The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is seeking to fill a Data Scientist position. As a Data Scientist, you will provide leadership for the use of data science methods and tools to promote public health. Consider applying today!

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 requires Education . Please submit your transcript.

Qualifications

You qualify at the GS-14 level, if you meet the following qualification requirements: Basic Education Requirement: In order to qualify for theData Scientist, GS-1560 position, you must: A. Possess a bachelor's degree, or graduate/higher level degree with a major study in mathematics, statistics, computer science, data science or field directly related to the position. OR B. Possess a combination of education (at least 30 semester hours) and additional appropriate experience that is the equivalent to a major in mathematics, statistics, computer science, data science or field directly related to the position. Additional Qualification Requirement: In addition to meeting the Basic Education Requirement, you must demonstrate in your resume at least one (1) year of qualifying specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector, performing the following types of tasks: developing data-related strategies and/or policies by partnering with stakeholders (e.g., researchers, leadership) to build consensus around data standardization, integration, and sharing processes; providing oversight and guidance on creating and modifying 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: 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); providing oversight and guidance on advanced predictive analytic methods, such as Natural Language Processing (NLP), machine/deep learning, and other advanced Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) tools to derive insights from complex data sets (e.g., high volume, multidimensionality, complex structure); and leading a team in data generation, curation, storage, analysis, visualization, and/or interpretation to accomplish project objectives. 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/12331623

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 Drive Bethesda, MD 20892 US
• Name: Brenda Brockwell
• Phone: 301-435-5724
• Email: [email protected]