Remote Data Scientist - ML/NLP for Government Tech

Primary Location: 100% Remote V-Soft Consulting is currently hiring for a Data Scientist (100% Remote) Primary Location: 100% Remote V-Soft Consulting is currently hiring for a Data Scientist (100% Remote) for our premier client. Education And Experience »

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D. in computer science, mathematics, engineering, physics, or related field.
• Have participated in US Federal Gov’t data science programs requiring TS/SCI clearance, delivering solutions requiring the combination of geospatial disciplines and pattern of life, and Social network connections.
• Data engineering expertise, with demonstrable experience custom building programs processing in excess of 700 Million records in less than :30min, on a highly frequent, reoccurring basis.
• Extensive knowledge of statistical algorithms, machine learning, and adaptive systems.
• Prior history of designing and building machine learning algorithms from the ground up.
• Experience with making technical trade-offs between algorithmic approaches. based on collective errors, computational time, scalability, and outcomes.
• Prior success in developing optimal non-rule-based decision-making systems where the inputs are stochastic.
• Successful history of converting social processes and human decision-making into computational models that yield improved results.

What You’ll Do Job Responsibilities: Create a Development Framework

• Establish a framework for the execution of technical tasks within the proof-of-concept. The framework will consist of task breakouts, milestones, and deliverables.
• Identify critical milestones related to information, receipt of data, testing, and delivery.
• Identify key risk factors and means of mitigation.

Current Processes & Technology:

• Participate in critical discussions involving current intake workflows, how decisions are made based on information from the intake process, and the allocation of State labor.
• Contribute to the identification of intake process shortcomings and prioritize based on their impact on children and State resources.

Devise New Intake Approach Using New Technologies:

• Lead the development of a new intake process that leverages natural language processing and other machine learning algorithms.
• Evaluate architectural and computational implementation trade-offs for each functional block. The evaluation should consider risk from the standpoints of technical, schedule, and security.
• Evaluate trade-offs of using different data sources, including existing systems, sample data, simulated data, or other alternatives.
• Document the final approach for transparency.

Design Review(s):

• Create the framework for the design review process.
• Lead the design review and evaluate Technical, schedule, data security, and other risk factors.
• Source of data and its usefulness in demonstrating the efficacy of the approach.
• Proposed methods of test and demonstration.
• Documentation of the process for transparency.

Implementation of Proof-of-Concept:

• Oversee the implementation of the prototype by conducting weekly status updates and, when appropriate, gate reviews.
• Provide guidance when needed to mitigate risk and remove technical or administrative roadblocks.

Conference Room Demonstration:

• During the course of 3-4 days, provide conference room support to demonstrate that shows how the prototype application can improve child outcomes and reduce State resources.
• Capture key stakeholder comments regarding technical aspects of the application.

Roadmap:

• Contribute to the development of a roadmap that illustrates how the developed technology could be integrated into the State’s ecosystem of technologies and processes.
• Agile Development Process
• Contribute to the Agile development process to ensure the success of the project.

Interested? Qualified candidates should send their resumes to [email protected] V-Soft Consulting Group is recognized among the top 100 fastest growing staffing companies in North America, V-Soft Consulting Group is headquartered in Louisville, KY with strategic locations in India, Canada and the U.S. V-Soft is known as an agile, innovative technology services company holding several awards and distinctions and has a wide variety of partnerships across diverse technology stacks. As a valued V-Soft Consultant, you’re eligible for full benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision), a 401(k) plan, competitive compensation and more. V-Soft is partnered with numerous Fortune 500 companies, exceptionally positioned to advance your career growth. V-Soft Consulting provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. For more information or to view all our open jobs, please visit www.vsoftconsulting.com or call (844) 425-8425. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job