Data Scientist

Eastport Analytics has an opportunity for a full time Data Scientist with strong SQL & Python experience. As a Data Scientist, you will be performing data manipulation, data analysis, and data wrangling/ETL. You will be using statistical software and other exploratory data analysis (EDA) tools/techniques to inform senior leadership decision-making. You will be responsible for building, maintaining, executing, and documenting SQL models to ensure data is managed efficiently and effectively for our client. This role includes developing and implementing databases and data collection systems, acquiring data from primary and secondary sources, maintaining data ingest processes and identifying/analyzing/interpreting trends or patterns in complex datasets.

At Eastport Analytics, our data subject matter experts, technologists, and domain/industry specialists work directly with financial investigators, auditors, and analysts to gain better insights out of existing structured/unstructured data and IT systems. These teams drive innovation that allows their clients to modernize their data strategy, understand and improve their data management, automate, and optimize their business and technological procedures, and build insights through modeling, reporting, and generalized data analytics. We measure success by our client’s mission accomplishments, be it higher compliance, improved asset recovery, or enhanced law/tax enforcement.

Who You Are

• Bachelors degree in quantitative field such as applied math, advanced or applied statistics, computer engineering, computer science, and econometrics.
• Four plus years of demonstrated experience in a corporate environment with SQL (i.e., ETL data and performing analytics) including the ability to build, maintain, understand, and modify complex SQL code.
• Advanced Python, SQL, and advanced Excel skills.
• Experience with data definition, data manipulation, and data wrangling using one or more relational databases including SQL Relational Database Management (RDMS).
• Experience with ETL and EDA processes, data mapping/processing/management.
• Experience with descriptive statistics and inferences to understand relationships between fields.
• Experience communicating with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and delivering projects through a variety of mediums (i.e., demonstrations, briefings, slide decks, etc.).
• Visualization skills-ability to visualize the data and use storytelling using advanced dashboarding skills to convey deep technical information to non-technical and/or domain users.
• Experience using Python libraries - Pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib.
• Ability to synthesize and summarize analytical project results that address client problems to client stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative environment with strong organizational skills, attention to detail and the ability to work simultaneously on various projects with strict deadlines.
• Remote or hybrid options are available. Must be willing to collaborate during East Coast core work hours M-F 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern time.
• Must be able to successfully pass a background investigation to obtain and maintain a public trust clearance. The clearance requirements are US Citizenship or Legal Permanent Resident (LPR) status with at least three consecutive years of U.S. residency, from the date of legal entry, as an LPR.

As An Ideal Candidate, You Will Have

• Active Treasury Public Trust Clearance is highly preferred.
• In addition to Bachelors degree, a rigorous data science boot camp or Masters degree in quantitative related field such as statistical analysis or advanced statistics.
• MD, VA, DC local candidates are preferred.
• Experience with government contracting (Treasury) and/or federal financial regulatory environment.
• R/SAS, Plotly, NoSQL and graph analytics, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Scikit, sidekick, NLP machine learning.
• Experience/understanding of regression modeling.

Do you value making a measurable impact on the client’s critical mission? Do you thrive in a work environment that emphasizes and fosters collaboration, creativity, intellectual curiosity, innovation, flexibility, and professionalism? Eastport Analytics is an established small thriving MD based company offering a work-life balanced culture with full benefits and a competitive compensation package. This is a full-time salaried W-2 opportunity. The estimated base salary for this position is $85,000 to $148,000 (annualized USD). This full range is based on market data. Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including relevant skills, training, experience, education, market factors, and where applicable, licensure or certifications obtained. Check us out at www.EastportAnalytics.com. Come join our team!

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a full benefits package including full medical, dental, and vision health insurance, life, short and long-term disability, 401k program, flexible spending account, radical flex time and a generous robust leave program, discretionary performance-based bonus program, professional development opportunities, employee assistance program, fun corporate events, and a work-life balance culture.

Eastport Analytics is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, hair texture or protected hairstyle, veteran status, or genetic information. Eastport Analytics, Inc. is also committed to providing equal opportunity and access to individuals with disabilities by ensuring reasonable accommodations are provided to participants in the job application or interview process. To request a reasonable accommodation, contact hr@eastportanalytics.com.