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They apply a variety of analytical models to find meaningful insights in both structured and unstructured data, and they communicate these insights in an easily digestible format.\nThe Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is expanding surge support and capacity for its new Data Capacity and Digital Services organization within the Office of Administration, through the option year of our Task Order 1 contract. The team works with enterprise-serving organizations like ACF Tech and the Office of Grants Management to help programs deliver on ACF’s mission, including priorities focused on reducing grantee burden; reducing waste, fraud, and abuse; and modernizing legacy systems. \nYou’ll help answer hard questions with data. This role also flexes into lightweight engineering: when a problem calls for a small tool or automation built with AI, DataBricks, or Power Apps rather than a model, you build it.\nWhat to know going in\nThis work calls for a consultant’s skill set: you’ll interface directly with senior leaders, and much of the work isn’t scoped in advance. This isn’t a team where you take tickets off the top of a backlog. Alongside delivery, we do a lot of technical consulting and capacity building, so people who take initiative and are comfortable with uncertainty and ambiguity tend to do best here.\nWhile the scope of this role is likely to evolve over time, the majority of this work may not focus directly on predictive analytics or statistical analysis. Rather, the majority of your work would be focused on data ingestion, data storage and processing, and data visualization. \nWhat you’ll do\nEngage executive and program stakeholders to frame the right questions, then take the initiative to go find the answers, even when the ask is ambiguous or the audience is tough\nOrganize data and build data pipelines, using tools like Palantir Foundry and PowerBI \nBuild AI agents, integrating them into workflows, validating outputs\nVisualize grant and program data using Tableau and PowerBI\nAnalyze large amounts of structured and unstructured information, including grants and program data, to discover trends and patterns\nBuild lightweight tools, prototypes, and automations with platforms like Credal and Power Apps when a quick solution beats a long one\nPropose solutions and strategies for business challenges, and select the right tools, frameworks, and languages for the job, with a preference for open-source, and low/no-code solutions\nCommunicate findings through data visualization that leadership can act on\nBuild predictive models and machine-learning algorithms, at times, and\nCollaborate with others as part of a cross-functional team that includes user experience researchers and designers, product managers, engineers, and other functional specialists\nWhat we’re looking for\nBasic qualifications\nCan think about and use data strategically to identify the right questions to ask, communicate ideas, surface opportunities to create business value and drive decisions\nFamiliar with modern data engineering, including techniques for cleaning and preprocessing data from a variety of sources\nAbility to analyze a data set using the appropriate analytical method and can design, prototype, and build statistical models that are credible, effective, and accessible\nAbility to preserve privacy and security when performing data analysis\nCan articulately communicate your data, models, and findings to technical and non-technical audiences\nAbility to use the appropriate visualization tools to highlight actionable insights, trends, and recommendations from data\nChampion leading practices within data science to your team and others\nAbility to flex into lightweight engineering, building small tools and automations with low-code and AI platforms such as Credal, DataBricks and Microsoft Power Apps\nExperience working on cross-functional teams (product, design, engineering, ops) in iterative delivery\nA mindset and work approach that aligns with our core values\nNice-to-haves\nExperience and interest in policy, public health, or human services\nExperience with grants management data and large, unstructured data sets\nFamiliarity with Palantir Foundry and/or Databricks\nExperience delivering AI-forward technology in government, regulated industries, or other public-benefit settings\nA track record of staying aligned and accountable on remote teams\nDon’t meet every qualification but think you can do the job? We’d still love to hear from you. If you’re excited about the role, apply. We consider candidates with a range of backgrounds and experiences.\nOther requirements\nSome of our available roles are on federal contracts that require a degree or additional years of experience as a substitute.\nAll work must be conducted within the U.S., excluding U.S. territories.\nYou must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. now and in the future without sponsorship.\nAn existing clearance isn’t required to apply, but as a government contractor, anyone hired into this role must be able to obtain a Tier 2 public trust background investigation.\nYou must complete a company background check successfully.\nLogistics\nPosition type\nThis is a full-time, exempt position.\nLocation\nThis is a fully remote position.\nTravel\nThis role may require travel one to two times a year based on client or contract needs.\nCare package\nSalary\nWe want to give you the most competitive salary possible. After all, you deserve it! To that end, we use the results of our interview process to determine what salary is most appropriate given your current level of seniority. For a Data Scientist at Skylight, the current salary ranges are as follows:\nAssociate Data Scientist: $90,000-$125,000\nData Scientist I: $120,000-$140,000\nData Scientist II: $135,000-$160,000\nSenior Data Scientist: $150,000-$185,000\nStaff Data Scientist: $170,000-$203,000\nPrincipal Data Scientist: $180,000-$230,000\nBenefits\nYour well-being is important to us, so we focus on supporting you in a variety of ways:\nMedical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance\nShort-term and long-term disability insurance\nLife and AD&D insurance\nDependent care FSA, healthcare FSA, health savings account\nDollar-for-dollar 401(k) match up to 10% of your salary with no vesting period\nFlexible paid-time-off policy (generally around 25 days per year), plus 11 paid federal holidays\nUp to 12 weeks paid-time-off for all eligible new birth, adoption, or foster parents\nPerformance rewards, including annual salary increase, annual performance bonus, spot bonuses, and stock options\nBusiness development / sales bonuses\nReferral bonuses\nAnnual $2000 allowance for professional development\nAnnual $750 allowance for tech-related purchases\nAnnual swag budget of $100 to display your Skylight pride with some merchandise (hoodies, hats, and more)\nFlexible, remote-friendly work environment\nAn environment that empowers you to unleash your superpowers for public good\nInterview tips\nOur process includes a preliminary screen, a skills interview, a behavioral interview, and a reverse interview where you meet your potential team - usually four conversations across two to three weeks. Here are some tips to help you prepare for a successful interview:\nVisit our join page to learn more about how our interview process works.\nCheck out our Career Pathways framework to learn more about the different roles within Skylight and the skills needed to do them.\nBrowse our case studies to learn more about our work.\nIf you’d like to request reasonable accommodations during the application or interviewing process, please contact our recruiting team at .\nWe participate in E-Verify and upon hire, will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you’re authorized to work in the U.S.\nWe are an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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