The incumbent serves as a Data Scientist in the Office of Financial Management, Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) Benefits Delivery Protection and Remediation (BDPR) division. The incumbent will engage with various stakeholders and analyzing a variety of claims and subsequent data to protect benefit payments.

Duties

Lead and/or develop activities and program initiatives for present and future business application projects and initiatives. Work with stakeholders in the selection, development, and application of appropriate problem-solving methods and techniques. Plan, coordinate, and execute business strategies for new and innovative programs aimed at promoting and improving VA's ability to combat fraud, waste, and abuse. Utilize various analytic and data visualization tools to build reports, dashboards, and other artifacts that represent team and organizational activities, progress, and outcomes. Employ qualitative and quantitative techniques to analyze and measure the effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity of organizational programs.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job.
• Selectees are subject to a background/suitability investigation.
• Selective Service registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• A probationary period may be required for employees and supervisors.
• A complete application package; Resume, Transcripts, etc.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
• This is a Virtual position.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 05/01/2024. The Office of Personnel Management's (OPM's) Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR) and/or group qualification standards covering white collar occupations in the Federal competitive service can be found: Here To qualify for this position, applicants must meet BOTH the Basic Requirements IOR) and specialized experience by the closing date of this announcement 05/01/2024. Basic Requirements (IOR): 1. 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 2. 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. Specialized Experience: GS-13: Applicants must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-12) in the federal service. Specialized experience is work experience that equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully the duties of the position. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: 1) identify the methods, processes, algorithms, tools, and systems to extract and interpret findings from varied structured and unstructured datasets; 2) develop of complex algorithms and tools to support data manipulation and processing as well as appropriate data visualization techniques to tailor presentation of findings to respective audiences; 3) utilize data science tools such as Tableau, Python, R, SAS, Toad, and cloud analytical platforms; 4) lead projects that use regression and statistical analysis, modeling, machine learning, natural language processing and time series forecasting; AND 5) conduct data extraction by using computer programming without preset specifications. For the GS-13 grade level, there is no option to qualify by substituting education for experience. Note: 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; religions; 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 you document, to include volunteer experience.

Education

NOTE: An unofficial or official copy of your transcripts must be submitted with your application for the IOR qualifications on education. However, for the GS-13 grade level, there is no option to qualify by substituting education for experience.


Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/

If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

• Address VBA Human Resources Center - Central Office 810 Vermont Ave NW Washington, DC 20420 US
• Name: HRC-Detroit DEU
• Phone: 313-596-7213
• Email: [email protected]