Data Scientist (Mid-Level) at SteerBridge
Vienna, VA
$137,000–$155,000
Aug 16, 2026
Vienna, VA
Sep 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A mid-level data scientist role supporting VA disability claims processing through the Modern Disability Claims program. The position involves independently owning analytical projects end-to-end — from problem framing and exploratory analysis through model deployment — applying statistical modeling and machine learning to claims and healthcare datasets. Some mentoring of junior data scientists is expected.
Mid level · 3+ years · Full-time
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What the occupation pays Median $122,874 (middle half $87,544–$162,374).
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The clearance requirement is a Public Trust (not a national security clearance), which is not a hard gate in the traditional sense — the posting states the candidate must 'hold, or be able to obtain' one. Secret and Top Secret are listed as satisfying this requirement. Clearance is set to None since Public Trust is not a US security clearance tier in the standard sense and the candidate only needs to be able to obtain it.
The degree requirement is effectively None: the posting accepts 9+ years of relevant experience in lieu of a Bachelor's degree, making the degree non-mandatory.
The 3–6 year experience range is used as the overall years minimum (3). The posting also notes 9+ years may substitute for a degree, but the role-level experience gate is 3 years.
No work location or CBSA is specified in the posting; the role appears to support a federal VA program but no city or remote status is stated explicitly. Remote is set to false as a conservative default given the federal/government program context, but this is uncertain.
Scikit-learn appears in the Preferred section alongside TensorFlow and PyTorch under 'NLP or deep learning frameworks'; it is listed as a preferred skill accordingly.
The alt SOC (15-2031 Operations Research Analysts) is noted as a secondary possibility given the federal claims-processing and analytical reporting context, though the ML/modeling emphasis clearly favors 15-2051.
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