Statistical Scientist (M.S. or Ph.D.)

• Participate in diverse projects involving exploratory data analysis, statistical inference, and predictive modeling.
• Apply risk analysis methodologies to problems in engineering, health, finance, ecology, and the environment.
• Provide support to internal and external clients when planning data collection, including framing the problem, experimental design, sample size calculations, and identifying appropriate populations and sampling strategies.
• Develop reports and visualizations to address clients’ scientific and engineering problems and to support litigation.

Exponent's work creates a safer, healthier, more sustainable world by applying scientific and engineering expertise to solve complex challenges. This role contributes directly to that mission by providing rigorous statistical analysis that informs critical decisions in engineering, health, and environmental domains.

• Ph.D. (or M.S. degree with two years' work experience post-graduation) in Statistics, Biostatistics, or a related field.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate statistical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Experience in statistical data mining, analysis of reliability and life data, experimental design, Bayesian statistics, machine learning, or quality control/improvement.
• Minimum of two years' experience with statistical software packages (SAS and R preferred); programming skills (C++, SQL, Visual Basic, Python) and software/dashboard development experience strongly preferred.

Competitive compensation including base salary, bi-weekly bonuses for high-intensity efforts, annual bonus, and 401(k) employer contribution of 7% of base salary. Additional benefits detailed on Life@Exponent page. Work/life balance with flexible scheduling.

Exponent is a premium engineering and scientific consulting firm that solves clients' most unique and urgent challenges. For over five decades, they have connected lessons from past failures with tomorrow's solutions to advise clients on technologically complex products, safety, health, and sustainability.