Data Scientist 3

Overview

The Data Sciences & Machine Intelligence Group in the Advanced Computing, Mathematics, and Data Division at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) seeks a Data Scientist 3 to lead and support scientific research in data science, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML) with a focus on optimization/controls, continual learning for complex systems, and data science for scientific domains.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement methods, processes, and systems to analyze diverse data.
• Apply knowledge of statistics, machine learning, advanced mathematics, simulation, software development, and data modeling to integrate and clean data, recognize patterns, address uncertainty, pose questions, and make discoveries from structured and/or unstructured data.
• Produce solutions driven by exploratory data analysis from complex and high‑dimensional datasets.
• Design, develop, and evaluate predictive models and advanced algorithms that lead to optimal value extraction from the data.
• Demonstrate ability to transfer skills across application domains.

Minimum Qualifications

• BS/BA and 5+ years of relevant experience –OR–
• MS/MA and 3+ years of relevant experience –OR–
• PhD with 1+ year of relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, or a closely related field.
• Experience in the DOE national lab system.
• Demonstrated experience in conducting scientific exploration and research through artifacts such as scientific publications in top‑tier venues (e.g., ACL, EMNLP, AAAI, NeurIPS, ICLR, LREC) and publicly released datasets and/or software tools.
• Ability to architect and build deep reinforcement learning and continual learning solutions for scientific domains.
• Proficiency in computer‑science engineering skills.

Benefits (Rockstar Rewards)

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Robust telehealth and mental‑health benefits
• Free wellness coaching
• Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Basic life insurance and disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program and business travel insurance
• Tuition assistance, relocation support, backup childcare, legal benefits
• Supplemental parental bonding leave, surrogacy and adoption assistance, fertility support
• Company‑funded pension plan (automatic enrollment)
• 401(k) with company match*
• Up to 120 vacation hours per year and ten paid holidays

*All benefits are dependent upon eligibility.

Salary Range

• Minimum: USD $140,200.00 per year
• Maximum: USD $228,800.00 per year

Pay placement within the range is based on relevant skills, qualifications, and experience.