Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe. They are looking to add a Data Scientist to their SafeGuard Services team to analyze and interpret data, design fraud detection algorithms, and collaborate with project teams to address complex analytical needs.
Responsibilities
- Analyze complex data to identify and compare norms, trends and patterns
- Develop advanced programming queries to analyze complex data
- Present issues of concern, citing regulatory violations, alleging schemes or scams to defraud the Government
- Conduct self-directed research to uncover problems in Medicare payments made to a variety of provider types including physicians, suppliers, hospital, rehabilitation facilities, Skilled Nursing Facilities, Rural Health Care Facilities, and other healthcare professionals as well as Home Health Agencies and Hospices
- Organize and coordinate project development, research violations
- Accurately and thoroughly document all steps taken in programming efforts and project development
- This position may require the incumbent to appear in court to testify on work findings
Skills
- 5 years with BS/BA; 3 years with MS/MA; 0 years with PhD
- Proven Ability to work with a variety of systems, sources of data and analytical tools
- Experience in constructing datasets from data warehouses or centralized databases for analysis using SQL, SAS, R, or Python
- Experience in developing detection models using tools such as SAS, R, and/or Python
- Experience managing statistical modeling projects
- U.S. citizenship required
- Telework available from EST or CST only
- Strong understanding of Statistical models that include, but not limited to regression, Survival analysis, and functional data analysis to build analyses that address business problems
- Strong understanding of machine language
- Strong computer skills that include experience in relational database design, extract, and reporting, Excel, and the Internet
- Strong proven analytical ability and basic knowledge of statistics and sampling techniques
- Strong communication and organization skills
Benefits
- Telework available from EST or CST only.
- Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
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