Guidehouse
Operational Effectiveness Consulting
ForeignAssistanceDataScientist
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“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.
offer ideas to solve client issues; Participate in team problem solving efforts
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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