Job opening: Data Scientist
Salary: $139 395 - 181 216 per year
Published at: Jun 07 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is located in the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in Arlington, VA.
This position(s) primary purpose is to support the Diversion Control Division (DC), Office of Diversion Control Operations (DO), Targeting & Special Projects Section (DOI), Targeting & Special Projects Unit (DOIT).
Duties
As a your typical work assignments may include:
Representing the Diversion Control Division in support of the field activities, research and information gathering that shows evidence of non-compliance to federal and state drug policies.
Uses data management systems and interfaces to organize data into logical information management formats.
Developing learning tools, algorithms and queries to analyze diversion, commercial and proprietary data.
Determining data science techniques that could lead to effective reporting and analysis of information gathering.
Advising personnel in the appropriate data science techniques for organizing, analyzing, communicating and visualizing data.
Requirements
- U.S. Citizenship is required.
- Employment is subject to the successful completion of a background investigation. Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
- Drug testing designated position.
- Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit: http://www.dhs.gov/E-Verify/.
- Selective Service: Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see http://www.sss.gov/).
- You must be a current DOJ employee on a permanent career or career conditional appointment.
- You may be required to serve a one-year probationary period.
Qualifications
Applicants must meet the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of the announcement. If you are qualifying based on education or if there are mandatory education requirements listed below, you MUST submit a copy of your college transcripts with your application.
Applicants must meet the Basic Requirements AND Specialized Experience requirements as noted below.
Basic Qualification Requirements--Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR)
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.
AND
Specialized Experience Required.
GS-14: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 level or pay band in the Federal service that includes performing the following duties: 1) Leading and directing projects, studies and assessments of data collection methodologies; 2) Overseeing the collection, analysis and strategies used to organize information in data systems; 3) Developing models, trends and visualizations of data to make efficient decisions; and 4) Conducting technical reports and presentations to convey the use of data gathering.
Specialized 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.
Additional information on the position qualification requirements are located in the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) Qualifications Standards Handbook.
Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
Education
See the qualification section of this vacancy announcement for education requirements.
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. For a list of accredited organizations recognized as specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials, visit: www.naces.org/members.php.
If you are claiming education as any part of your qualifications for this position, you must submit an official transcript, unofficial transcript, or a list including courses, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned.
Contacts
- Address Drug Enforcement Administration
Do Not Send Postal Mail
Springfield, VA 21310
US
- Name: Shayla Albergottie
- Phone: (571) 776-3314
- Email: [email protected]
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