Job Description

Job Description

Organization: Accenture Federal Services

Locations: Suitland, MD

We are:

Accenture Federal Services bring together commercial innovation with the latest technology to unleash the potential for our federal clients. Operating in the nations Capital, we stay ahead of what is coming next. Drawing from the power of Accenture, we deliver integrated, mobile and interactive experiences that exceed our peoples expectations. Join us where ideas are freely exchanged, and concepts evolve into practical solutions.

You are:

An inventor and a problem-solver. Curious and future-focused, you are always looking to dive deep into new technologies and meaningfully apply them. You are ready to work with engineers and stakeholders to create intelligent solutions for clients.

The work:

Are you interested in leveraging your analytical expertise and strategic vision to improve mission execution? If so, then Accenture Federal Services is the place for you! Our data scientists are helping clients embrace machine learning and artificial intelligence to advance the national security mission. Were working with Agencies to exploit the worlds increasing data flow to yield powerful insights. We assist clients with the entirety of the data science pipeline, enabling clients to ask the right questions or their data, build powerful models that find hidden patterns, and ultimately decipher results. In this time of disruption, organizations need to navigate the future with confidence while embracing decision making with clear, data-driven alternatives that deliver value in a meaningful business environment.

In this role you'll lead groups of innovative scientists and expert story-tellers, who interact directly with clients to construct enduring and impactful solutions. Youll have the opportunity to lead work on a number of mission problems to rapidly build capability requiring the ability to adapt to unique client environments and use cases. Youll be part of a diverse team of industry experts who specialize in data engineering, data mining, machine learning, statistics, and visualization with global reach back to Accentures over 2,100 Data Scientists.

What youll be doing:
* Be innovative and entrepreneurial to work within a start-up like environment.
* Be an advisor to the data science team and provide expertise and direction on complex analytical modeling problems
* Work with cross-functional teams to help them implement solutions
* Research methods to improve statistical inferences of variables across models
* Solve quantitative problems
* Consult on industry standard solutions as well as new innovative techniques

Qualifications

Here's what you need:

* Experience in quantitative analysis and statistical modeling (regression, correlation, clustering, etc.).

Experience consulting or experience in a similar field requiring client collaboration, presentation, and delivery.

Experience using analytics tools and languages - R, Python, SAS, etc.

Experience combining data sets, extracting key variables, and creating new variables to enhance modeling.

Bonus points:

* Advanced degree statistics, data science, or similar computational concentration that is business-oriented, or an MBA
* Understanding of Professional Services or System Integration organizations
* Ability to comprehend, synthesize, and report on data and metrics
* Experience creating and presenting executive level briefings
* Experience preparing business development and account plans
* Experience managing opportunity pipelines

Important information

This role requires US Citizenship with no dual Citizenship accepted.

Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States and with Accenture Federal Services.

Accenture Federal Services is an EEO and Affirmative Action Employer of Females/Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.

Equal Employment Opportunity: All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.

Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process.

Accenture Federal Services is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.

Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.

An active security clearance or the ability to obtain one may be required for this role.
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