Data Scientist

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Data Scientist developing analytical solutions for fraud detection at Actionable Outcomes. Collaborating with stakeholders and domain experts in a remote environment to provide actionable insights.

Responsibilities:

  • Apply statistical analysis, data mining, and machine learning techniques to address operational needs
  • Develop, validate, and deploy predictive, descriptive, and diagnostic models in support of program objectives
  • Perform exploratory data analysis (EDA) to identify trends, patterns, anomalies, and risk indicators
  • Collaborate with data engineering teams to define data requirements, feature engineering approaches, and analytic pipelines
  • Ensure analytical methods and outputs are explainable, reproducible, and auditable
  • Develop and document model assumptions, methodologies, limitations, and performance metrics
  • Support use cases such as forecasting, risk scoring, anomaly detection, classification, and segmentation
  • Create visualizations, dashboards, and analytical summaries to communicate findings to stakeholders
  • Support validation, testing, and continuous monitoring of models to ensure ongoing performance and compliance
  • Produce high-quality documentation, technical memos, and briefings in accordance with federal standards
  • Participate in Agile/Hybrid delivery processes, including sprint planning, reviews, and status reporting

Requirements:

  • Must be a US citizen, No sponsorship available
  • 5+ years’ experience
  • Strong proficiency in Python or R and SQL
  • Experience applying statistical methods and machine learning techniques (e.g., regression, classification, clustering, time series)
  • Experience working with large, complex, or structured datasets
  • Ability to clearly communicate analytical findings to non-technical stakeholders
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a remote environment
  • Familiarity with working in regulated or compliance-driven environments
  • Experience with data visualization and BI tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau)
  • Experience supporting use cases such as fraud detection, risk analysis, program integrity, performance measurement, or policy analysis
  • Understanding of data governance, privacy, and responsible AI concepts
  • Certifications (a plus): cloud analytics certifications, data science certifications, or related credentials.

Benefits:

  • Paid time off – 11 holidays plus vacation and sick time.
  • Health & Dental Insurance, voluntary employee-paid Vision Insurance.
  • 401k – Our 401k plan matches up to 3.5% of your income (SIMPLE IRA capped at 3%).