Junior Data Scientist

Support the development and maintenance of Python solutions in Jupyter/Notebook and Streamlit, using Snowflake for data storage and querying under guidance from senior team members.

Assist with designing, prototyping, and implementing AI-enabled capabilities (e.g., chatbots, code-assist/code-generation workflows) to meet program needs.

Help build and maintain evaluation datasets and metrics (e.g., accuracy, groundedness, hallucination checks) and contribute to model testing and quality validation.

Create simple data visualizations, dashboards, and analysis outputs to communicate findings and support decision-making.

Follow responsible AI practices throughout development and deployment, including transparency, fairness, robustness, explainability, and basic solution observability, escalating risks/issues as needed.

Stay current on emerging AI/ML and assistant technologies; share relevant updates, demos, or findings with the team.

Collaborate with an agile team of data scientists by completing assigned tasks, participating in ceremonies, documenting work, and iterating on analytics products.

US citizen or Authorized to Work and lived in the US for 3 of the last 5 years. Must be able to obtain a U.S. Federal government client badge and pass a government Public Trust.

Requires a minimum of four (4) years of relevant experience with a Bachelor’s degree, or a Master’s degree with at least two (2) years of experience. Four (4) years of specialized experience may be substituted for a Bachelor’s degree.

Advanced certifications can be used to substitute for experience.

Experience with Python and SQL

Experience with Python AI/ML libraries

Experience with common data science toolkits, such as pandas, NumPy etc.

Experience with code repository tools like GitHub is preferred

Exposure to Generative AI, NLP, and LLM is preferred

Strong communication skills and experience collaborating with analytics, application, and platform teams in an Agile environment

Prior experience with Center for Medicare Medicaid Services or other government agencies is a plus