Project Manager

Location: Arlington VA (Hybrid, must be located in Washington DC area)

Clearance Required: Active Secret Required, Top Secret Preferred

Data Driven. People Centered.

Elder Research Inc. is a Data Science consulting firm specialized in providing analytic solutions to clients in Commercial and Government industries. Providing analytic solutions to hundreds of companies across numerous industries, our team enjoys a great variety in the type of work they do and exposure to a wide range of techniques and tools

We are trusted advisors to our clients, building lasting relationships and partnering as preferred analytics providers. We use a variety of programming languages and tools to create analytic solutions, often fitting within our clients’ environment and needs.

Summary of Position:

The Project Manager will oversee technology and analytics delivery by:

1. Leading the Technical Team: Managing and guiding team members to achieve project goals.
2. Ensuring Project Success: Delivering high-quality results within scope, on time, and within budget.
3. Managing Client Relationships: Setting and meeting client expectations while ensuring satisfaction.
4. Overseeing Operations: Handling contractual, financial, and resource-related data for both the client and the ERI organization.

The ideal candidate should have a strong understanding of data, analytics, and technology. They should be experienced in all phases of delivering data analytics and data science solutions, including design, build, testing, and deployment. Candidates must have proven experience managing projects within Anti-Money Laundering (AML) programs, including designing, implementing, or improving compliance processes. Familiarity with AML regulations, risk assessment, transaction monitoring, and regulatory reporting is essential.

Internal Collaboration: The Project Manager will work closely with data scientists, engineers, analysts, and software developers to assist with business analysis, requirements gathering, technology design, delivery, and quality assurance.

External Collaboration: They will engage with clients across various roles—program managers, stakeholders, end-users, data owners, analysts, IT teams, and management—to lead the tactical delivery of analytics projects effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical and analytics teams, manage contracts, and maintain strong client relationships.
• Use project management methodologies (e.g., PMP, Agile, Scrum, SAFe, DevOps) to deliver high-quality projects on time, within scope, and on budget.
• Collaborate with technical teams and provide expertise in business analysis, requirements gathering, project scoping, scheduling, risk management, communication, and change management.
• Manage and mentor technical staff, including data analysts, engineers, and scientists, to ensure engagement, high-quality results, and client satisfaction.
• Oversee contract finances, resources, and risks, while tracking key metrics such as utilization, burn rate, timelines, and risks.
• Facilitate client engagements and build relationships in collaboration with other ERI leaders.
• Partner with leadership to explore growth and expansion opportunities.
• Stay informed and communicate trends and techniques in analytics, data science, and related tools and methodologies.

Job Specifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in or a technical field and/or business
• MUST HOLD AN ACTIVE SECRET CLEARANCE, Top Secret Preferred
• PMP Certification (or the willingness and ability to receive a PMP certification within one year of hire)
• Multi-year experience with leading projects within industry standard project management frameworks (i.e., PMP, Agile, Scrum, Kanban)
• Experience managing Highly Technical Project while working with a Team of Data Scientists
• Experience managing Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Projects
• Experience working with large-scale data environments, including those storing financial transactions and other critical data.
• Multi-year experience in the consulting industry (technology, management, strategy) and managing client engagements with either internal or external clients

Desired Skills:

• Contributed to team efforts in designing and deploying data and analytics solutions, including database querying, data analysis, pipeline development, and applying data science techniques such as supervised/unsupervised learning, text mining, and graph analytics.
• Certified in Agile methodologies.
• Extensive experience in growing and expanding federal government portfolios.
• Skilled in entity resolution for large datasets, both at the project and enterprise levels.
• Holds a master’s degree in data science, analytics, mathematics, statistics, engineering, computer science, or business administration.

About Elder Research, Inc

Elder Research is a fast growing consulting firm specializing in predictive analytics. Being in the data mining business almost 30 years, we pride ourselves in our ability to find creative, cutting edge solutions to real-world problems. We work hard to provide the best value to our clients and allow each person to contribute their ideas and put their skills to use immediately.

Our team members are passionate, curious, life-long learners. We value humility, servant-leadership, teamwork, and integrity. We seek to serve our clients and our teammates to the best of our abilities. In keeping with our entrepreneurial spirit, we want candidates who are self-motivated with an innate curiosity and strong team work.

Elder Research believes in continuous learning and community - each week the entire company attends a “Tech Talk” and each office location provides lunch. Elder Research provides a supportive work environment with established parental, bereavement, and PTO policies. By prioritizing a healthy work-life balance - with reasonable hours, solid pay, low travel, and extremely flexible time off - Elder Research enables and encourages its employees to serve others and enjoy their lives.

Elder Research, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Elder Research is a Government contractor and many of our positions require US Citizenship.