Data Manager - DoD TS/SCI - Camp Humphrey - Korea

Peraton is seeking a Data Manager, in support of a US Government client at Camp Humphrey in South Korea, who is experienced working with a diverse team of technical experts, cultural advisors, operations research systems analysts (ORSAs), and Irregular Warfare (IW) planners to translate empirical research findings into United States Government operational assessments for the CCMD. The Data Manager will oversee data products for the supported organization’s Data Management Plan.

• The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the Command and must consider the bigger picture, identifying data products that need to be created and when to build them.
• Responsible for providing recommendations to inform the development and execution of policies, programs, and practices that acquire, control, protect and enhance the value of data assets throughout the data lifecycle, led or performed by tradecraft professionals.
• Evaluate assessments, conducting statistical analysis of primary and secondary-source opinion research projects, visualizing quantitative data (e.g., developing histograms, trend graphs, etc.), performing geospatial analysis, and overseeing technical inputs for the construction and application of an assessments database.
• The candidate should also be comfortable working with military IRC planners to break down and synthesize data in a fashion that best informs plans and operations.

Roles and responsibilities for this position include:

• Conducting statistical analysis of structured and semi-structured data sets, to include opinion research, social media-based big data, and various secondary-source indices. Analysis will include presentation of basic descriptive statistics, longitudinal analysis, and hypothesis testing (to include, but not limited to, non-parametric correlation and principal components analysis).
• Completing basic geospatial analysis with either ArcGIS or QGIS.
• Supporting assessments of the information environment, applying a combination of opinion research data, intelligence, operational reporting, and social media insights.
• Provide data visualization and quantitative analysis; manage and optimize existing databases, as well as potentially oversee vendor efforts to build new databases, as required by the customer.
• Prepare status reports, assess project issues and risks, and develop resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives.
• Develop automated approaches leveraging artificial intelligence / machine learning (AI/ML) and natural language processing (NLP) to streamline the input of operational assessment data into the Command and Control of the Information Environment (C2IE) system.
• Review / analyze statistical data received from team members, other agencies, and CCMD organic assets, and support social scientists in authoring summary reports and/or presenting oral briefings for senior leadership.
• Review empirical / quantitative studies conducted by similar organizations and determine reliability, validity and other strength factors for potential use in theater.
• Contribute to methodology advancement for analyzing and extracting insights from large-scale qualitative and quantitative data sets to enhance comprehension of target audience behaviors and reactions.
• Work independently or in collaboration with social scientists, ORSAs, and other data scientists within and outside the CCMD Theater.

Basic Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in a data science-related degree (e.g., mathematics, statistics, computer science).
• Master’s degree and 7 years of relevant experience or PhD with 4 years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated experience applying data science expertise towards social scientific problem sets.
• Work / research history demonstrating applied experience with data science approaches.
• Statistical package expertise in IBM SPSS/PASW, R, STATA or MS Excel statistics.
• Willing and able to travel within the CCMD area of responsibility as required by the program.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen with a Current US Passport
• Current DoD Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility

Preferred Qualifications:  

• PhD in a data science-related degree.
• Experiences with machine learning, natural language processing, writing Python script, and cloud computing strongly desired.
• Demonstrated experience applying data science expertise towards addressing national security issues.
• Geospatial analytic package expertise (e.g., ArcGIS, QGIS, etc.)
• Joint intelligence or operational experience with U.S. Geographical Combatant Commands.
• Prior experience working the CCMD-based problem sets.
• Experience with campaign / operational assessments.

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