If you are an experienced Data Scientist AND you want to play a significant role in a dynamic organization, then consider joining the National Institutes of Health! This position is located in the Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology (CBIIT), National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Duties

Provide leadership to meet organizational strategic goals that advance the use of data science methods and tools for scientific discovery and promoting public health. Provide technical expertise and project leadership necessary to advance strategic initiatives in the use and effectiveness of data and knowledge driven methods in the organization. Identify strategies and implement approaches to understand and respond to the evolving research data needs of the organization. Identify, evaluate and recommend tools, techniques, and methods to increase access to and utility of clinical, biological, and other scientific datasets and knowledgebases.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship requirement or proof of being a U.S. National must be met by closing date.
• Employment is subject to the successful completion of a background investigation, verification of qualifications, completion of onboarding forms, submission of required documents, and any other job-related requirement before or after appointment.
• Applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
• Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered with the Selective Service.
• Position has an education requirement. Please submit transcripts.

Qualifications

Thank you for your interest in the Interdisciplinary Data Scientist, GS-601/1301-1560, position at our agency. You must meet at least one of the following basic Office of Personnel Management prescribed occupational series requirements (GS-601, GS-1301, or GS-1560) described in the proceeding three questions. You do not need to meet the requirements for all three occupational series. All education, unless completed outside of the U.S., must be from an educational program from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the education was completed. 1. The basic qualification requirements for a GS-601 Health Scientist (Data Science) position are: A. You must possess a Bachelor's degree, or graduate/higher level degree with a major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of this position. 2. The basic qualification requirements for a GS-1301 Physical Scientist (Data Science) position, are: A. You must possess a Bachelor's degree, or graduate/higher level degree with a major study in physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics. OR; B. You must possess a combination of education (at least 24 semester hours) and additional appropriate/related experience that is the equivalent to a major in physical science, engineering, or mathematics. 3. The basic qualification requirements for a GS-1560 Data Scientist position are: A. You must possess a Bachelor's degree, or graduate/higher level degree with a major study in mathematics, statistics, computer science, data science, or a field that is directly related to the position; OR, B. You must possess a combination of education (at least 30 semester hours) and additional appropriate/related experience that is the equivalent to a major in mathematics, statistics, computer science, data science or a field directly related to the position. In addition, in order to qualify for this position at the GS-14 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 level in the Federal service, obtained in either the private or public sector, which includes developing organizational data-related strategies and procedures by partnering with the relevant stakeholders (e.g., researchers, leadership) to build consensus around data standardization, integration, sharing, and security processes that provide reliable/readily available data to make informed decisions. This specialized experience includes the following types of tasks: Providing oversight and guidance on the implementation and integration of state-of-the-art technologies and solutions for a scientific research organization; Supporting scientific data and knowledge management systems by providing guidance on administration and management functions such as architecture, infrastructure, policy development, technology evaluation, short-and long-term planning, etc.; Providing guidance on creating and modifying scientific applications using programming languages (e.g., R, Python< SQL, Scala, Java, C/C++, Julia) to facilitate data clean-up, standardization, analysis, and retrieval efforts across an organization; AND Presenting findings to senior-level leadership through data visualization techniques (e.g., interactive dashboards, charts, graphs) using programming (e.g., R, Python, SQL, Scala, Java, C/C++, Julia) or software packages (e.g., MatLab, Tableau). You will receive credit for all experience material to the position, including experience gained in religious, civic, welfare, service, and organizational activities, regardless of whether you received pay. Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. Preview assessment questionnaire before you apply: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12055257

Education

This position has an education requirement. You are strongly encouraged to submit a copy of your transcripts (or a list of your courses including titles, credit hours completed and grades). Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package. Official transcripts will be required from all selectees prior to receiving an official offer. Click here for information on Foreign Education.

Contacts

• Address National Institutes of Health 6701 Rockledge Dr Bethesda, MD 20892 US
• Name: Rashad Gibson
• Phone: 3014350933
• Email: [email protected]