Project Manager (Hybrid) - Military veterans preferred

Job Title: Project Manager

Internal Job Title: Client Engagement Manager (CEM)

Location: Preference for candidates located in the DMV region.

Workplace: Hybrid (must be able to attend occasional company and client meetings onsite in Northern Virginia)

Clearance Required: must have an active Secret clearance and must be able to achieve a TS/SCI clearance

Position Overview

As a Client Engagement Manager (CEM) for Elder Research's Defense Portfolio, you will have the opportunity to develop and utilize leadership skills, build strong relationships internally and externally, leverage your experience and passion for data science to drive both project delivery and business strategy as well as oversee the health and growth of your portfolio of clients.

You will drive technology and analytics delivery by:

1. Guiding and deploying technical team members.
2. Manage all facets of project execution and high-quality delivery – in scope, on time, within budget.
3. Manage client relationships, expectations, and satisfaction.
4. Oversee contractual, financial, and resourcing data and information for the client and Elder Research.
5. Serve as a key support system for the internal project teams, fostering trusted communication and alignment across teams.

Major Duties/Tasks:

• Mentoring and guiding Data Scientists and Software Developers.
• Engaging with clients to understand and define needs.
• Technical contributions as needed (code reviews, feature development, bug fixes, prototyping, overall engagement with the technical contributors on the team).
• Project management and budgeting.
• Employee performance.
• Business Development and Growth Strategy.

Requirements

Required Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, mathematics, statistics, data science or field directly related to the position and 5+ years of experience, or a Masters Degree and 3+ years of experience.

Required Skills/Experience:

• Familiar with Agile and other project management frameworks.
• Hands on experience with statistics, math, data science, machine learning, AI, or software development.
• Experience leading teams and mentoring technical contributors.
• Demonstrated commitment to team members' well-being and client delivery.
• Experience developing data pipelines in Python, R, or SQL.
• Experience with data science or analytics including statistics, machine learning, and/or AI.
• Knowledge of cloud computing (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Knowledge of industry standard tools for data science such as Jupyter notebooks, Databricks, VS Code, scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Hugging Face, tidyverse, GitLab, etc..
• Project management experience in data science, statistics, and/or software development.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

• Comfort with web-app development tools such as Flask, HTML, JavaScript, and Streamlit.
• A PMP certification.
• Experience with Spark and/or Databricks.
• Familiar with DoD datasets and processes.
• Familiar with containerization such as Docker, and Kubernetes.

Why apply to this position at Elder Research?

1. Competitive Salary.
2. Important Work that Makes a Difference supporting the Department of Defense.
3. Job Stability: Elder Research is not a typical government contractor, we hire you for a career, not just a contract.
4. Primarily Remote Work: in an industry of declining remote work opportunities.
5. People-Focused Culture: we prioritize work-life-balance and provide a supportive work environment as well as opportunities for professional growth and advancement.
6. Company Stock Ownership: all employees are provided with shares of the company each year based on company value and profits.

About Elder Research, Inc

People Centered. Data Driven

Elder Research is a fast growing consulting firm specializing in predictive analytics. Being in the data mining business almost 30 years, we pride ourselves in our ability to find creative, cutting edge solutions to real-world problems. We work hard to provide the best value to our clients and allow each person to contribute their ideas and put their skills to use immediately.

Our team members are passionate, curious, life-long learners. We value humility, servant-leadership, teamwork, and integrity. We seek to serve our clients and our teammates to the best of our abilities. In keeping with our entrepreneurial spirit, we want candidates who are self-motivated with an innate curiosity and strong team work.

Elder Research believes in continuous learning and community - each week the entire company attends a “Tech Talk” and each office location provides lunch. Elder Research provides a supportive work environment with established parental, bereavement, and PTO policies. By prioritizing a healthy work-life balance - with reasonable hours, solid pay, low travel, and extremely flexible time off - Elder Research enables and encourages its employees to serve others and enjoy their lives.

Elder Research, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Elder Research is a Government contractor and many of our positions require US Citizenship.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/protected veterans



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