Advanced Analytics & Decision Intelligence
- Washington, DC, United States
$100,000 to $160,000 USD / year
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Job details
- Pay
- $100,000 to $160,000 USD / year
- Experience
- 3+ years experience in analytics, modeling, data exploitation, or decision science
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Bonus based on performance
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Opportunity for advancement
- Paid time off
- Training & development
- Vision insurance
About the Role Mission One is seeking an Intelligence Data Scientist / ORSA / Advanced Analytics Specialist to support mission intelligence and decision-making through advanced analytics and quantitative modeling. This role is ideal for professionals who can move from raw data to actionable insight - building forecasting tools, risk scoring models, anomaly detection pipelines, and operational dashboards that scale intelligence impact. You will work alongside all-source analysts, technical intelligence teams, and mission leaders to translate analytical outputs into real-world mission decisions.
Customer view: “Who can quantify the mission, forecast outcomes, and scale analytic insight?”
Key Responsibilities
- Build and deploy predictive models and analytic pipelines supporting intelligence and operational decision-making
- Develop forecasting tools, risk scoring algorithms, anomaly detection, and optimization models
- Automate analytic workflows to improve speed, consistency, and mission scalability
- Translate data outputs into actionable intelligence, operational recommendations, and decision-support briefs
- Design dashboards, KPIs, and performance indicators for mission leaders and stakeholders
- Work with both structured and unstructured data across varied sources
- Collaborate with mission teams to integrate analytics into intelligence workflows and reporting cycles
Role Profiles
We welcome candidates aligned with one or more of the following:
- Data Scientist
- Operations Research / Systems Analyst (ORSA)
- Decision Scientist
- Statistician / Mathematician
- Computer Scientist (analytics-oriented)
- Advanced Analytics Specialist (National Security)
- Decision Intelligence Analyst
Required Qualifications
- Active security clearance
- Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Operations Research, Engineering, or related field
• 3+ years experience in analytics, modeling, data exploitation, or decision science
- Ability to work with both structured and unstructured data
- Strong communication skills: ability to translate quantitative findings into mission impact
- Demonstrated ability to operate in fast-paced, mission-driven environments
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting national security missions (DoD, DHS, IC, federal law enforcement, or defense contracting)
- Proficiency with Python and/or R, plus strong SQL
- Experience with Jupyter notebooks, cloud platforms, and data pipeline tooling
- Familiarity with platforms/tools such as:
- Palantir, Databricks, Power BI, Tableau
- cloud stacks (AWS/Azure/GCP)
- workflow orchestration tools (Airflow, Prefect, etc.)
- Experience with:
- graph/network analytics
- pattern-of-life analytics
- predictive threat modeling
- NLP or text analytics on unstructured sources
Typical Deliverables
- Forecasting models and predictive analytic outputs
- Risk scoring algorithms and prioritization tools
- Analytic dashboards and decision support KPIs
- Machine learning outputs integrated into intelligence workflows
- Decision-support briefs and leadership-ready summaries
More about this job
Skills
- Google Analytics
- Decision making
- Forecasting
- Unstructured data
- Reporting
- Research
- Computer science
- Statistics
- Communication skills
- Law enforcement
- Python
- R
- SQL
- Jupyter
- Databricks
- Microsoft Power BI
- Tableau
- AWS
- Microsoft Azure
- Google Cloud
- Workflow
- Apache Airflow
- Natural language processing
- Prioritization
- Machine learning
- Leadership