Job opening: Lead Data Scientist
Salary: $116 393 - 166 724 per year
Published at: Nov 03 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
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Duties
WHAT IS THE FACILITIES MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY SERVICES (FMSS) DIVISION?
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Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas:
Project Management
The following are the duties of this position at the full working level. If this vacancy includes more than one grade and you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform these duties and receive training to help you grow in this position.
Leads the work of other data scientists and data analysts responsible for advising senior management and executives to manage facilities at the national level.
Uses regression analysis and machine learning algorithms to aggregate historical data with new inputs to identify common variables associated with cost fluctuation to iteratively adjust cost estimates for space alteration, lease acquisition, asset lifecycle management and vendor contract management.
Leads teams to plan and compose analytics policy documents, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and data strategy for FMSS. Leads the data governance program for FMSS-owned data systems.
Uses cluster and regression analysis to identify trends and correlations in demand management tickets and relates results with variables across data sources to generate insights for management planning.
Qualifications
Federal experience is not required. The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-timework is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume.
You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement:
BASIC REQUIREMENT:
EDUCATION:
A degree in 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
COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
A combination of education and experience that includes courses equivalent to a major field of study (30 semester hours) as shown in the paragraph above, plus additional education or appropriate experience.
In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 level in the Federal Service. Examples of specialized experience includes:
Demonstrating the ability to lead a team consisting of data professionals responsible for the planning and execution of multiple assignments that required a wide range of knowledge of management and program oversight
Public and/or business administration or public policy
Qualitative and quantitative methods
Planning policies and procedures
Negotiation techniques
Oral and written communications
Knowledge of computer applications sufficient to prepare written reports, spreadsheets, statistical tables, and flowcharts
Examples may include assignments where you performed the full range of project management principles, practices, methods, and techniques; conducted analysis of issues broad in nature, and/or of strategic importance; developed new approaches and/or refined existing techniques; and/or developed and implemented policies with broad impact.
For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards.
Education
For positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying for this position by substituting education or training for experience, submit a copy of your transcripts or equivalent. An official transcript will be required if you are selected.
A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to
Department of Education Accreditation page.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. Click
here for Foreign Education Credentialing instructions.
Contacts
- Address FMSS
1111 Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20224
US
- Name: IRS Brookhaven External
- Email: [email protected]