Data Scientist – Hybrid

Job overview

The Data Scientist – Hybrid role is hybrid, working two days per week in Westat's Bethesda, MD office. The posting states an anticipated salary range of $68,400K–$80,000K, commensurate with experience. Westat conducts research, data collection, analysis, evaluation, and technical assistance to support public- and private-sector clients. The role applies programming, statistical, machine-learning, and artificial-intelligence methods to structured and unstructured data. It contributes to research and client work by preparing and analyzing data, developing visualizations and dashboards, documenting code, and communicating findings.

What you'll do

• Develop and test R and Python code to collect, process, link, and analyze data
• write SQL to query and manage large database files
• apply supervised and unsupervised machine learning and natural-language processing, including large language models
• acquire data through APIs and web scraping
• develop visualizations and dashboards using R, Python, Tableau, and Power BI
• document code with Git and follow coding standards
• present to internal and external clients
• and contribute to publications and conference presentations.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

data scientist

hybrid

statistics and data science

python

sql

machine learning

natural language processing

large language models

tableau

power bi

git

bethesda md

westat

$68,400k–$80,000k

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan
• 401(k)
• paid parental leave
• vacation, sick, and holiday leave
• professional development
• medical, dental, and vision insurance
• disability and life insurance
• flexible spending and health savings accounts.

Why this role

The role is hybrid with two days per week in the Bethesda office. Requires a bachelor's degree in a quantitative field, four or more years of relevant experience, R, Python, SQL, data visualization, machine-learning and NLP experience, and Git. Candidates must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance; employment-based visa sponsorship is not offered.

About the employer

Westat is hiring for this role. Industry: Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities. Sector: 54.