US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: Yes

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Enterprise Insights & Analytics is reimagining decision making at Northrop Grumman. We are a team of strategic analysts, scientists, engineers, and technologists who use science, research and data to identify strategic insights and create innovative analytic solutions for our business. As the lead for our Integrated Modeling team, you will be responsible for building up this new team, creating the integrated modeling roadmap and portfolio of modeling capabilities to drive strategic business modeling for the enterprise.

As our Chief Data Scientist, you will be curious, detail-oriented, and ethically conscious. You seek to ask the right questions about our strategies, the business, and how we can use data to find solutions. You are a strategic thinker who can translate data to create well-informed decisions to enable better business outcomes. You want to drive positive change for our organizations, are candid and collaborative in taking on our most difficult analytics projects as well as the process and culture changes that accompanies them. You will build deep and trusted partnerships at the working and organizational levels.

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Serving on the EI&A leadership team to be the senior technical lead for our overall analytics strategy.

• Define and drive analytics and data science practices for EI&A to ensure analytic rigor and portfolio coherency.

• Advise on priority analytic approaches and solution designs.

• Participate in technology evaluations and help define and determine organizational standards on selection / use of technology to evolve analytic practices and data modeling needs.

• Mentor and develop data scientists and analysts within the EI&A organization.

• Advise functional analytics teams (People Analytics, Finance Analytics) in crafting their product portfolio strategies.

Basic Qualifications:

• Must have one of the following:

  • Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 16 years of relevant experience

  • Master’s degree with a minimum of 14 years of relevant experience

  • PhD with a minimum of 12 years of relevant experience

• Demonstrated experience using analytics to inform business decisions

• Understanding of advanced statistical modeling techniques, including experience with AI/ML techniques and technologies.

• Experience in executive data storytelling, building compelling, concise, and insightful presentations to communicate developed insights

• Ability to extract and manipulate data from databases (e.g., SQL)

• Ability to use statistical programming languages (e.g., R, Python)

• Proficient in data visualization

• Experience collaborating on projects with multiple teams, managing relationships, and communicating findings to audiences

• Must be able to work in our Falls Church office or be willing to travel to this office as required if an alternate work location is granted

• Must have the ability obtain and maintain a security clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced Degree in a quantitative field (e.g., Math, Physics, Engineering, Statistics, Economics)

• Knowledge of the aerospace industry

Salary Range: $188,300.00 - $310,700.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.