Model Validation Lead
Location
ARLINGTON, VA
Job Type
Full-time
Category
other-general
Posted
June 15, 2026
**Job Family** **:**
Data Science Consulting
**Travel Required** **:**
Up to 25%
**Clearance Required** **:**
Active Secret
**What You Will Do**
As a Model Validation Lead, you will provide technical and programmatic leadership for the independent validation, governance, and risk management of advanced analytics, machine learning, and AI models deployed in federal environments. You will lead model validation efforts supporting mission‑critical use cases across defense and federal financial domains, ensuring models are sound, explainable, compliant, and operationally fit for purpose.
You will work closely with data scientists, MLOps engineers, system owners, risk stakeholders, and government counterparts to define validation standards, execute reviews, and ensure alignment with federal, DoD, and financial governance expectations.
Key responsibilities include:
+ Lead end‑to‑end model validation a...
Data Science Consulting
**Travel Required** **:**
Up to 25%
**Clearance Required** **:**
Active Secret
**What You Will Do**
As a Model Validation Lead, you will provide technical and programmatic leadership for the independent validation, governance, and risk management of advanced analytics, machine learning, and AI models deployed in federal environments. You will lead model validation efforts supporting mission‑critical use cases across defense and federal financial domains, ensuring models are sound, explainable, compliant, and operationally fit for purpose.
You will work closely with data scientists, MLOps engineers, system owners, risk stakeholders, and government counterparts to define validation standards, execute reviews, and ensure alignment with federal, DoD, and financial governance expectations.
Key responsibilities include:
+ Lead end‑to‑end model validation a...