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Data Scientist- Financial Investigation

Guidehouse


Job Location:

McLean, MD - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 98000 - 163000
Posted: 21 August 2026 (3 days ago)
Application Deadline: 18 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Family:

Risk & Regulatory Compliance Consulting


Travel Required:

Up to 10%


Clearance Required:

Active Secret

What You Will Do:

  • Lead analytical workstreams supporting complex financial crime investigations and enforcement matters.

  • Apply advanced data science methodologies to structured and unstructured datasets to identify patterns of illicit financial activity support investigative findings and develop analytical products used in regulatory and enforcement decision-making.


What You Will Need:

  • ACTIVE and CURRENT Secret clearance required.

  • Must be US Citizen.

  • Bachelors degree in Data Science Statistics Computer Science Mathematics Economics Finance Criminal Justice Intelligence Studies or related field.

  • 4 years of experience developing analytical methods models tools or workflows that deliver actionable insights.

  • Experience analyzing financial data and BSA filings including SARs CTRs wire transfers transaction records account activity or related financial intelligence datasets.

  • Strong proficiency with Python SQL PySpark machine learning natural language processing data visualization and statistical analysis.

  • Experience performing entity resolution of businesses companies beneficial owners or related parties using analytical techniques and methodologies.

  • Experience working in large-scale data environments utilizing Hive Spark Hadoop PostgreSQL Oracle or similar technologies.

  • Experience translating analytical findings into memoranda briefings recommendations or other decision-support products.

  • Ability to independently execute analytical projects and collaborate directly with investigators intelligence analysts attorneys and regulatory stakeholders.


What Would Be Nice To Have:

  • Experience supporting investigations involving money laundering proliferation financing terrorist financing sanctions evasion cyber-enabled financial crime or complex fraud schemes.

  • Experience analyzing blockchain virtual currency Fedwire correspondent banking or international transaction data.

  • Experience supporting enforcement actions regulatory reviews or investigative matters.

  • Prior experience supporting FinCEN Treasury DOJ DHS or other federal law enforcement or regulatory agencies.

The annual salary range for this position is $98000.00-$163000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors including but not limited to skill sets experience and training security clearances licensure and certifications and other business and organizational needs.


What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

  • Medical Rx Dental & Vision Insurance

  • Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays

  • Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

  • Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance

  • 401(k) Retirement Plan

  • Basic Life & Supplemental Life

  • Health Savings Account Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

  • Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

  • Student Loan PayDown

  • Tuition Reimbursement Personal Development & Learning Opportunities

  • Skills Development & Certifications

  • Employee Referral Program

  • Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach

  • Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program

  • Mobility Stipend

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity EmployerProtected Veterans Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law ordinance or regulation.

Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

If you have visited our website for information about employment opportunities or to apply for a position and you require an accommodation please contact Guidehouse Recruiting at 1- or via email at . All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodation.

All communication regarding recruitment for a Guidehouse position will be sent from Guidehouse email domains including @ or . Correspondence received by an applicant from any other domain should be considered unauthorized and will not be honored by Guidehouse. Note that Guidehouse will never charge a fee or require a money transfer at any stage of the recruitment process and does not collect fees from educational institutions for participation in a recruitment event. Never provide your banking information to a third party purporting to need that information to proceed in the hiring process.

If any person or organization demands money related to a job opportunity with Guidehouse please report the matter to Guidehouses Ethics Hotline. If you want to check the validity of correspondence you have received please contact . Guidehouse is not responsible for losses incurred (monetary or otherwise) from an applicants dealings with unauthorized third parties.

Guidehouse does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Guidehouse and Guidehouse will not be obligated to pay a placement fee.


Required Experience:

IC


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Guidehouse is the only scaled advisory consultancy in the world to fully integrate commercial and public or government businesses within each of our industry segments because complex problems require both perspectives to address and outwit.

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