Job opening: Data Scientist, GS-1560-14
Salary: $132 368 - 172 075 per year
Published at: Sep 26 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is located in United States Coast Guard (USCG), Data Analytics Division of the Office of Data & Analytics (OD&A), in Washington, D.C.
Duties
As a senior Data Scientist, you will serve as a subject matter expert on current analytical tools and techniques and as an advisor to the OD&A, USCG lines of business, operational commands and analytics teams on applying advanced analytics to some of the most difficult challenges within the USCG.
Requirements
- Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
- U.S. Citizenship is required.
- This position requires a Secret background investigation.
Qualifications
Basic Requirements: Applicants must meet the following to satisfy the basic education requirement for Data Scientist.
A. Degree: Mathematics, statistics, computer science, data science or field directly related to the position. The degree must be in a major field of study (at least at the baccalaureate level) that is appropriate for the position.
OR
B. Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major field of study (30 semester hours) as shown in paragraph A above, plus additional education or appropriate experience.
In addition to the Basic Education Requirement as described above, applicants must meet the following to qualify for the GS-14 level: One year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 level. Specialized experience includes managing software development for a major project or system initiative involving new or unexplored areas of system theory data structures; overseeing the development of integrated systems; developing software systems using knowledge of techniques, procedures, and processes such as operation system theory data structures.
NOTE: TRANSCRIPTS ARE REQUIRED AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION.
Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work.
National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
The Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.
Education
This position does have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here
Contacts
- Address United States Coast Guard
2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE
STOP 7920
Washington, District of Columbia 20593
United States
- Name: USCG Applicant Support
- Phone: 866-656-6830
- Email: [email protected]
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