This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia. #ONC This announcement has an applicant limit of 100. Once the first 100 applicants have been reached, the announcement will no longer be available to apply.

Duties

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING DAY TO DAY As a Data Scientist, you will use your knowledge of and experience with the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) to optimize business results and customer experience by: Applying a variety of analytical approaches to solve mission focused policy, program, or administrative problems and research. Explaining analysis methodology and justifying conclusions drawn from analysis and data. Developing, designing, and conducting quantitative and qualitative analyses on a range of health care, public health, or HIT topics to inform decisions about policy development and/or program improvement. Regularly conducting analysis in a programming or statistical software suite such as: R, Python, Statistical Analysis System (SAS), Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), or STATA. Communicating results from analyses through memoranda, briefs, talking points, issue papers, reports, correspondence and other materials that accurately identify issues, presenting appropriate summaries of relevant evidence, and making defensible recommendations to supervisor and other managers.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship required
• Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service - http://www.sss.gov
• Suitable for federal employment
• Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. All information concerning qualifications is subject to investigation.
• Documentation that you present for purposes of completing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS "E-Verify" System.
• All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choice.
• All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date.
• Financial disclosure statement may be required.
• Probationary (or trial) period may be required.

Qualifications

Applicants must demonstrate that they meet the Basic AND Additional Qualification requirements as noted below. WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR BASIC QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT FOR ALL GRADE LEVELS: You must meet one of the items listed below (A or B): A. Possess a 4-year bachelor's or higher degree in: Mathematics, statistics, computer science, data science or field directly related to the position (i.e. economics). The degree must be in a major field of study (at least at the baccalaureate level) that is appropriate for the position.(Must provide transcripts) OR B. Possess a 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. (Must provide transcript) AND ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT FOR GS-11 GRADE LEVEL: You must have one year specialized experience to perform successfully the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-9grade level in the Federal service including ALL of the following: 1. Researching and analyzing data related to healthcare, public health, or health IT. 2. Using analytic and statistical software (e.g., R, Python, SAS, SPSS, or STATA) to prepare, clean, analyze, and/or visualize data. 3. Communicating research and analysis findings through presentations and/or reports to inform healthcare, public health, or health IT policy and/or programs. OR Must have three (3) years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in a field directly related to the position. One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent one year of full-time study. If that number cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester or 27 quarter hours will satisfy an academic year of graduate study. NOTE: Must submit transcript(s). OR Must have a combination of experience and graduate education as described above. NOTE: Must submit transcript(s). ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENT FOR GS-12 GRADE LEVEL: You must have one year specialized experience to perform successfully the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-11grade level in the Federal service including ALL of the following: 1. Researching and analyzing data related to healthcare, public health, or health IT. 2. Using analytic and statistical software (e.g., R, Python, SAS, SPSS, or STATA) to prepare, clean, analyze, and/or visualize data. 3. Communicating research and analysis findings through presentations and/or reports to inform healthcare, public health, or health IT policy and/or programs. 4. Drawing conclusions and making recommendations based on data analysis to inform development, implementation, and/or evaluation of policy, programs, or regulation. Documenting experience: IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume. Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational application questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. In accordance with Office of Personnel Management policy, federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series and grade level as described in their position description. Experience that would not normally be part of the employee's position is creditable, however, when documented by satisfactory evidence, such as a signed memorandum from the employee's supervisor or an SF-50 or SF-52 documenting an official detail or other official assignment. The documentation must indicate whether the duties were performed full time or, if part time, the "percentage of times" the other duties were performed. It is expected that this documentation is included in the employee's official personnel record. In order to receive credit for experience in your resume that is not within the official series and grade level of your official position, you must provide a copy of the appropriate documentation of such experience as indicated above. 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; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to gain employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. If such experience is on a part-time basis, you must provide the average number of hours worked per week as well as the beginning and ending dates of the experience so it can be fully credited. OPM Qualification General Policies Website

Education

Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov.

Note: Applications can be accepted from students who expect to complete qualifying education within 9 months from the date of application. Education was completed successfully before the applicant can be appointed.

Contacts

• Address Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology 330 C Street, S.W. Washington, DC 20201 US
• Name: SROC Help Desk
• Email: [email protected]