Thomson Reuters
Data Scientist
$118K–$219K
United States of America, McLean, Virginia · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 2, 2026
- Experience
- At least 3 years of relevant experience. A Master’s Degree in a related field can substitute for 2 years; a PhD (or equivalent) in a related field can substitute for 4 years.
- Education
- Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in a technical field.
About the job
Collects, integrates, analyzes, models, and explains large datasets to support Federal Law Enforcement investigations and internal innovation.
What you'll do
- Manage, analyze, and model data for complex investigations across Federal Law Enforcement missions.
- Explain analytical methods and findings to non-technical audiences and customers.
- Contribute to R&D, shared capabilities, proof-of-concept projects, and business development.
What they ask for
- U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance or agency work suitability determination, as required by assignment.
- Willingness to work full time on-site at U.S. Government offices in the Washington, DC area.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in a technical field.
- Practical Python coding experience, SQL proficiency, and relevant data science experience.
Nice to have
- Current/Active government work suitability or security clearance; experience working with law enforcement agencies.
- Other programming languages or software development experience, including collaborative codebases, version control, linting/testing, containerization, and REST APIs.
Pay
$117,700 USD - $218,600 USD (base salary)
Tools
Python, SQL, R, Java, REST APIs
AI focus
Apply machine learning and artificial intelligence models, including risk modeling, community detection, classification, and computer vision, to large datasets supporting investigations.
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