Data Advisor SME

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs through our strategic solutions in the areas of Information Technology Test & Evaluation Program Mission Support Engineering & Analysis and Training.

Position Description:
The AI/Data Advisor Sr provides senior-level advisory support to Capability Development & Integration (CD&I) leadership on the integration employment and governance of Artificial Intelligence (AI) machine learning (ML) and advanced analytics across USMC capability development activities. This position serves as a strategic advisor translating operational and capability development requirements into data- and AI-enabled solutions and aligning AI/ML efforts with USMC/DoD policies data standards and enterprise architectures.

Responsibilities:

• Advise CD&I leadership on AI/ML concepts capabilities and implementation strategies in support of USMC force development experimentation and requirements generation.
• Identify prioritize and frame AI/ML use cases including expected outcomes data needs and integration risks.
• Assess existing data sources data quality and data architectures to determine feasibility of AI/ML and advanced analytics solutions.
• Develop and present decision-quality briefs white papers and recommendations to senior stakeholders to include trade-space analysis and courses of action (COAs).
• Coordinate with data engineers data scientists and functional/operational stakeholders to ensure AI/ML solutions are technically feasible operationally relevant and aligned with USMC data strategy.
• Support the development of requirements concepts of employment (CONEMPs) and doctrine organization training materiel leadership personnel facilities and policy (DOTMLPF-P) products that incorporate AI/ML capabilities.
• Provide technical and policy guidance on AI governance model lifecycle management ethical AI and compliance with DoD AI and data directives.
• Participate in working groups Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) and experimentation events to represent CD&I AI/data interests.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Data Science Engineering Operations Research Information Systems or related field.
• 10 years of relevant experience in data analytics AI/ML or related disciplines with at least 5 years supporting DoD or USMC organizations.
• Demonstrated experience advising senior leadership on AI/ML and data-driven decision-making.
• Strong understanding of AI/ML concepts data architectures and analytic methods (e.g. supervised/unsupervised learning predictive analytics optimization).
• Familiarity with DoD/USMC data strategies JCIDS requirements development and capability-based planning.
• Ability to synthesize complex technical issues into clear concise decision-ready information.
• Active TS/SCI Clearance

Desired Qualifications:

• Masters degree in a related field.
• Experience with USMC CD&I MCCDC or related HQMC/MEF staff organizations.
• Exposure to AI/ML tooling and platforms (e.g. Python-based ML stacks cloud-based AI services) sufficient to understand implementation trade-offs.