THIS IS AN ASSOCIATE (JUNIOR) LEVEL POSITION. The client is looking for a candidate with 0-2 years of experience. This is a contract position. It is a hybrid role with 2 days a week in the office in Vienna, VA. What will you do in this role? • The Digital data science department is dedicated to building predictive solutions for our mobile application and online business operations. • This department is seeking a motivated and talented entry-level data scientist to join our growing department. • This department develop predictive tools to assist business and app developers in enhancing user experience and optimizing operational performance. • This role involves collaborating with senior team members, leaders, and business units to create custom solutions and data science models that provide insights into customer digital behavior, forecast mobile app and website usage trends, assess customer app store sentiment, and analyze data for actionable insights. • Knowledge or insights into financial services and banking products will also be helpful in designing solutions and predictive tools to help customers improve financial management and financial health/well-being. What skills should you have for this position? • 0-2 years of experience in data science, statistics, and data analytics • Strong programming abilities in SQL, Python, R, or similar languages in data exploration, data preparation, modeling, prediction, simulation, and statistical analysis • Ability to use data and cloud environments such as Azure, Databricks, AWS, or Hadoop • Experience with machine learning techniques and tools to build a variety of models, including logistic regression, XGBoost, neural networks, NLP, and clustering