Data Scientist

General information

Requisition # R61167 Locations USA-VA-Herndon Posting Date 06/11/2025 Security Clearance Required None Remote Type Hybrid Time Type Full time

Description & Requirements

Elevate your career with ManTech International Corporation! Join a dynamic team dedicated to national security through cutting-edge technology. Since 1968, ManTech has led in delivering advanced solutions to government intelligence, the Department of Defense, and Federal Civilian sectors. Dive into innovation in Digital Transformation, Cybersecurity, IT, Data Analytics and Software Development. Your journey to impactful work and rapid growth starts now—be extraordinary at ManTech!

ManTech seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Data Scientist Subject Matter Expert to join our AI practice in Herndon, VA. This is a Hybrid position.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Research and evaluate emerging AI, data science, and related technologies, such as Generative AI, tools and approaches for responsible and trustworthy AI
• Develop statistical and advanced analytics models using advanced analytic techniques such as Natural Language Processing, Information Retrieval, Graph Analytics, Computer Vision, modeling and simulation, anomaly detection, and data visualization.
• Direct and actively contribute to proof-of-concept studies and research prototypes in data science and AI. Apply design thinking or other solution-based methods to solve problems consisting of various qualitative activities that support the generation of insightful, mission-centered design solutions.
• Address data science technical challenges in the development of solutions, including algorithms, models, data manipulation, or other technical challenges related to data science. 
• Perform solution development through whiteboarding sessions – addressing algorithmic problems, data manipulation tasks, or other technical challenges related to data science. Communicate findings to diverse technical and non-technical stakeholders, and engage clients and engage clients by effectively conveying complex technical concepts.
• Lead and mentor entry-level, mid-level, and senior level practitioners of AI and data science.
• Participate in Internal Research & Development (IRAD) directions in AI, data science, and related scientific areas. Ensure that these directions are aligned with the practice strategy and client needs.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Applied Statistics, Machine Learning, Data Science, or related field and 10 years of experience OR a Master's degree and 8 years of experience.
• Experience in Information Retrieval including experience with Lucene, ElasticSearch or other full-text indexing tools
• Experience handling unstructured multilingual datasets
• In depth knowledge of cloud providers services (e.g., IBM, AWS, Azure and GCP) and experience working across environments and on premise.
• Strong experience working with Python or R programming languages.
• Experience in Machine Learning to include - Feature extraction statistical approaches, linear and non-linear classifiers, and deep learning.
• Experience performing and leading research in AI and/or data science.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in a related field.
• Experience with analyzing and reporting diverse data. Knowledge of natural language processing techniques.
• Knowledge of cross-lingual information retrieval techniques. Knowledge of commercial Cloud services used by the Intelligence Community (IC).
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including communicating information to a senior executive audience.
• Track record of relevant technical publications.

Clearance Requirements:

• No clearance to start but must have the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to be in a stationary position more than 50% of the time
• Must be able to communicate, converse, and exchange information with peers and senior personnel
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a computer
• The person in this position frequently communicates with co-workers, management and clients, which may involve delivering presentations. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations
• The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.

ManTech International Corporation considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to disability or veteran status or any other status protected under any federal, state, or local law or regulation.
If you need a reasonable accommodation to apply for a position with ManTech, please email us at careers@mantech.com and provide your name and contact information.