Title Closure Data Scientist/Analyst Position Number 39597 Company WA River Protection Solutions City/State Richland, WA Location 2505 Garlick/RCHN Posted 11/06/2024 Closes 11/20/2024 Regular/Temporary Regular Full/Part-Time Full-Time Job Responsibilities/Duties Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) manages one of the most challenging radioactive waste cleanup projects in the country. Our focus is reducing the environmental risk posed by 56 million gallons of radioactive and chemical waste stored in 177 underground tanks on the Hanford Site located in Richland, WA. Join us today and be a part of history! Are you passionate about environmental protection and making a real impact? Do you enjoy working with complex data? Join the Closure and Interim Measures (C&IM) team, where you'll play a crucial role in closing tank farm facilities and safeguarding public health and the environment. The C&IM group focuses on the field characterization, regulatory documentation, and technical analysis necessary for tank farm closure. Our work supports the Tank Farm Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Corrective Action Program, involving field data collection, lab analyses, data quality assessment, fate and transport modeling, and risk assessments to address contamination issues from past tank leaks and releases. Additionally, as part of interim measures, C&IM takes on initial response actions to reduce the impacts of tank leaks on the environment through the design of mitigation measures such as interim surface barriers. The C&IM team includes a diverse group of scientists, engineers, numerical modeling professionals and data visualization specialists. On our team, you will use your analytical skills to help turn complex environmental characterization data into useful information to solve radiological site regulatory closure challenges. You will work closely with the C&IM team to understand their needs, and then dig into the data to find the pieces of their information puzzle. You will work with and learn from your teammates as you develop algorithms, recognize data trends, and draw conclusions. Support C&IM integrated teams as an individual contributor on the following activities: * Evaluation of environmental characterization data to determine the nature and extent of soil contamination and development of data quality objectives and work plans to characterize soils in tank farms. * Development and setup of data sets from various field characterization and analytical sources for efficient use by C&IM scientists including data cleaning (e.g., formatting, numerical/decimal precision, etc.) and data editing (e.g., detecting and removal of poor quality or substandard data). * Analysis of data, extracting and processing information to find patterns and trends, using technology to analyze data, that can be used to support technical decision making, reporting and within predictive models. * Data mining to highlight trends and production of data visualizations for reporting and presentation. * Proposing strategies and solutions based on the information you derived from a data set, using ensemble modeling to combine models, automating processes to collect data, discovering valuable data sources, and using data visualization techniques to present information. * Prepare presentation materials (e.g. PowerPoint, memorandums, white papers, etc.) to communicate project status of technical presentations. * Management of C&IM related data sets, providing regulated access to personnel, establishing access and usage protocols. Required Qualifications Grade 16: Bachelor's Degree (BS) in Computer Science, Analytics, Engineering, Earth Science field, or related scientific discipline; Two (2) years' directly related experience. Grade 17: Bachelor's Degree (BS) in Computer Science, Analytics, Engineering, Earth Science field, or related scientific discipline; Five (5) years' directly related experience. Note the essential duties for this grade level are like that of the previous grade level, however the scope of responsibility is larger, and the expected level of performance is increased. Grade 18: Bachelor's Degree (BS) in Computer Science, Analytics, Engineering, Earth Science field, or related scientific discipline; Seven (7) years' directly related experience. Note the essential duties for this grade level are like that of the previous grade level, however the scope of responsibility is significantly larger, and the expected level of performance is increased. Desired Qualifications * Bachelor's degree in a science or engineering discipline with coursework that included: statistical analysis, programming, and data analysis/analytics. * Must possess written and verbal communication skills suitable to convey ideas and information with peers and management. * Working knowledge of Microsoft Office software for data analysis, report preparation, and results presentation. * Must have experience with data exploration, data cleaning, data editing, data analysis, data visualization, and data mining. * Expert with Microsoft Excel, including use of formulas, statistical analysis tools, and graphing. Knowledge and experience with relational database systems is preferred, but not required. * Working knowledge of technical data dashboarding and analytics tools, such Microsoft PowerBI or Tableau. * Experience with statistical-based programming languages for data analysis, such as Python is preferred. * Ability to develop predictive data models, quantitative analyses, and visualization of targeted data sources, is preferred. * Experience with use of field characterization, geophysical, and-or laboratory analytical data (e.g., chemical characteristic properties, environmental sample results, geophysical data analysis, etc.) is preferred. Compensation & Benefits In accordance with the company's philosophy on compensation for exempt and salaried non-exempt employees, WRPS takes into consideration a variety of factors when determining initial salary to include assigned job scope and responsibility, a candidate's qualifications as compared to internal comparators performing in a similar role, and the external labor market. A salary offer will be made within the targeted hiring range posted. Note a candidate's prior salary history will not be taken into consideration. Hiring Range Minimum: $86,138 Hiring Range Maximum: $131,425 Depending on the nature of your employment with WRPS, you can expect the following: *A business casual dress work environment: jeans are permissible (restrictions may apply). *Opportunity for work/life balance: a standard 4 x 10 work schedule, allowing more personal time to enjoy life outside of the office (other schedules and/or shift work may be required). *Many positions (non-bargaining) that allow for a hybrid work environment, a combination of in-office and telework (restrictions may apply). WRPS offers a comprehensive benefits package to include medical/dental/vision, short-and long-term disability, life insurance, 401(k) with employer match, and paid time off. For a full list of benefits please visithttps://hmis.hanford.gov/hr/page.cfm/HEWTBenefits Relocation Funding Provided Yes U.S. Citizenship Required Yes Clearance Required No Job Classification Exempt Shift Work Required No This contractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR §§ 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability. 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