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The role supports programs advancing research and advanced machine learning, natural language processing, and data fusion applications for mission-focused big data analytics. The Data Scientist will work as part of a research-focused team to advance national security objectives, analyze results, disseminate findings, and contribute to publications and presentations with actionable intelligence insights.\nEssential Duties and Responsibilities\n Work closely with a team of data scientists, software developers, network engineers, senior investigators, program managers, researchers, and data analysts to design, build, and optimize a Data Science platform.\nAnalyze a variety of big data covering national security, cybersecurity, business intelligence, online social media, human behavior, and more.\nSupport multiple simultaneous projects, independently and collaboratively making mission-relevant discoveries and delivering findings to non-technical audiences.\nIdentify novel data sources to improve predictive algorithms and encourage user adoption of data analytics platforms.\nLeverage expertise in research design, exploratory analysis, quantitative methods, user interface application design, and customer outreach and engagement.\nRequired Qualifications\n B.S. 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Degree in a quantitative or analytical field with 2+ years of experience.\nMaster's degree or equivalent graduate degree including certificate-based advanced training courses with Less than 2 years of experience.\nRequired Certifications\n None specified.\nRequired Security Clearance\n Active Top Secret/SCI\nEqual Employment Opportunity\n Base-2 Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. 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