Think Tank, inc. is seeking qualified personnel to perform data science, data analysis, modeling and related tasks, preferably in climate science, spacial science, and/or with NOAA. This could be one person for the Data Scientist I and Data Scientist II positions, or two persons for each of the positions. This is for a part time R&D opportunity.
Data Scientist I

• Experience in program management support, information technology implementation experience, and familiarity with client issues, assistance with design issues, leading client teams, analysis of project data, and development of appropriate deliverables
• Proficient in the use of NOAA tools and enablers to better support the overall objectives and goals of the program objectives
• Maintains technical knowledge within environmental and climate sciences
• Demonstrates these skills by performing status reports, verifying work plan completeness, and communicating with team members
• Implements information operational systems, processes, and policies
• Understands, interprets, modifies, and applies advanced techniques for scientific data analysis
• Provides senior-level analytical, program, and implementation support, and is focused on providing high performance work
• Contributes to engagement work plan development and assists with less complex engagement tasks to implement within scope and budget
• Serves as a senior-level analytical correspondent within engagement team
• Assumes responsibility for contributing to work plan development, reaching engagement milestones, and may lead specific project tasks
• Implements business modeling, process modeling, and business design techniques
• Conducts analysis of appropriate consulting tools to satisfy program requirements and creates project deliverables
• Assists with formulating diagnoses through financial or statistical modeling and assesses appropriate alternatives
• This position performs analyses and makes diagnoses, as well as defines symptoms and problems, and develops conclusions for implementation
• Supports teams providing all components of technology services including, but not limited to, advise, implement, and operate services of people, process, and technology

Data Scientist II

• Manages and directs on client engagements on client engagements or extensive knowledge of and experience with system development and implementation, development of engagement work plans, deployment of program criterion, and related activities
• Modifies procedures to solve complex problems, provides guidance and experience on technical solution implementation, engages resources and/or serves as an information technology subject matter expert and team leader, performs analyses of client issues, interprets implications of design, and helps to ensure that software design meets business needs
• Proficient in the use of NOAA tools and enablers to better support the overall objectives and goals of the program objectives
• Understands, interprets, modifies, and applies advanced techniques for scientific data analysis
• Maintains expert level technical knowledge within environmental and climate sciences
• Advises on information technology implementation problems using analysis, experience, and judgment
• Other experience includes implementing business process reengineering, developing financial models, orchestrating change management principles, and conducting performance measurements
• Serves in the role of project team leader over assigned support areas, and instructing, directing, and monitoring the work of other data analysis staff or serves in a role of an experienced technical subject matter expert
• Conducts analysis of work plan completeness, prepares status reports, and supports quality control practices
• Selects the most relevant tools and techniques to meet specific information technology requirements
• Performs analyses of client issues, assesses appropriate alternatives, and recommends solutions to be implemented
• Communicates client expectations to project team
• Manages teams providing all components of technology services including, but not limited to, advise, implement, and operate services of people, process, and technology