Data Scientist

Data Surge offers a remote Data Scientist role focused on enabling data driven innovation across government services. You will build predictive models, ETL pipelines, and analytics solutions while collaborating across policy, engineering, and operations teams. This role requires U.S. citizenship and a minimum of three years of experience in data science or analytics.

Benefits and culture

• 401(k) with matching and immediate vesting
• Dental, health, and vision insurance
• Flexible schedule and remote work environment
• Paid time off, including holidays and your birthday
• Parental leave
• Opportunities for growth and development
• Bonus opportunities and additional rewards

Responsibilities

• Improve predictive models that estimate processing timelines for public service requests and provide end users with personalized status updates
• Assist in expanding model development and deployment to new service areas guided by agency priorities
• Collaborate with cross functional teams to broaden intelligent help agent capabilities through data source and application integrations
• Design and apply data cleaning strategies to ensure unstructured data is accurate, appropriate, and safe for public use
• Analyze customer data, including biometric or behavioral signals, to identify reliable identity verification indicators
• Contribute to the design and maintenance of ETL pipelines transitioning from transactional systems to citizen focused data models
• Present technical findings through visualizations, reports, or dashboards tailored for technical and non technical audiences
• Coordinate with policy, engineering, and operations teams to keep analytics solutions aligned with mission goals and regulatory requirements
• Support data governance, ethical AI, and responsible data practices in government settings
• Participate in Agile workflows and contribute to continuous delivery of data science capabilities

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship required
• Minimum three years of experience in data science, analytics, or applied machine learning
• Proficiency in Python for data analysis, modeling, and pipeline development (e.g., pandas, scikit-learn, NumPy)
• Experience with both structured and unstructured data, including data cleaning and feature engineering
• Working knowledge of SQL and relational databases; familiarity with ETL concepts
• Strong understanding of predictive modeling and statistical methods
• Ability to work with sensitive data in secure, compliant environments
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for documenting analyses and collaborating with diverse teams
• Familiarity with Agile or iterative project development methodologies

Technologies

Python, pandas, scikit-learn, NumPy, SQL, Databricks, AWS, Azure, GCP

Education

• High school diploma or equivalent is preferred

Experience

• Databricks: 5 years (Preferred)
• Data science: 3 years (Preferred)

Work location

Remote

Job type

Full-time

Application questions

• Due to the nature of the role, this position requires all employees to have full U.S. Citizenship at the time of hire. Are you able to meet that requirement?
• Do you have an active clearance or would you be willing to obtain one?
• As part of our hiring process, we conduct background checks on all potential candidates. Are you willing to undergo a background check if you are selected for further consideration?
• What are your salary expectations for the role?

Learn more

• Data Surge offers a competitive compensation and total rewards package
• Comprehensive benefits plan
• Remote work environment
• PTO including holidays and your birthday
• 401(k) with 4% match, immediately vested
• Growth and development opportunities
• Bonuses and additional incentives