Research Scientist

Job Description

The position will support the research, development, prototyping, and evaluation of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based workforce support tools designed to improve the efficiency of regulatory analysis and rulemaking processes.

The successful candidate will contribute to the continued development of AI tools that assist in identifying potential FAR/DFARS changes resulting from National Defense Authorization Acts (NDAAs) and other policy drivers, supporting the preparation of draft regulatory language for human review, analyzing and summarizing public comments, and developing related AI-enabled decision-support capabilities.

The position requires a combination of applied Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing (NLP), text analytics, data visualization, and rapid software prototyping skills.

The individual will work with researchers and subject-matter experts to translate operational and regulatory requirements into functional AI prototypes and analytical tools.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be expected to:


* Develop, implement, and refine AI and Natural Language Processing techniques for analyzing regulatory, legislative, policy, and other large-scale textual datasets.


* Support the development of AI tools for identifying relevant provisions and potential changes to FAR/DFARS regulations resulting from NDAAs and other regulatory drivers.


* Develop methods for comparing, classifying, extracting, and summarizing information from complex regulatory and policy documents.


* Support the development and evaluation of AI-assisted approaches for generating draft regulatory content for subsequent review and validation by human subject-matter experts.


* Develop text analytics approaches for organizing, categorizing, and summarizing public comments associated with proposed FAR/DFARS changes.


* Design and implement data visualization methods and interactive analytical outputs that communicate results from text analytics and NLP models to end users.


* Rapidly develop, test, and modify software prototypes to evaluate alternative AI approaches and respond to evolving user requirements.


* Integrate AI/NLP models, analytical methods, and visualization components into functional prototype tools.


* Work with researchers, developers, and subject-matter experts to understand user needs, existing workflows, and time-intensive regulatory processes that may benefit from AI-enabled support.


* Support pilot testing and evaluation of prototype tools with users, including the collection and analysis of performance and usability metrics.


* Evaluate the effectiveness of AI-enabled tools in improving workflow efficiency, reducing manual analytical effort, and supporting human decision-making.


* Document methodologies, algorithms, prototype capabilities, testing procedures, and analytical results.


* Contribute to the transition of successful research prototypes tow...