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Data Scientist (Analytics & Automation)

Navigant Consulting
Washington, DC Full Time
POSTED ON 5/25/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/24/2026
Job Family:
Data Science Consulting

Travel Required:
Up to 10%

Clearance Required:
Active Top Secret (TS)

What You Will Do:

Guidehouse is seeking a Cleared Data Scientist/Analyst to join our Defense and Security Segment AI & Data Practice. In this role, you will collect, transform, integrate, and analyze data to identify trends, assess performance, and develop visualizations that support mission and organizational goals. You will play a key role in enabling data-driven decision-making for financial management operations and reporting processes within the FBI.

Responsibilities include:
  • Accessing and integrating data from multiple sources, establishing data connections, and preparing data for analysis
  • Defining data requirements and ensuring data storage, availability, and quality meet organizational needs
  • Designing data models, building algorithms and predictive models, and conducting exploratory analyses using advanced analytics and machine learning
  • Supporting analytical workstreams to identify key indicators of compliance, performance, and mission success
  • Designing and delivering dashboards and data visualization solutions that provide actionable insights and business intelligence
  • Supporting client delivery while contributing to business development, internal initiatives, and ongoing professional growth

What You Will Need:
  • An ACTIVE and MAINTAINED "TOP SECRET" Federal or DoD security clearance.
  • Bachelor's degree
  • EIGHT (8) or more years of professional data analytics experience supporting data management, analysis, and/or tool development
  • Demonstrated experience with Power Platform tools such as Power Apps, Power Automate, Copilot Studio, Dynamics, and/or Dataverse
  • Demonstrated experience developing tools and solutions using standard data analytic tools such as SQL, Python and/or PowerBI.
  • Proficient using MS Office Suite.

What Would Be Nice To Have:
  • Prior experience with statistical modeling around accruals or other federal financial/budgetary process areas.
  • Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills
  • B.S./B.A. obtained in a quantitative field, such as data science, statistics, math, engineering, economics, or quantitative finance
  • Prior experience supporting federal clients in financial operations, reporting, internal controls, or risk management.
  • Knowledge of and/or experience supporting Federal OCFO concerns, such as compliance, risk, audit, internal controls, data quality, system data reconciliation, budget, reporting, business processes improvement.

The annual salary range for this position is $113,000.00-$188,000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.

What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:
  • Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
  • Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
  • Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
  • Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Basic Life & Supplemental Life
  • Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
  • Student Loan PayDown
  • Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
  • Skills Development & Certifications
  • Employee Referral Program
  • Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
  • Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
  • Mobility Stipend

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer-Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

If you have visited our website for information about employment opportunities, or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Guidehouse Recruiting at 1- or via email at All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodation.

All communication regarding recruitment for a Guidehouse position will be sent from Guidehouse email domains including @guidehouse.com or Correspondence received by an applicant from any other domain should be considered unauthorized and will not be honored by Guidehouse. Note that Guidehouse will never charge a fee or require a money transfer at any stage of the recruitment process and does not collect fees from educational institutions for participation in a recruitment event. Never provide your banking information to a third party purporting to need that information to proceed in the hiring process.

If any person or organization demands money related to a job opportunity with Guidehouse, please report the matter to Guidehouse's Ethics Hotline. If you want to check the validity of correspondence you have received, please contact Guidehouse is not responsible for losses incurred (monetary or otherwise) from an applicant's dealings with unauthorized third parties.

Guidehouse does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Guidehouse and Guidehouse will not be obligated to pay a placement fee.

Salary : $113,000 - $188,000

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