Data Scientist 4

Position Overview

At Northrop Grumman's Defense Sector, our Advanced Weapons division is seeking a Data Scientist 4 to drive innovative data-driven processes and deliver actionable insights from diverse datasets. You will work on site in Woodland Hills, CA (no remote work). Travel: 10% of the time. Clearance Required: Secret. Relocation Assistance: May be available.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze multiple data sources to identify trends and patterns using engineering fundamentals.
• Interpret data and apply statistical techniques to provide insightful reports to stakeholders.
• Summarize and communicate data insights, drawing conclusions to guide strategic decisions.
• Generate ideas and build tools to automate analysis processes.
• Effectively communicate findings through visualization and presentations.
• Design, model, and document the relationships between data elements for enhanced analytics.

Required Qualifications

• Comfort with requirements analysis and stakeholder engagement.
• Strong problem-solving skills with an emphasis on root-cause analysis.
• Excellent written, verbal, and visual communication skills.
• Proven ability to create and present comprehensive data reports.
• Exceptional attention to detail and robust prioritization skills.
• Experience developing/programming tools to improve pipeline efficiency.
• Bachelor's degree in a technical area with 8 years of relevant experience (6 years with technical MS; 4 years with a PhD in a related field).
• Proficiency in data visualization tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or matplotlib.
• Experience with Python and relevant packages (pandas, numpy, matplotlib) and familiarity with data gathering, cleansing, and transformation techniques.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Product Lifecycle experience.
• Proficiency in SQL and other query languages.
• Experience mentoring and leading peers on data science projects.
• Strong applied statistics skills (distributions, statistical testing, regression, etc.).
• Experience with JMP (SAS statistical tool) and scripting in JSL.
• MATLAB experience.

Benefits & Perks

• Compensation: Primary Level Salary Range: $151,100.00 - $226,700.00
• Relocation Assistance: May be available.
• Travel: 10% of the time.
• Benefits: Northrop Grumman offers health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, company-paid holidays, and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and personal business. Employees may also be eligible for overtime, shift differential, discretionary bonuses, and long-term incentives.