and intra- and interagency engagement

Identify opportunities for efficiencies and automation with data management and innovative approaches to completing scope of work

Support change management activities

including training and communications

Support the use of data collection and analytical tools

Development and maintenance of Standard Operating Procedures

including those with senior leadership

Develop productive working relationships with agency representatives from across the Public Sector

Conduct relevant research

and create visualizations

Maintain responsibility for completion and accuracy of work products

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

intra- and interagency engagement; critical role in a number of cross-functional projects, initiatives, and taskings; Develop productive working relationships with agency representatives from across the Public Sector; Participate in team problem solving efforts

Communication Scope

adept at communications; communications

Full Job Description

**_Job Family_ :** Operational Effectiveness Consulting ** _Travel Required_ :** None ** _Clearance Required_ :** Active Secret ** _What You Will Do_ :** The Foreign Assistance Data Scientist will support the client by supporting data quality, visualization, analysis, automation, GenAI, and governance initiatives. This position will play a critical role in data analysis with a focus on foreign assistance datasets and intra- and interagency engagement. Due to the dynamic nature of the project, the Guidehouse Team often plays a critical role in a number of cross-functional projects, initiatives, and taskings. The analyst will need to be pro-active, flexible, and adept at communications, organization, and writing. As a Data Scientist on the team you will perform important functions in helping federal clients with a variety of data analysis initiatives and objectives to ultimately improve data quality and the availability of evidence overall. Duties will include: * Identify opportunities for efficiencies and automation with data management and innovative approaches to completing scope of work * Support change management activities, including training and communications * Support the use of data collection and analytical tools, specifically Python, but also Tableau, SQL, and Databricks * Development and maintenance of Standard Operating Procedures * Meeting facilitation, including those with senior leadership * Develop productive working relationships with agency representatives from across the Public Sector * Participate in team problem solving efforts and offer ideas to solve client issues * Conduct relevant research, data analysis, and create visualizations * Maintain responsibility for completion and accuracy of work products ** _What You Will Need_ :** * An ACTIVE and MAINTAINED "SECRET" Federal or DoD security clearance * Bachelor's degree * THREE (3) years of experience with foreign assistance data and datasets using Python ** _What Would Be Nice To Have_ :** * Ge

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