• Consult with POTFF program staff to collect, enter, clean, and conduct basic data manipulation and analyses, data mining, exploratory analysis, predictive analysis, and statistical analysis, and uses scientific techniques to correlate data into graphical, written, visual and verbal narrative products, enabling more informed analytic decisions to include utilization of the Human Performance Data Management System (HPDMS) (Smartabase).
  
• Proficiently utilize computers, software, and technologies and collect and report data in the HPDMS.
  
• Build and disseminate databases and spreadsheets designed to record and/or display POTFF-related data, to include trouble-shooting and resolution of and within the HPDMS.
  
• Maintain dashboards to automate data analysis, identifying, interpreting, and presenting trends, designed to record POTFF related programmatic data.
  
• Assist the POTFF staff with survey design. Create, analyze, and report survey data.
  
• Provide consultation and assistance to supported units and POTFF staff to identify opportunities and methods for capturing data related to POTFF programs and initiatives.
  
• Work in consultation with POTFF program staff and the Government’s POTFF biostatistician.
  
• Be able to use statistics/modeling tools and data visualization techniques to provide an accessible way to see and understand trends, outliers, and patterns in data to produce reports and presentations that accurately convey data trends supporting the mission.
• Prepare reports and presentations that accurately convey data trends and associated analysis.
  
• Provide technical guidance and assistance on various efforts, such as database implementation and/or refinement.
  
• Liaise and collaborate with other POTFF staff to accomplish assigned tasks.
  
• Perform other tasks, within the scope of the Data Scientist I position description, as assigned by the POTFF Manager and/or Coordinator and/or as required by USSOCOM HQ and its POTFF staff.

Required Qualifications:

• Be able to read, write, and speak English fluently and clearly to effectively communicate with all personnel for which they will interact.
  
• Possess excellent verbal, written, interpersonal communication, presentation skills, and shall be highly detail oriented.
  
• Possess sufficient initiative, interpersonal relationship skills, and social sensitivity such that they can relate constructively to a variety of contacts from a diverse background.
  
• Be Proficient with the suite of Microsoft Office programs, including Word, Excel, and Access.
• Prior experience using statistical software applications such as SPSS, SAS, and R.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certification or documented experience with Human Performance.
• Experience working with Special Operations, athletics/sports, or in other military settings.

Required Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in quantitative science, social science, or related discipline.

Knowesis is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.